About Us

Motivated By Music (MBM) was created because my son, Justin is a violist (Alumni of PMAY, Musicopia, Project 440, Temple Prep, & Sinfonia). When we were preparing him for college it was difficult to find scholarships outside for musicians. When we did find one there were so many requirements that most times we did not qualify for it. After our experience I decided to create our own scholarship fund.

In November 2021, Motivated By Music was founded. Our goal is to make the scholarship application easy, the scholarship may cover either tuition or room & board, and not to have any disqualifying requirements.

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LaShanda - Founder & President

  • Motivated By Music is an Exclusive Association Dedicated to Providing Funding for Tuition or Room & Board to Musically Inclined Graduating High School Seniors.

  • Contribute to the Continued Growth of Young Musicians.

  • Be and Encourage Excellence

    Be Committed

    Be Inspiring

    Be Resourceful

    Be Respectful of All

    Be Transparent

Meet the Team

  • LaShanda Byrd-Williams

    FOUNDER/PRESIDENT

  • Janeese Strong

    TREASURER

  • Naima Kirk

    SECRETARY

  • Contessa Davis

    EVENT COORDINATOR

  • Taylor Everett

    SOCIAL MEDIA

  • Nia Strong

    YOUTH REPRESENTATIVE