Upbeat NYC

Mission

UpBeat NYC uses the pursuit of musical excellence and ensemble performance to bring about positive change in the lives of South Bronx children.

Announcements

UpBeat Students winners of D’addario Foundation scholarships

Click here to learn more about the academic accomplishments of Mary Beth Perez, Angelis Lugo, and Daneyra Mejia.

Upcoming

UpBeat Winter Concerts 2019

Monday December 16, 2019 at 5:30 PM at Lincoln Hospital Auditorium, 234 E 149th St.

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MUSIC IS... A way to express many emotions. For example, upbeat music can show happy feelings. Slow and downbeat music can be sad. Fast and loud music can be angry, and so on and so forth.
MUSIC IS... wonderful. To me, music is a way of expressing yourself and being you! When you're feeling down, all you have to do is play music you will feel happy!
MUSIC IS... a reaction, so when musicians play soft, relaxing music you feel sleepy and relaxed. When musicians play loud and boomy music you feel scared and can feel afraid. Music can make you feel all kinds of ways. It can help you let out your feelings. When you're sad or mad you can hear that in the music you make, so get into music it's fun!
MUSIC IS... a rhythm in my head and beautiful sounds.
MUSIC IS... joy. When I hear music I will give a big smile, tap my toes, and wriggle my nose, my heart will dance in an incredible beat and tell my body to move its feet. Without music there will be no smiles not even in a thousand miles. Learning music is fun I hope I'm learning music when I'm one hundred and one!
MUSIC IS... everywhere around me, my heart pump like a drum. Bird chirping and when the wind blows and when water drop and when you put that all together you will make music.
MUSIC IS... a food of life and wonderful sounds of joy.
MUSIC IS... a way to express your feelings and emotions. When you are mad or sad, you can interpret your music in that way. You can even play it when you're happy or excited. This is what music means to me.
MUSIC IS... that it gets deeper, higher and I have a feeling that it is the number one music. I like the cello. It makes a beautiful music. It is peaceful. Also it is really good to play. I like it.
MUSIC IS... what I enjoy doing. It shows my action that can’t be told by words.
MUSIC IS... A way of true colors coming out and defining who I am.
MUSIC IS... The most important thing in my life. It speaks to me in many ways and I love to sing, so being a part of my music with my instrument is the best thing.
MUSIC IS... an inspiration, it is also a way to show how someone is feeling and a method of calming one's mind to be relaxed and just enjoy oneself.
MUSIC IS... powerful, it fulfills my heart in many ways. Putting passion and emotions. That is music to me.
MUSIC IS... A way of expressing yourself. Also, music can mean so much to people in many different ways. Also, music can help you get through problems.
MUSIC IS... what gets me inspired.
MUSIC IS... A fun thing to do. It also helps me focus, so that what music means to me.
MUSIC IS... a voice for people who feel as if they can not be heard. For example, Jazz was made during the time that blacks and Hispanics had little to no voice. Music has a way of reaching into a person and finding a home in their heart, and is another form of words that can only be heard by sound.
MUSIC IS... something I love and honor a lot. Part of life I don’t want to forget. Something I will never master.
MUSIC IS... a way to express yourself with other people.
MUSIC IS... beautiful notes dancing in my ear. What makes us move and dance to a beat.
MUSIC IS... to me: to relax, have a good time and just play music.
MUSIC IS... a way to find peace.
MUSIC IS... A part of my life. Music makes me feel happy and confident. When I play, I’m in a whole different world.
MUSIC IS... my future career, life, and makes me feel good and talented.
MUSIC IS... relaxing, you can calm down when you are angry, and soothing and peaceful.
MUSIC IS... a type of pitch and rhythm that people like. So they like the pitch and rhythm in music.
MUSIC IS... a fantastic opportunity to have FUN!
MUSIC IS... my future career and it makes me happy.
MUSIC IS... Music makes me feel better and happy.
MUSIC IS... another universe to me.
MUSIC IS... a wonderful feeling. It is love and fun to me and cheers me up.
MUSIC IS... a beautiful sound and I like it