Our Why
To Empower
Creativity & Composition
We create a safe space where people can celebrate mental wellness through the power of Creativity and Composition. Our goal is to help you remain composed, while composing the journey of your life!
Our Mission
To strengthen and increase awareness around mental health using music and the creative arts. We want to help provide aid and healing in our communities while also working to end the stigma surrounding Mental Illness. Everyone is affected by anxiety and depression whether directly or indirectly, and being able to emotionally express ourselves fosters growth and acceptance.
About Music Therapy
Music Therapy uses music to accomplish individualized goals such as reducing stress, improving mood, and self-expression. Four components of Music Therapy are:
Receptiveness
Recreation
Improvisation
Composition/songwriting
COMPOSED Music Festival brings all 4 of these components together to provide interactive workshops centered around experiences, including lyrical analysis, improvisation music playing, active music listening and songwriting!
60%
of adults with a mental illness don't receive care, while mental health stigma is the biggest reason people don't seek out care
1 IN 8
adults living in Harris County, Tx reported 14 or more days of poor mental health
1 MIL
people living in Texas are affected by mental illness, and that number is continuing to rise due to the effects of the pandemic
“You taught me to remember that when i get setback | Been through the worst times to get the best back | wishing for a time machine to jet back | To my all time low self and throw me a jetpack.”
Get Involved
Have you ever wanted to do something amazing within your own community, but wasn’t sure where to even begin? COMPOSED is dedicated to collaborating with individuals and organizations in the fight against mental illness and the stigma surrounding it. There is no way we would be able to start to make change without you! Whether time, resources, or funding, your involvement helps us to make an even bigger difference in the lives of people who think that no one even knows that they exist.