Drawing on a Master's degree in Education and a background in child development and at-risk youth, Robb created Rock and Rhythm, a national award-winning middle school program that has inspired underserved public school students through innovative music education for 27 years.
What began with 30 students in 1996 grew into six full daily sections — and prompted Albuquerque Public Schools to construct a 2,700 square-foot rehearsal and performance facility built specifically for the program. Featured on PBS NewsHour, ¡Colores!, public radio, multiple local newscasts and in two TEDx Talks, it has become a national model for inclusive music education.
Janov has been named a PBS American Graduate Champion and an ING/Voya Unsung Hero, and has received grants from the Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation, the Mockingbird Foundation, and others. He has presented at American String Teachers Association national conferences and international music education summits in Adelaide and Bayreuth.
To expand the program's reach, he launched the Rock & Rhythm Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Rock & Rhythm Youth Orchestra
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“I discovered a whole population of kids who love music, but were not choosing music in school”.
That is what inspired me to create a completely different approach to music in school.
“Everyone can play music. Everyone deserves the opportunity to be a musician.”
- Robb Janov
MUSIC CLASSES for the MASSES.