St. Louis, Missouri – April 1, 2020 - Using music to break the silence, using music to heal one spirit. That's the mission of the Angel Band Project.

“The Angel Band Project is a nonprofit organization based here in St. Louis,” said Rachel Ebeling the Executive Director of the Angel Band Project. “Our mission is to use the power of music to provide healing, raise awareness, and promote positive social change for survivors of sexual violence. And we accomplish this through music therapy programming that is offered to survivors who are in crisis.”

The music therapy programs are offered to the victims at no cost.

“I have seen a physical and an effective change in those who have gone through our program,” Ebeling said.

All of their workshops are held by board certified music therapist with a background in trauma.

“Music, whether it be playing music, performing it, listening to it… all of those experiences create a more positive way of just being in the world,” Ebeling said. “When you've had to go through something very traumatic, like sexual assault, it has the power to heal.”

The Angel Band Project has launched a social media engagement campaign called #RockForSurvivors to mark April being National Sexual Assault Awareness month.

“We decided that we were going to do something light-hearted and enjoyable to raise awareness during this month,” Ebeling said. “And so we're doing an air guitar challenge.”

You can show your talent with an air guitar by playing air guitar to the Heart’s Barracuda

“And people can go and watch the video of Barracuda and then do their best air guitar impression,” Ebeling said. “And the hope is that when someone does it, they will challenge their friends to get on their social media outlets and do the same.”

You can find out more at angelbandproject.org