Working in New York City's most impoverished neighborhoods, UpBeat NYC provides free music instruction to members of at-risk communities.
- All classes, lessons and instruments are provided free of charge
- UpBeat welcomes individuals of all abilities and experience; we believe everyone is innately musical
- Professional musicians with a passion for teaching nurture and guide students on an instrument of their choosing
- All students learn to read and write music
- Participants perform regularly as soloists and in small and large ensembles
- All UpBeat programs meet at least once weekly on a year-round basis
- The program creates a learning environment that fosters personal achievement, creative self-expression and group cooperation
- The Bill Graham Foundation
- Brooklyn Arts Council
- Music and the Brain
- New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
- New York State Council for the Arts
- BedStuy Campaign Against Hunger
- Promised Land Church
UpBeat NYC is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions in behalf of UpBeat NYC may be made payable to Fractured Atlas and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
