Project 440 presented its 2023 College Fair for Musicians on November 4 at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. More than 45 higher education institutions representing liberal arts colleges, HBCUs, universities, conservatories, and performing arts schools from Philadelphia and nationwide participated.
View the College Fair for Musicians Exhibitors [Download PDF]
What is Project 440?
The mission of Project 440 is to teach young people how to use their interest in music to forge new pathways for themselves and ignite change in their communities.
Our core programs are: Instruments for Success, Doing Good, Youth Advocacy Council, and the College Fair for Musicians.
We teach entrepreneurship, but it’s specifically social entrepreneurship. Investing in communities. That, to me, is how the world should work. We’re using music and the arts to create better people. It’s really that simple.
Joseph Conyers Founder & Vision Advisor
MUSIC EDUCATION BEYOND THE STAGE
College and Career Preparedness
Which is a better fit: liberal arts college, university, or conservatory? How can students successfully navigate the often-confusing maze of financial aid, grants and scholarships? What are good strategies to wow college reps with auditions, essays and interviews? What are the different careers that allow me to apply my passion for music?
Project 440’s Instruments for Success provides answers to all of these questions!
Leadership & Entrepreneurship
What does it mean to be a leader and an entrepreneurial musician in the 21st Century? The Doing Good program guides students through a deeper exploration of career paths, social entrepreneurship, leadership and service. Students learn how to create and pitch a community-service project to a “Shark Tank” style panel of music industry experts and receive modest funding to implement their project.
Community Engagement & Interactive Performance
How can musicians make musical performance more engaging and interactive for non-traditional audiences? How can they inspire younger children to follow in their musical footsteps? Project 440’s Doing Good curriculum addresses these questions and provides students with the knowledge and tools to create unique interactive performances they can present in nontraditional performances locations throughout their communities.
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THE IMPACT OF YOUR DONATION
Your donation increases our ability to provide access to our programs to as many young people as possible.
$10
Will cover one student's stipend for one hour
$50
Will provide textbooks to four students
$200
will sponsor a workshop speaker at the annual College Fair for Musicians
$500
Will provide seed funding to one group of students, enabling them to implement an original entrepreneurial project
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What students are saying
“My first eye-opening experience was a series of social entrepreneurship workshops with Project 440.”
“Through Project 440, I not only grew as a musician and performer, but also as an educator. I am very grateful for the invaluable lessons, opportunities, and experiences Project 440 has given me.”