Our Mission
The Play On Music Festival is an event for music educators and students to come together and share in the various forms of music-making that exists in today’s schools. Our festival brings together any and all forms of non-standard performing ensembles in a non-adjudicated environment where students can focus on performing for one another and taking hands-on music workshops with experienced educators. Participation in this festival is open to all groups from elementary through high school.

Participation in this event includes:
-Performance opportunities for students of all ages and varying ensembles
-Hands-on workshops led by experienced music educators
-Opportunities for students and music educators to learn about non-standard practices in other schools and be aware of a larger community
​-Performances by guest musicians  

Past Workshops 
-Jake and Joe's Junkyard Jam - Jake Arthur & Dr. Josef Hanson
-A Philosophy of Hip Hop Music Education - Prof. Jarritt Sheel
-Voice: A Stage Presence Workshop - Ava Sophia
-Composition: How Do I Write My Own Music? - Joe Pondaco
-Listening and Responding Through the Creative Arts - Dr. Tawnya Smith & Dr. Karin Hendricks
-Sonic Inquiries: Making Music with Non-Instruments - Nicholas Quigley 
-Anyone Can Be A Songwriter - Jen Aldana
-Drums and Wellness - Jon Mande
-Improvisation in Songwritng - Cathartic Conundrum
-Introduction to Steel Drums - Sam Schmetterer
-Painting Music: Color Schemes and Painting Melodies - Yui Kitamura