ANNUAL FUNDRAISER FOR PIZZI 2025
11TH APRIL - 11TH MAY

Piano Project is currently running our Annual Fundraiser for Pizzi. It will run from 11th April until the 11th May and we aim to make $20,000 to keep The Pizzicato Effect running for another 12 months.

The Pizzicato Effect was started by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in 2009 and  delivers free group-based string instrument tuition and musicianship training to school aged children living or attending school in the City of Hume. In 2023, the group became independent and now depend on donations via Piano Project to fund the program. 

The students come from low socio economic backgrounds and and many are recently arrived immigrant families who are not in a position to pay for music lessons. Pizzi provide each student with violin, viola or cello to keep as their own while they are studying in the program. The program is about more than the classes, it creates community, in some cases a second family, the students gain self-confidence and pride, all the invaluable things that learning music brings. 

All donations to Piano Project during the fundraiser will go to The Pizzicato Effect. Please help support this fantastic program.

A massive thank you to all the people who have donated to our Annual Fundraiser for Pizzi so far: 

Amie Herdman,  Anya Lloyd-Smith, Christine Willshire, Claire Fischer, Ellen Day, Georgina Imberger, Roderick Gregory, Stephanie MacArthur, Stuart Gregory, and 3 anonymous donors

We have raised $3,400 so far (23rd April). Our goal is $20,000. 

PIANO PROJECT

Piano Project is a Melbourne charity that supports projects that improve access to music education. We work in partnership with Tempo Rubato, a live classical music venue in Brunswick.

Piano Project welcomes donations. We have gift recipient status from the Australian Tax Office and all donations over $2 are tax deductible. If you would like to contribute, you can make a donation here.

We operate using a grant process. Information about the grants currently available and how to apply is here. A list of projects currently and previously supported by Piano Project is here.