Music in Tune with Education

Inspiring children through the experience of music, generating creativity, academic success, and cultural understanding.

Thank you for representing other cultures. My students felt represented, valued, and seen.
– Teacher at an under-represented San Diego County school

Many students served by schools like mine have never been exposed to live music. Classics 4 Kids’ offer to cover transportation expenses and tickets at a reduced price opens doors to experiences that would not be possible without such support.
– Teacher at a San Diego Unified Title 1 School

What We Do

Classics 4 Kids is a 501c3 organization that has been educating San Diego County students since 1994. We provide critical music education for TK through 6th-grade students through professional orchestra concerts, in-school assemblies, residencies, and virtual programs. 

We are dedicated to promoting educaiton and cultural understanding through music, engaging diverse communities and inspiring students to fulfill their potential, especially in under-resourced schools with notable educational inequities.

Our local and virtual programs reach 40,000 students, teachers, and families across hundreds of schools.26,000 of these students represent Title 1 (low-income) elementary schools. 

Classics 4 Kids  is rooted in these core beliefs

Inspiring children through the experience of music, generating creativity, academic success and cultural understanding.

Classics 4 Kids programs are open to all students, teachers and families regardless of socio-economic status although we prioritize outreach to underserved and under-resourced youth.

Classics 4 Kids is committed to include music by Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), and female classical composers on every program it produces.

Classics 4 Kids promises to provide high quality professional music and arts education to elementary students and families in San Diego County by combining academic disciplines with music and building audiences of the future. Classics 4 Kids has particular outreach to under-resourced schools and communities that lack access to high quality music and arts programming.

Classics 4 Kids continuously evaluates the quality and impact of our education programs to ensure that we accomplish objectives and meet the changing needs of our diverse students and teachers.

News & Events

Sound Waves: Water Music

November 12 - November 15

Free Family Concert: Super String Trio

January 7, 2025 @ 10:15 am - 11:30 am

Musica y Baile: Rhythms of Puerto Rico

March 4, 2025 - March 6, 2025

C4K provided music education to almost 26,000 Title 1 students during our 2023-2024 Season!

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