Turn Creative Learning Into Career-Ready Skills
MusicFirst + Inspire EDU bring industry-standard music technology, workforce-ready curriculum, mentorship, and credentials together for today's Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Arts, Media & Entertainment programs.
Beyond the Classroom
Build More Than a Music Technology Class. Build a Pathway.
Students are already creating music, producing media, and exploring the technologies shaping today's creative industries.
The opportunity for schools is to turn that interest into a structured pathway toward real skills, credentials, further education, and careers.
That's why MusicFirst and Inspire EDU are working together.
MusicFirst provides the digital music tools and learning environment students use to create, practice, produce, and develop essential musicianship skills.
Inspire EDU adds sequential, industry-aligned curriculum, work-based learning, mentorship, and certifications designed specifically for Arts, Media & Entertainment and Career & Technical Education programs.
One Pathway. Two Expert Partners.
Combine the technology students use to create with the curriculum, experiences, and credentials that connect their learning to the industry.
MusicFirst
The Technology + Music Learning Ecosystem
Give students access to powerful tools for music creation, production, performance, and learning.
- MusicFirst Classroom with LTI 1.3 integration
- Creativity Bundle
- Modern Band Bundle
- The School of Rock Methods
Inspire EDU
The Curriculum + Career Connection
Turn those tools and creative skills into structured, career-connected learning through:
- Sequential, project-based curriculum
- CTE and AME pathway alignment
- Work-based learning
- Industry mentors and teaching artists
- Digital badges
- Industry certifications
- Teacher professional development
- Grant-writing and program support
Explore the Possibilities
Pathways Built for the Creative Industries
Give students opportunities to build technical, creative, and professional skills across growing creative fields.
Music & Audio Production
Take students from introductory production through advanced creative workflows with Music Production 1, 2, and 3.
Film Production
Build foundational filmmaking skills through sequential coursework covering:
- Scriptwriting
- Storyboarding
- Cinematography
- Production
- Editing
Digital Media
Introduce students to growing creative industries through coursework including:
- Graphic Design Studio 1
- Game Development & Industry 1
Students explore visual communication, color theory, design, game mechanics, and introductory coding.
From the Classroom to the Industry
Career-ready education requires more than software and assignments.
Inspire EDU's work-based learning model connects students with active industry professionals, teaching artists, mentors, and guest speakers who can provide real-world context and current feedback.
These experiences help students understand not only how to create, but where those skills can take them.
- Guest Speakers: Hear directly from active creative-industry professionals.
- Mentors & Tutors: Give students individualized support and professional perspective.
- Teaching Artists: Bring professional creative practice directly into the classroom.
- Career Connection: Help students see how classroom skills translate into opportunities.
Give Students Credentials They Can Take With Them
Students can demonstrate what they've learned through portable, verifiable Open Badges 3.0-compliant digital credentials.
Inspire EDU's Music Production & Performance Certification is endorsed by the GRAMMY Museum, with additional certifications available in:
- Film Production
- Visual Brand & Product Marketing
- Dance
- Theater & Stagecraft
Credentials can become part of students' resumes, college applications, and professional portfolios.
Flexible Solutions for Your Program
Whether you're building a new Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathway or expanding an existing music technology program, choose the level of curriculum and support that works for your school.
Full-Year Curriculum
32 weeks of sequential projects supporting Intro, Concentrator, and Capstone courses.
Work-Based Learning
- Guest Speakers — $450/hour
- Mentors & Tutors — $125/hour
- Teaching Artists — $250/hour
Additional Support
- Student Certifications — $150–$195/student
- Teacher Professional Development — $4,160 for up to 8 educators
Grant-writing and additional program support available.
What Could This Look Like in Your District?
You don't need to build your creative career pathway alone. MusicFirst and Inspire EDU can help identify the right combination of technology, curriculum, work-based learning, and credentials for your existing program—or help you build something new.
About Natalia Buitrago
Natalia Buitrago is the Head of US Marketing at MusicFirst. She holds a MA from Teachers College, Columbia University and a BM from The Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam.
