Move Your Music Forward
 

Lifting up The Community One Song at a Time

 

It all started when…

Attending conferences and festivals in different parts of the country, the Shaw family, founding members of MYMF decided to put on their own songwriting workshop in their community. Ever since their first classes back at Ashland University, they have been focused on empowering songwriters everywhere. In 2019 the idea to solidify the organization came and Move Your Music Forward nonprofit was born. Not only providing workshops but MYMF seeks to provide musical opportunities for all walks of life especially underserved populations.

 
 
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Upcoming Events

 
 

Artist self care day

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The Be sanctuary

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monthly song shares

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UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES

Baked into the process is a goal of serving communities that are often overlooked. Keeping this in mind with everything we do, we look to amplify voices of the black and brown community by not only providing opportunities for them but to have representation on our own team. We pledge to not only bring music to communities like the elderly but give opportunities to musicians to perform for these communities. This uplifts the musicians and the communities they serve. We have worked in partnership with Story Point Senior Living and are looking to expand into other communities. To learn more about the programs we’ve done at Story Point click the “Learn More” button below.

 

 COLUMBUS SONGWRITER SUMMIT

Below are some images from the Columbus Songwriter Summit, held March 21st 2026. A full day of workshops at the Jazz Academy at Lincoln Theatre. We thank everyone for coming out, it was a huge success stay tuned for the next installment!