Music education is the essence of what the Rocky Mountain Songwriter Festivals are all about. It is our mission to:
The Rocky Mountain Songwriter Festivals is a 501 c-3 organization that produces three songwriting festivals annually. It is our mission to:
- Promote the art of songwriting and share the music and stories of songwriters.
- Promote our host communities as a tourist destination for music, bringing incremental revenue to local businesses and
- Support music education.
We offer Master Classes during our festivals so that songwriters of all levels can learn skills to hone their craft of songwriting. We conduct an annual songwriting contest for songwriters to compete for the opportunity to have their songs evaluated and judged by hit Nashville Songwriters. Finally and more importantly a portion of our proceeds from each festival go to promote and support music education in our local communities.
Since our inception we have gifted over $130,000 to fulfill this mission. This money has funded, scholarships, instrument purchases, student travel, choir uniforms, and sound production equipment.
In 2019 we created the David M Kirby Memorial Music Scholarship. This annual endowment based scholarship will benefit a student pursuing an education in music at MSU-Billings. This scholarship honors a long time friend and supporter of the festival Dave Kirby.
2016
- Operation Second Chance, (Red Lodge, MT)
2017
- Red Lodge Public Schools Music Department, (Red Lodge, MT)
2018
- Red Lodge Public Schools Music Department, (Red Lodge, MT)
2019
- Red Lodge Public Schools Music Department, (Red Lodge, MT)
- MSU – Billings/David M Kirby Scholarship Endowment, (Billings, MT)
- Red Lodge Music Festival, (Red Lodge, MT)
2021
- MSU – Billings/David M Kirby Scholarship Endowment, (Billings, MT)
- Red Lodge Music Festival, (Red Lodge, MT)
- Northwest Community College, (Powell, WY)
- Wapiti Valley & COVE Youth After School and Summer Programs, (Cody, WY)
- Northwest Music School, (Whitefish, MT)
- Whitefish Public Schools Music Department, (Whitefish, MT)
2022
- Carbon County Flood Relief, (Red Lodge, MT)
- Red Lodge Music Festival, (Red Lodge, MT)
- Montana State University – Billings, (Billings, MT)
- Northwest Community College, (Powell, WY)
- Park County School District #16, (Meeteetse, WY)
- Two Bears Equine Therapy Center, (Whitefish, MT)
- Whitefish Performing Arts Center, (Whitefish, MT)
- The Burke Home for Youth, (Dripping Springs, TX)
