Thermal & A Quarter, Bangalore's pioneering & legendary band, had recently started this crowdfunding campaign, 'No Wall Too High' to bring structured music education to 1500 underprivileged kids, on Fueladream.com. Ehsaan Noorani, the famous music composer and guitarist (part of the Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy trio), showed his support by joining the campaign & contributing to the project.

No Wall Too High:

This is an initiative of Taaqademy, a music school established by Bangalore band, Thermal And A Quarter (TAAQ). 

The initiative aims to bring meaningful music education to around 1500 underprivileged youth in Bangalore. This will enable them to improve their lives and contribute to their communities. Later on they can choose to teach music to other kids or become accomplished music performers themselves.

If they choose to pursue the one year course sincerely and continue beyond it will open a host of possibilities for them like Making a career out of teaching music for sustained livelihood, Record their own music in our studio, Get various opportunities for live performance, Be a part of the academy.

Musicians rallying around each other, to make music education more accessible, discover talent among the underprivileged and even encourage them to explore careers in it - what can be more inspiring. They are raising 10 Lakh through this crowdfunding campaign to impact 1500 kids and take care fo the cost of teaching them music for one academic year in school.

Campaign Objective

Systematic music study has proven positive effects on young minds. Unfortunately, such education has been accessible only to the privileged few in Bangalore. The ‘No Wall Too High’Campaign aims to bring meaningful music education to underprivileged youth in the city.

To ensure sustainability, the campaign will identify key talents from the communities it begins work in and train them to use standardized tools, techniques, material and equipment. This will enable these individuals to contribute to their families and their communities.

Taaqademy currently has two centers in the city - Koramangala and Whitefield – and around 400+ students. It runs full-fledged Music Programs in two of the city’s premier schools, Inventure Academy and Legacy School, and conducts music classes at The Bangalore Club. Taaqademy has also established a sustainable ecosystem for music and musicians – it currently employs around 35 local musicians who are now able to pursue full-time careers in music thanks to their jobs at Taaqademy.