United States & Canada
Goal: 60,000 students · 1,200 teachers
- District partnerships for Title I schools
- After-school ensembles in community centers
- Jazz and contemporary pathways with local artists
Global map
Rooted locally. Connected globally.
Select a region to see its young population and JMI's plan to grow music education there.
Region
Africa
The world's youngest continent — community deployments built with local teachers.
- Population
- ≈ 1.5 billion
- Under 20
- ≈ 750 million
- Share under 20
- ≈ 50%
- Schools goal
- 400
Population figures: rounded 2024 estimates, UN World Population Prospects 2024. School, student and teacher numbers are JMI 2030 goals.
The opportunity
More than a billion young people. One standard of excellence.
≈ 1.14 billion
young people under 20 across JMI's five regions
1,200
partner schools — JMI 2030 goal
295,000
students learning with JMI — 2030 goal
5,900
certified JMI teachers — 2030 goal
How we grow
A plan for every region.
South & Central America and the Caribbean
Goal: 75,000 students · 1,500 teachers
- Ministry of education and municipal partnerships
- Regional repertoire: salsa, bossa nova, tango, cumbia
- Local repair and service hubs to keep instruments playing
Africa
Goal: 100,000 students · 2,000 teachers
- Sponsored JMI Access programs with NGOs and foundations
- Drums and rhythm traditions at the core of the curriculum
- Training local teachers as JMI Certified Instructors
Eastern Europe
Goal: 35,000 students · 700 teachers
- Instruments for rural and small-town schools
- Classical strings and piano programs
- Composition and production for older students
Western Europe
Goal: 25,000 students · 500 teachers
- City-wide youth orchestras and jazz bands
- Programs for newly arrived and refugee families
- University and conservatory audition pathways
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