{"id":3979,"date":"2018-01-04T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T17:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsincerity.us\/?p=3979"},"modified":"2023-05-18T11:20:57","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T11:20:57","slug":"l-s-harmony-project-helping-risk-teens-get-fair-shot-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/l-s-harmony-project-helping-risk-teens-get-fair-shot-future\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A.&#8217;s Harmony Project is Helping At-Risk Teens Get a Fair Shot at the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LA-based&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harmony-project.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Harmony Project<\/a>&nbsp;was born from a belief that playing music can be a key to a successful life. The project is a practice and performance program for at-risk teens and was founded in 2001 by Margaret Martin. Martin, herself, survived domestic violence and a year of homelessness before pursuing and then earning her doctorate. It&#8217;s Martin&#8217;s goal to make sure&nbsp;<em>everyone&nbsp;<\/em>has the opportunity for a successful future, which is why the program is completely free.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI view [education] as a human rights issue because I believe every child that shows up at school deserves a chance at their own complete education,\u201d Martin told Upworthy.<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/65Z4oCMt9Zo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/2016\/09\/02\/how-poverty-affects-brains-493239.html\">Recent studies<\/a> show that kids who grow up in poverty can have altered brain development, possibly as a result of their increased state of fight-or-flight mode. Martin proposed giving the kids an instrument because, as more studies show,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/playing-music-brain-benefits-aging_us_58765d35e4b03c8a02d4713b\">playing music is good for the brain<\/a>\u2014particularly the areas of the brain negatively affected by fight-or-flight.<\/p>\n<p>Every student is given an instrument to take home. They attend five hours of instruction a week&nbsp;and<em>&nbsp;<\/em>are assigned an orchestral group. There are mentor check-ins and opportunities to receive music college scholarships.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/rVBfflARES\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keeping the beat!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by Harmony Project (@harmonyprojectla) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2014-08-05T19:34:03+00:00\">Aug 5, 2014 at 12:34pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" defer=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Discipline, collaboration, and the mathematical rigor of learning an instrument help cultivate the tools for success in other parts of life.<\/p>\n<p>Today, 2,500 students from over 80 schools and under-resourced communities are involved in the Harmony Project. They can stay in the program from elementary school through high school. More than 90% of Harmony Project seniors go on to college\u2014and this year they hit 100%. The project&#8217;s gained national recognition including a prestigious award by then-President Obama.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LA-based Harmony Project was born from a belief that playing music can be a key to a successful life. The project is a practice and performance program for at-risk teens and was founded in 2001 by Margaret Martin. Martin, herself, survived domestic violence and a year of homelessness before pursuing and then earning her doctorate. 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