Raise Your Voice is a coming-of-age story centered around small-town singer Terri, brokenhearted by the death of her brother in a car crash,who had secretly submitted her for a summer session at a performing arts academy in Los Angeles. Terri was devastated and she decides to quit music, but with a little encouragement and a sly plan from her family (except her father) she decides to go ahead to L.A. At the academy, she experiences a whole new way of life in the big city, far from the small town lifestyle she's used to.