Pop macht Schule final concert

Learning instruments, singing, writing lyrics, creating their own beats, and producing songs — for one morning each in the spring of 2026, popular music was on the curriculum at five selected schools in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region. The goal of the project is to cultivate young people’s interest in the creative engagement with popular music at an early age. Making music together also fosters the participants’ social skills. This year’s partner schools are:

• Waldhof Elementary School, Mannheim
• Mannheim-Feudenheim Middle School
• Friedrich Middle School, Weinheim
• IGMH Mannheim-Herzogenried
• Bergstraßen High School, Hemsbach

At the final concert on April 20, 2026, at the Capitol, the students will get a taste of what it’s like to perform on stage in front of a large audience.
The “Pop macht Schule” project (formerly “School of Rock”) was awarded the Baden-Württemberg State Teaching Prize in 2009. In 2010, “School of Rock” was honored as a site in the “Land of Ideas.” Due to its inclusive impact, the project was incorporated into the German federal government’s integration plan.

Pop macht Schule Final Concert
Monday, April 20, 2026 at the Capitol Mannheim
Start: 6:00 p.m. | Free admission, donations (Bülent Ceylan for Children Foundation) welcome
Limited seating: first come, first served