We nourish our neighborhoods with the transformative power of music through education and performance.

We use live music to educate, inspire, and comfort people in settings where exposure to music performance is limited or non-existent (music deserts). We serve Northeast Ohio citizens in K-12 schools, residential communities serving seniors, and assisted living communities serving the physically and mentally challenged.

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Our Community Impact During 2022-23

Provided Music Teaching Artists for Stop the Hate: Youth Sign Out!, a program in partnership with the Maltz Museum, serving 725 middle school students in 34 middle school classes; and, 655 high school students in 41 classes.

Provided Music Teaching Artists for our program, Blues is the Backbone for the Cleveland Metro School District in grades K-3 serving 589 students in 24 classes across five elementary schools.

Provided Music Per-forming Artists to senior citizen communities and intellectually challenged residents for 113 performances.

Your donation today will help us continue to provide music education and live performances that nourish our communities and explore the cultural richness of life.

Black Lives Matter: ROAM’s Statement of Support for Eliminating Racism

Roots of American Music stands in unity with the Black community in Cleveland and across the country in affirming our support of eliminating racism in our society. 

ROAM celebrates the diverse musical roots of American music through education, performance, and artistic partnerships.  ROAM recognizes the profound influence of Black musicians on this musical tradition and the discrimination that Black artists have faced, even as they made invaluable contributions to the arts in American life.