The Urban Griots Playground is our workshop for ages 3-6 exploring voice, rhythm and movement as foundations for literacy, socio-emotional and STEM development.
We are always looking to partner with day care centers, schools and families to promote culture, understand children's learning needs, or train parents/practitioners in music-based education. To learn more, visit Urban Griot.
Classes & Residencies
Since 2015, Music Is Healing has been partnering with cultural arts centers, community-based organizations and preK-12 schools across the US
to further expand our mission of preserving and promoting African culture. Our educational activities center on integrating
African cultural arts, practices and sciences from early childhood to higher education.
RHYTHM, MOVEMENT & STEAM WORKSHOPS (PreK-3)
The Urban Griots Playground is our workshop for ages 3-6 exploring voice, rhythm and movement as foundations for literacy, socio-emotional and STEM development.
We are always looking to partner with day care centers, schools and families to promote culture, understand children's learning needs, or train parents/practitioners in music-based education. To learn more, visit Urban Griot.
ALL-AGES MOBILE POP-UP EVENTS
We also lift up and celebrate the hard work of custodians of the tradition (griots, drummers, dancers) by hosting recurring mobile Pop-Up events that are open to all-ages and take place in a variety of settings (library, museum, university campus, school auditorium, public parks etc)
COLLEGE COURSES
Each semester, the founding director offers courses through the College of Arts, Media & Design at Northeastern University, in which students take part in a Music Is Healing Practicum and work collaboratively on community-engaged, art-, design- and/or media-based service-learning final projects.
For the 2023/24 Academic Year, these courses are:
