July 26, 2025: We are honored to celebrate Dr. Music's 80th birthday, who had owned a music store named Dr. Music in California for many decades. Our team had been working hard, practicing for weeks. Dr. Music seemed to be quite pleased with our performances. We can't wait to celebrate more birthdays with him. 

July 26, 2025: Thanks to Alessandro's initiative, along with support from Leo - Prudence and Julia hosted another multilingual workshop this afternoon!

Prudence read "一只小猪", played animal matching games, and performed "茉莉花" and "康定情歌".

Julia read "Кто живёт в лесу?", played the "What does it mean?" game, and performed two Russian songs: "Кalinka" and "Коробушка".

We are so proud of our audiences who won prizes by answering correctly in our games. We then wrapped up our workshop with practicing Chinese calligraphy and checking out bamboo flutes, Russian dolls, and more.

We want to thank @carmel_library and Ms. Beckman for their support. 

July 7 - 10, 2025:  Alessandro gave a shoutout to the  Medical Academic Center in Carmel! He attended the Medical Training Boot Camp and got to dissect a human cadaver and use state-of-the-art medical equipment alongside the best healthcare instructors. It was incredible!!!

June 28, 2025: Thank you to Carmel Clay Public Library for allowing us to present the first of two multilingual reading, music, and fun workshops!  Special thanks to Charlotte (percussion), Julia (flute), Ellie (clarinet), and my brother Leo (trombone) for sharing their talents with us. We had a blast reading stories, playing folk songs, and giving out fun prizes to all the kids who attended!

- Alessandro 

June 28, 2025: Congratulations, Prudence, for certifying in Junior Open Water Scuba Diving! Prudence thanks Dr. Brown for her support and Coach Dave for his guidance. 

June 27, 2025: Thanks for letting us explore various healthcare fields with the VolunTEEN program at Eskenazi Medical Center in Indianapolis! We took part in a 2-week program at the Medical Center, shadowing health care professionals, volunteering in a patient care setting, and even getting CPR certified. It was a blast!

- Alessandro and Leo 

June 27, 2025: Mikhaela, Prudence, and Julia would like to thank the @presbenharrison's team for a wonderful week of learning about President Benjamin Harrison, civics, etiquette, and the history of Indianapolis and Indiana. They are honored to be the Class of 2025 Future Presidents of America and join the alumni family. They continue to be good citizens through civic engagements. 

June 19, 2025: We are excited to have Brielle joining us this Saturday at @woodland_terrace concert. We can't wait to hear Brielle singing Over The Rainbow 🌈. 

June 16, 2025: Alessandro has planned something super fun and educational - two workshops at the @carmel_library - Multilingual Reading, Music, and Fun on June 28 and July 26, 2025.

Enjoy an afternoon of bilingual books, music, and games. Children entering grades K–2 will learn key vocabulary words in two languages while enjoying songs that represent those languages. Coloring pages and fun activities, including prizes, will be included. Registration is required (please see our bio for the link). 

June 8 - 12, 2025: Ellie, Liam, and Prudence had an amazing time during the @indyyouthorch NYC trip - from dinner cruise, Hamilton, Swan Lake, to performing at Carnegie Hall. Above all, the friendships and bonding with new and old friends have blossomed - may this be the beginning of more lifelong friendships with everyone from the Indianapolis Youth Orchestra.

May 20, 2025: Congratulations, Alessandro, for getting inducted into the National Honor Society and the Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica!!! We are so proud of your accomplishments. Thanks for being a role model! 

May 16, 2025: Congratulations on your second Project POTUS award, Prudence!

May 14, 2025: Bittersweet - last choir & band concert at Sycamore for Ellie, Leo, and Prudence!

We are proud of your hard work, music accomplishments, and civic engagements during middle school:

• 2025 J/M/E All-Music Award, Sycamore Total Music Department

• Nursing Home Concerts (18 times)

• Music and Kindness Workshops for Kids (2 times)

• IBA All-region Honor Band (Leo x 2, Ellie, Prudence)

• IBA Junior All-State Band (Ellie x 2, Prudence x 2)

• ISSMA State Solo, Gold with Distinctions (Prudence x 4, Ellie)

• ISSMA Organizational Band and Choir Festival, Superior Ratings (Ellie x 4, Leo x 4, Prudence x 4)

• ISSMA Jazz Festival, Superior Ratings (Ellie, Leo)

• Indianapolis Youth Orchestra (Prudence x 4, Ellie)

• ISO Side-By-Side (Prudence)

• IYO Philharmonic Concerto Competition Winner (Prudence)

• ISO Rising Star Winner (Prudence)

• FSK Junior Soloist Winner (Prudence)

Please continue to be good citizens and keep up the good work ethic while enjoying the journey of learning and spreading kindness. We can't wait to see how you do in high school! 

May 10-12, 2025: Leo and his team just finished the 2025 National Academic Quiz Bowl's Middle School National Championship Tournament this weekend at Chicago. It's been a fun journey to prepare and study together as well as compete at the local/regional tournaments in order to qualify and represent the state of Indiana. Leo has been participating in the academic quiz bowl since 4th grade which shows his grit and perseverance! Bravo, Leo! 

May 11, 2025: Prudence is honored to be part of the IYO family for the past four years. She is grateful to all the conductors and peers for this amazing journey. She will always treasure all the special memories.

Ellie has a great season, joining the IYO family this year. What a wonderful experience to play the bass clarinet for the Symphony Orchestra! She plans to join next season with her new love, the cello. Stay tuned!

Ellie and Prudence will join the Symphony Orchestra for the Carnegie Hall trip in June. 

Congratulations to Brooklynn and Charlotte for finishing their first IYO season! The girls have been enjoying the string ensemble. They are ready for more fun with challenging music in the next season. 

May 6, 2025: Congratulations on the awesome jazz gig, Ellie, Savannah, Leo, Brooklynn, and Jackson! We have heard lots of rave reviews. 

April 19, 2025: Big thanks to the cutest patrons and their parents for attending our Brass and Percussion Workshop - the second part of the Growing Kindness Starts with Music and Art series, funded by @kindnessgrowshere, supported by @carmel_library, and hosted by @music4all_indiana. We hope the children learn about various musical instruments and cultivate creativity and kindness through art projects. We enjoyed playing the guessing games with you, and we hope you will put the drumsticks to good use. We will deliver your succulent starters to the residents in the nursing homes in our future performances - a symbol of spreading the kindness you planted.

A special shout-out to our team (Alessandro, Brooklynn, Charlotte, Ellie, Jackson, Julia, Leo, Liam, Prudence, and Savannah) who had spent hours and hours on preparation! 

April 16, 2025: Leo and Prudence had the honor of attending the Carson Scholars Fund Luncheon with Dr. Ben Carson and Mrs. Carson in Indianapolis. They want to thank Mr. Carter for inviting them so they could share their experience as Carson Scholars and what Music4All's community engagements are. They aspire to be the student leaders who drive the Indianapolis Chapter forward. 

April 15, 2025: We are excited to have Jackson join our team! He will play three trios with Brooklynn and Leo this Saturday at the Brass+Percussion Workshop. Stay tuned! 

April 12, 2025: Big thanks to the cutest patrons and their parents for attending our String and Woodwind Workshop - part of the Growing Kindness Starts with Music and Art series, funded by @kindnessgrowshere, supported by @carmel_library, and hosted by @music4all_indiana. We hope the children learn about various musical instruments and cultivate creativity and kindness through art projects. We will deliver your succulent starters to the residents in the nursing homes in our future performances - a symbol of spreading the kindness you planted.

A special shout-out to our team (Brooklynn, Charlotte, Ellie, Julia, Leo, Megumi, Oliver, and Prudence) who had spent hours and hours on preparation! 

April 11, 2025: We are excited to have Megumi on the team! She will join us for the String + Woodwind Workshop tomorrow. We are looking forward to her solo debut and more. 

April 6, 2025:  Leo and Prudence visited Papa Docky this morning. Mr. Reymer is a musician who used to own a music store/school in California. He had 11 music rooms in his store with students from ages 6 to 90! He loves various music genres, and his heart has special spots for classical and jazz. He has been enjoying improvisation with other musicians during his younger years and with his grandchildren in his golden years. Room 209, aka Derek's Studio, has all his lifelong musical companions - instruments and equipment. 

Leo and Prudence are grateful that Papa Dorky allowed them to interview him, decorate the pots and plant the succulent starters, and show them his music paradise (Room 209)! 

April 6, 2025: Thank you, Dr. Carson, Mrs. Carson, and everyone from the @carsonscholarsfund team! Alessandro and Leo are so excited to join the Carson Scholars family and Prudence is grateful for the continuous support. They will continue to be good citizens - focusing on academic excellence and engaging in community services. 

March 29, 2025: Prudence participates in her first flute competition and is honored to be the 2025 Flute Festival Junior Division Winner. She enjoys watching other finalists perform and has learned so much from attending workshops and masterclasses. She is grateful for her flute teacher, Ms. Becky, and her parents for supporting her musical journey. 

March 27,  2025: Congratulations on a great ending season for Noblesville West Middle School Show Choir/Band and a gold rating at ISSMA group one for the 8th-grade band, as well as the other NWMS bands for also getting gold! Thank you to Mrs. Wales and Mr. White for their dedication and hard work!

-jvh 

March 22, 2025: Prudence has been a part of the TPF4Y Student Advisory Council since 4th grade. Last Saturday during the 2025 Indiana State Robotics Championship, she served as a Student Advisor by giving VIP tours to partners and sponsors.

Here are some fun facts:

- TechPoint Youth’s State Robotics Initiative has reached all 92 Indiana Counties, meaning there are robotics teams in every county of the state

- Since the launch of the State Robotics Initiative in 2016, the amount of Indiana robotics teams has grown from 400 to 2100

- This event is the largest VEX Robotics State Championship in the world. 

March 22, 2025: Congratulations to our team members on their performances at the ISSMA Organizational Festival last night at the Westfield Middle School. They are grateful for support from their school, Sycamore School, especially their band directors, Dr. Murdock and Mr. Buchholz, for their guidance and dedication.

Brooklynn, euphonium

Charlotte, percussion

Ellie, bass clarinet

Jackson, trombone

Leo, trombone

Prudence, flute

Savannah, percussion 

March 17, 2025: Congratulations, Prudence, on being the 2025 National Poison Prevention Week Video Contest Winner for Grades 5-8! Her video, "When the unexpected happens, Poison Help is here for you," highlights the dangers of cannabis edibles as they often resemble foods we are familiar with — making them easily mistaken for regular snacks, especially by young children. 

National Poison Prevention Week is March 16-22, 2025. Contest winners are invited to attend the NPPW Awards Ceremony in Arlington, VA, on March 17, 2025. 

March 8, 2025: Congratulations to Julia and Oliver for their performance with Noblesville West Middle School at ISSMA district jazz on Saturday. Congrats to Julia for performing her solo and to the whole ensemble for getting gold with distinction! Thank you especially to Mr. White and Mrs. Wales for putting in their time and efforts into making this event enjoyable, as well as everyone who made this showcase a possibility. Thank you as well to Mr. Drabyn and Mr. Carpenter for contributing their time to the band.

-jvh 

March 8, 2025: Prudence attended the Central and Southern Indiana Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Ceremony. It was great to meet other talented student writers and artists. She enjoyed listening to the students reading excerpts from their winning stories. It was just perfect.

Prudence received two Gold Keys (Painting and Animation), one Silver Key (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and one Honorable Mention (Science Fiction & Fantasy). Special honor to her painting which was selected by the editors to be included in the anthology and it will also be displayed in the Indianapolis Public Library and Indianapolis Airport.

Big thanks to Professor Steve Fox, Mr. James Cramer, judges and volunteers, @walkertheatre, teachers, and parents who made this meaningful experience possible. 

March 8, 2025: Music 4 All members performed with their school band members at the ISSMA District Jazz Routing today. What a fun performance! Jazzzzzzzz

Leo - Trombone

Savannah - Percussion

Brooklynn - Euphonium

Jackson - Trombone

Ellie - Bass Clarinet

March 6, 2025: Congratulations to Leo, Prudence, and Alessandro on being named the 2025 Carson Scholars for their academic achievement, integrity, and civic and social responsibility! Enjoy the Carson Scholar Funds Annual Pittsburgh Awards Banquet in April. 

March 1, 2025: Congratulations to Leo and his team for being placed second in the Indiana Junior Academic Quiz Bowl tournament on Saturday, March 1st.

They will represent Indiana to compete in Chicago at the Middle School National Championship Tournament on May 10-11, 2025. We will continue to cheer for you, Leo! 🥳🥳 

March 1, 2025: Congratulations to our members in today's ISSMA State Solos!

Special recognitions to Liam and Oliver for getting the perfect score and Ellie and Oliver for their first ISSMA State! Bravo! 

February 22, 2025: Congratulations to Julia for getting gold with distinction at piano state ISSMA today! Thank you to everyone who made this great event possible. A special thanks to her teacher, Dr. Park-Kim, for being a great mentor! 

-jvh

February 16, 2025:  We are so proud of Ellie❣️ She did so well in her first IYO concert! More to come! 👏🏻 👏🏻 

February 13, 2025: Prudence gave another violin talk to Mrs. Perry's CUTEST preschoolers. Prudence shared her musical journey, explained how the violin works, and performed music. This is Prudence's third year giving the violin talk, and it's also her last year, as she will be heading to Carmel High School in the fall.

February 12, 2025: Prudence enjoys her first  Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Side-by-Side! She is blessed to have the opportunity to perform with ISO musicians and other talented student musicians across Indiana. She thinks  Conductor Suhan Yang's passion is contagious. She is grateful for the guidance and dedication from her violin teacher and the support from her parents.

February 10, 2025: Welcome, Liam, to Music 4 All! We can't wait to hear your two solos and the duet with Prudence. 

Graphic Design: Brooklynn 

February 8, 2025: Congratulations to Alessandro, Brooklynn, Charlotte, Ellie, Jackson, Julia, Leo, Oliver, Prudence, and Savannah on their 2025 ISSMA district solos and ensembles! We are proud of our members for all the effort and time put into their performances.

-jvh 

February 6, 2025: 🎉🎉 Warm welcome, Oliver, for joining Music 4 All❣️ We can't wait to hear your 🪈 flute solo and flute trio with Julia and Prudence next Saturday. 😽😽

Graphic Design: Brooklynn

Photo and description: Oliver 

February 1, 2025: Congratulations to Ellie, Charlotte, and Julia on their wonderful performances at the ISSMA District for Piano! All three of them got gold 🥇🥇🥇!

Julia will perform again at ISSMA State. 

January 18, 2025: Leo participated alongside the Sycamore School's quiz bowl team at the 2025 Purdue Buzzathon. He and the team won first place in the JV high school division. Congratulations Leo!

-JVH 

January 16 to 18, 2025: Congratulations to Ellie, Prudence, and Julia for their performance at the IBA Junior All State Band today! They attended the 17th Annual IBA Junior All-State Band held January 16th - 18th, 2024, at the Indiana Music Education Association Professional Development Conference in Fort Wayne. Big thanks to all the people who made this incredible experience possible! 

-jvh

January 4, 2025: Julia was the 2025 January Student Spotlight, sponsored by @kluthrichardsondental, featured in the Noblesville Magazine. Julia is not only musically talented but also good at everything she does—a well-rounded young lady who always works hard and appreciates guidance and support from her teachers, friends, and especially the unconditional love from her mother. 

January 1, 2025: 🎶✨ I have been honored to join Prudence and her amazing team this last year at Music 4 All, spreading joy through music! 🎻💜

I’m thrilled to announce my new role as a Graphic Designer this New Year. 🖌️✨ Art and design have always been passions of mine, and I’m so excited to bring that creativity to this group.

Cheers to a year of music, art, and community! 🎉💫 #Music4All #GraphicDesigner

- Brooklynn Reymer 

January 1, 2025: Happy New Year! I want to thank everyone for making 2024 a great year for Music4All, including our supporters, listeners, and musicians. I would also like to thank the parents for their commitment to our goal of spreading the joy of music. I especially want to thank Prudence, our founder and president, for her hard work towards this organization. Thanks to her dedication, we have been able to touch many hearts with music. As Music4All's new president, I am honored to step into this new role. Let's make 2025 a great year together!

-Julia Herstein