SAFA! courses and workshops are an alternative or supplement to traditional K-12 and special needs music education. While we are not against traditional methods, our mission is to provide students a situation where concepts don’t have to come first. Immediacy and autonomy are important for growing and sustaining passion. Rather than learning to read music before you can make music, technology allows us to interact directly with sounds. Therefore, the heart of our program is hands on, open ended projects, where students develop a portfolio of their own pieces.
Our Mission
SAFA! will work in partnership with community centers, arts and education institutions, and other non-profit organizations throughout the five boroughs to bring the message of music technology accessibility to the local community. SAFA! will provide a music sanctuary for a new generation of artists.
“No matter what music a student may be interested in, there is a place for all who are motivated to learn.”
— MAX ALPER, FOUNDER
What SAFA! is not
A music theory course
A recording course
A computer science course
Instrument lessons
Composition lessons
What SAFA! is
A flexible approach to music education that embraces elements from all of the above
A way of using technology as a “way in” to thinking about sound and music
A hands on approach to sound, emphasizing discovery, feel, and immediacy
Only 23%
of students in Grades 9-12 in NYC public schools received music education in the classroom
Get Involved
When you make a tax-deductible contribution to our efforts at SAFA!, you are making a commitment to bringing the love of music back into the classroom in new ways.
Donations can be made using the button above, by check, wire transfer, or appreciated securities. Checks can be made payable to Sonic Arts For All Inc. For more information on giving to SAFA!, feel free to reach out.→