Music Programs

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Opportunities for music education are available to people of all ages with special needs. Through music programs at BASAC, individuals with special needs will discover new friendships and progress in the acquisition of communication, coordination and social skills through music.

Classes provide participants the opportunity to explore various musical instruments including percussion, wind, brass and string.

Voice/Singing

Voice/Singing is offered for participants within a group ensemble or private lesson(s). Participants will enjoy singing a variety of music including Broadway, pop, show-tunes, nursery, etc. Individually or as a group, students will work on developing proper Diction, Voice Projection, Warm-up techniques, etc. so that they may prepare for future musical theatre performances, presentations and auditions; while developing the confidence to present and perform in front of an audience.

Group Percussion

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Barbara J. Crowe,  director of music therapy at Arizona State University, concluded the benefits of group drumming based on the following principles:
  
1. Response to rhythm is basic to human functioning, making these percussion activities and techniques highly motivating to people of all ages and backgrounds.
 
   2. Pure percussion activities are interesting and enjoyable to all people regardless of ethnic and cultural background, musical preferences, or age range, making these activities useful in creating groups that are fun and positive for a wide variety of people.
 
  3. Participation in active group percussion experiences has physical benefits including sustained physical activity, relaxation, and use of fine motor skills.
 
  4. A strong sense of group identity and a feeling of belonging is created because participants are actively making music together and because the sustained repetition of the steady beat brings people together physically, emotionally, and mentally (rhythmic entrainment).
   
5. Percussion activities can be done with little or no previous musical background or training, making these experience accessible to all people.
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