LOS ANGELES — If there is one thing Julia Fink has learned from playing guitar since she was five, it’s that sometimes, you need more than words. 

“Some things just can’t be said. I think music is a way I express myself and a way so many people can connect,” she said.

Music has helped Fink battle loneliness and keep her creative juices flow during the pandemic, but she could not do it alone, and not even just with her guitar.

She needed the Grammy Museum, too.

“My family is not connected in Hollywood in that way. I met the most amazing, talented, and creative people who are my closest friends and my favorite collaborators have been people I've met at Grammy camp,” she said.

Fink is managing editor at Intercept Magazine, a magazine started by someone she met at last year’s virtual Grammy Camp (a camp the museum organizes to teach young people the ins and outs of the music industry).

Now the Grammy Museum is making an impact in her life again as they continue to find ways to bring music education to young people.

For the first time ever, the non-profit presents GRAMMY in the Schools Fest, a worldwide four-day virtual music festival leading up to the Grammys. It will feature performances by artists, music lessons, and education about the industry.

As the museum’s president, Michael Sticka, strolled the museum, he looked at some of music’s biggest moments. A reminder he said of the importance of keeping music alive in kids’ hearts.

“I hope they take away some level of inspiration and excitement, to join a band, or enroll in music classes. I hope school districts realize the importance of music education," Sticka said. 

From more representation of women, to peace among those who have differences, Fink feels her role in the music industry is her chance to change the world.

Through her experience with the Grammy Museum, Fink has already learned that there is a bit more to the industry than being an artist, including music journalism and music law, management, and public relations. She hopes this week’s virtual fest will help her narrow down where in all of that she belongs.

“It’s so valuable to be able to see everything first hand. It’s kind of like words can’t describe things that music can, there are some things that can’t be learned in a book that can be learned firsthand,” she said.

She will continue to sing the songs of her idols, knowing someway, somehow she will be in music.

“Yes I am 100% going to be in the music industry,” she said.