
Healing Through Guitars Austin
Ella Rafferty
I co-founded Healing Through Guitars with my sister in the San Francisco Bay Area and expanded the program to Austin in 2023 when I began my freshman year at The University of Texas at Austin. I continued the program because I love playing guitar and piano and sharing kindness through music.
I enjoy performing fun, familiar, and uplifting songs for seniors, veterans, and the immunocompromised members of my community. My goal is to create moments of connection, comfort, and joy through live music.
As Mary Poppins famously said, “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down,” and music often does the same. When I’m not studying, volunteering, or learning new songs (I take requests!), I enjoy playing Club Tennis at The University of Texas at Austin.

Undergraduate Student at
The University of Texas at Austin
Ella Rafferty, age 6

