Working in New York City's most impoverished neighborhoods, UpBeat NYC provides free music instruction to members of at-risk communities.
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It just takes 30 seconds to register and vote. The winner will receive a $2,500 grant. This money would go towards increasing our capabilities and help grow the UpBeat program so that it can accommodate more participants and be able to afford more resources, such as second-hand instruments.
- 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
Please download an Overview of UpBeat NYC
For more information and the latest updates please visit our blog
UpBeat NYC Blog
UpBeat NYC: Making Music to Make a Difference from UpBeat NYC on Vimeo.
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.
Visit the Fractured Atlas site to donate to UpBeatNYC.
Donations to UpBeatNYC can also be made through Indie GoGo. Funds received through this campaign will go towards the organization's general operating expenses for its 2012 season. UpBeat is made up of many volunteers and a few part time staff so administrative costs are minimal. Expenses include part time wages for core teachers, instrument purchases and maintenance, music lesson books, healthy snacks, web fees, printing, etc.
