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Canva × Music to the Ears

Reimagining Creative Education

  • Industry
  • Schools

How Music to the Ears uses creative technology to expand access to digital arts, design, communication, and creative entrepreneurship.

The challenge

Creative technology can open doors, but access to software alone is not enough. Students also need meaningful instruction, real-world projects, and opportunities to understand how creative skills connect to their future.

The Music to the Ears approach

  • Put accessible, professional creative tools directly into students' hands
  • Build learning around real projects, not just software tutorials
  • Equip educators with tools and resources that extend beyond the program
  • Connect design to storytelling, communication, entrepreneurship, and creative careers

The experience

Students use Canva to transform ideas into finished work, from visual identities and presentations to portfolios, campaigns, and digital content, while learning to communicate the thinking behind what they create.

The impact

  • Students develop practical, transferable digital-creation skills
  • Educators gain tools that can continue supporting creative learning
  • Design becomes a gateway to communication, entrepreneurship, and other pathways
  • Music to the Ears builds scalable creative-learning experiences that can reach more students and communities

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Read how Canva documented Music to the Ears' approach to reimagining K-12 creative pathways in Los Angeles.

Story type
Case Study
Partners
Canva
Community served
K-12 students and educators
Categories
Industry, Schools

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