Inspiring Access. Elevating Arts. Empowering Educators.

Let’s SING!

About CREATE

CREATE partners with Merced County school districts to expand access to music and arts education. We provide classroom instruction, after-school programs, and mentorship for emerging educators committed to community-centered practice.

A youth choir performing on stage at the Central Valley Theatre Festival with a Baldwin piano.

A youth choir performing on stage at the Central Valley Theatre Festival with a Baldwin piano.

Diverse group of children in green holiday choir t-shirts singing together during a musical performance.

Diverse group of children in green holiday choir t-shirts singing together during a musical performance.

Our Mission

Our mission is to ensure that every child in Merced County has free access to high-quality arts education, led by professional, trained teaching staff and supported by a comprehensive, developmentally appropriate curriculum.

Elementary school children in green holiday choir shirts singing on stage during a winter concert.

Elementary school children in green holiday choir shirts singing on stage during a winter concert.

Elementary students and teacher participating in a classroom dance activity for physical education.

Elementary students and teacher participating in a classroom dance activity for physical education.

Our Programs

Our programming is designed to ensure that every child in Merced has access to high-quality arts education, regardless of background or circumstance

Merced Children's
Holiday Choir

CREATE hosts a holiday children's choir program to help educate children in music.

CREATE hosts a holiday children's choir program to help educate children in music.

A free, community-based choir that brings students together through singing, service, and celebration throughout the year.

Merced Sings provides free, on-site after-school choirs for elementary students, creating a consistent space to sing, belong, and grow.

A districtwide music education program serving all TK - 4 students through weekly, in-class instruction.

El Nido Sings!

Merced Sings!

Tiny Tunes

An early childhood music program for Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten students rooted in joyful, developmentally appropriate practice.