School Project

Empowering the Future
through New Music Education
School Project

Features of the School Project
Spreading the School Project throughout the World
Project Movie

Learning music opens the door to endless possibilities.

You can enjoy moving to the rhythm
and express yourself through instruments.
By listening closely to your friends,
you can better understand them.
When you synchronize in performance,
you can communicate beyond words.

We believe that the music subjects have the potential to nurture
both self-expression and harmony with others in a class.

[Image] An Indian boy playing the recorder seriously

With our experience and expertise, we are supporting the development of
“new music education” in countries where music education is still evolving.

Yamaha aims for a world where all children can gain the skills
to live well in the future through learning music and musical instruments.

[Image] A worksheet used in a music class in Egypt

Features of the School Project

Emerging nations have music education environments that are insufficient for reasons such as a lack of equipment and teachers, and an underdeveloped teaching curriculum. In some countries, there are few opportunities for students to play musical instruments. Therefore, Yamaha is striving to spread music classes in public education by supporting curriculum building, training instructors, and offering teaching materials and instruments.

Creating environments necessary for music education

Yamaha provides solutions to typical problems in emerging countries, creating an environment where children can enjoy music education

Giving value to music education worldwide

Passion for music education

Characteristics of class development

[Image] Children from various countries enjoying music and instruments through the School Project

Expanding to 4.25 million students in 10 countries through industry-government-academia collaboration

Through industry-government-academia collaboration, we have developed music education and instrumental music programs in elementary schools in various countries. The initiative has been provided to 4.25 million students in 10 countries such as Egypt, Colombia, Vietnam, and India.

[Image] The number of countries where the School Project has been implemented and the cumulative number of children who have had music classes

Comments from persons involved

Japanese Governmental Organizations

Director, Office for International Cooperation Planning,
International Affairs Division, Minister's Secretariat,
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

Takeshi Miyazawa

“The introduction of Japanese-Style Education overseas (EDU-Port Japan)” is a project undertaken by industry, government, and academia with the aim of introducing Japan's attractive and unique educational methods and content overseas to contribute to international development, while also feeding back the knowledge gained through this initiative into domestic education. Yamaha has been participating in this project since its inception in 2016.

Academic Institutions

Associate Professor, Tokyo Gakugei University

Yuki Morijiri

Tokyo Gakugei University Children Institute for the Future primarily supports the implementation of the project in Egypt, aiming to contribute to music education in collaboration with Egypt’s Ministry of Education and Technical Education and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). It is beneficial to cooperate with different organizations and utilize our expertise and achievements from previous projects for developing the content and broadening the outcomes. Based on previous achievements with the School Project, our team is investigating the possibilities of music education within local contexts from an academic standpoint.

Please note that the names of affiliated organizations and positions are those at the time of publication.

Introducing music subjects to school curriculums around the world

The process leading up to introduction

Endeavors in various countries

[Image] Teachers from various countries undergoing training for music classes implementation and children enjoying music

Learn more about School Project

[Image] Colombian children speaking up in a music class