Amplifying Innovation

We're pleased to feature music teacher Justin Francis as our first Amplifying Innovation educator!

Justin Francis is a music teacher at the Los Nietos School District in Whittier, CA. He is a SoundTree Blog contributor and has appeared on our SoundTree TV webinar series Wednesdays with Wayne.

Well into his third year of teaching music at the Los Nietos School District in Whittier, CA, Justin Francis has already created a tremendously popular music technology program that engages elementary and middle school students throughout the district. Justin has contributed a highlights video of his music tech program from the 2025-2026 school year. Also posted below is a highlights video from Justin's first year at LNSD, along with a link to his blog articles and the video of his SoundTree TV appearance.

Los Nietos Music Technology 2025-2026 Highlights

https://video.wixstatic.com/video/9c3a71_1d42d8bb161d443c9d028ac3991d00bd/1080p/mp4/file.mp4

Justin's students produced the highlight video below at the end of the program's first year!

Los Nietos Music Technology 2024-2025 Highlights

https://video.wixstatic.com/video/9c3a71_c67a3e5e93af4d56a3e33bfb2dc2ad50/1080p/mp4/file.mp4

SoundTree Blog Articles

https://www.soundtree.com/post/music-creation-stations-acquisitions-and-impacts

https://www.soundtree.com/post/new-music-programs-at-los-nietos-school-district

SoundTree TV Webinar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhEW2fFFrTM&list=PLnv2eWskPqCWMTIscjqUPt6T4JTL5sA52&index=6