The Harmony Project is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles, California, that provides free music instruction and instruments to youth in underserved communities in LA and around the country.[1] Programming consists of year-round music lessons, orchestra and ensemble participation, and a peer mentorship program influenced by El Sistema,[2] Venezuela's highly successful music education program.[3] Harmony Project currently serves over 2,000 students in the Los Angeles area,[4] and expanded in 2011 with its first affiliate program, Harmony Project of Ventura County.[2]