Harmony Project

The Harmony Project is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles, California, that provides free music instruction and instruments to youth in underserved communities in LA and around the country.[1] Programming consists of year-round music lessons, orchestra and ensemble participation, and a peer mentorship program influenced by El Sistema,[2] Venezuela's highly successful music education program.[3] Harmony Project currently serves over 2,000 students in the Los Angeles area,[4] and expanded in 2011 with its first affiliate program, Harmony Project of Ventura County.[2]

  1. ^ About Us www.harmony-project.org. Retrieved November 28, 2011
  2. ^ a b Whole Notes 2011 Archived 2011-10-25 at the Wayback Machine Harmony Project Newsletter. Retrieved November 28, 2011
  3. ^ Webber, J. L. El Sistema: When Music Cuts Crime and Saves Lives. The Telegraph. Retrieved November 28, 2011
  4. ^ In LA Kids Choose Music MSNBC. Retrieved November 28, 2011