Changing Lives through Music
About
The Pocket Music Group is a Los Angeles based organization that specializes in Youth Enrichment. Its music curriculum is designed to provide a safe space that allows youth to express themselves through music. The music lessons derived from its programs aim at inspiring young people to produce music that tells their personal story.
Program Model
Our organizations model strives to educate, mentor, and cultivate the next generation of music makers through means of music exploration, music performance, music production, and music workshops.
Programs
Drum Lab Program
The Drum Lab program aims at teaching youth how to establishing solid foundation in drum set performance, and musicianship with Drum Set Fundamentals. The course explores five main topics:musicianship, hand-to-hand technique, snare drum reading, drum set coordination, and repertoire development. The program teaches the basics such as the concept of time, how to develop proper grip, playing area, sound, and how to achieve balance and evenness between hands & feet.
Music Designers Program
Music Makers is a program that fosters members in grades 1st–5th to learn how to compose lyrics, sing,& rap. The program encourages members to collaborate, arrange new song ideas, and record the processes through Digital Audio Workstations. Members learn how to organize their musical thoughts and session, and have fun during the process.
Introduction to Guitar
Guitar (Acoustic/Electric) lessons for beginners that focus on fret board memorization, music theory, finger placement, strumming, sight-reading, understanding groove and chord placement. Youth will learn the mechanics of the Guitar as well as how to tune the instrument. From classic rock to current music, guitar lessons are a creative way to excite youth.