Welcome to Beyond the Grade
Beyond the Grade, a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
Our vision is to provide music educational opportunities to at risk students, providing students valuable opportunities to learn from local music professionals.
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Benefits of Music
Every day we experience how music education allows children to express themselves creatively, reduces stress, and helps improve their self-esteem and confidence.
But have you heard that music education also:
- improves language ability and attention span
- increases brain function and treats neurological conditions
- instills empathy
Need some stats?
- Schools without music education, which average 72.9% graduation and 84.9% attendance.
- Schools with music programs have an estimated 90.2% graduation rate and 93.9% attendance rate.
Past Camps & Activities
Beats Full Day Camp (at Gantry Academy)
7 - 11 yrs | Sessions None - None
One-week summer camp for making electronic music!
EDM, R&B and Hip-Hop, and many genres use beat programming software to produce music. This software is a new musical instrument – whose musicians must be able to manipulate the program, have a solid understanding of music theory, math skills, and have opportunities ...
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