On October 5, 1965, the Seattle Buddhist Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps, Inc. was founded and parents helped finance the group by holding garage sales, bake sales, and recycling drives.

On April 21, 1998, Imperials Music and Youth Organization changed their name to Music Works Northwest and at the same time, completed a move from their home in Renton, Washington to the Eastgate neighborhood of Bellevue, Washington.

In September 2014, Music Works changed locations once again, to its new home in Bellevue just off the SE 8th exit of i405.

[2] In February 2016, City Council of Bellevue unanimously voted to accept a funding agreement to allocate $75,000 from the Capital Investment Program Budget to Music Works Northwest.

[3] In December 2018, Metropolitan King County Council Vice Chair Claudia Balducci presented Music Works Northwest a $45,200 check to complete important facility upgrades to better serve the 700 students annually who participate in music instruction, classes, music therapy as well as summer camps.