1. Two cohorts of weekly classes offered, each one lasting 16 weeks. Sessions are 6 hours per week. Music created by the participants will be showcased after each cohort. Monthly weekend workshops feature guest Haitian artists that provide opportunities for participants to meet and discuss the creative process. The history of traditional music will be taught.

 

Students will learn the process used to make traditional instruments. Students will also learn to play one of the nine instruments featured in a Rara orchestra. 

2. Guest teachers will teach workshops on other traditional Afro-Caribbean music to serve a point of comparison for students. 

3. Haitian Heritage Music Festival - a block party celebration infused with Haitian culture and flair involving community partners and local businesses, featuring the participants and their music, a street parade complete with traditional Haitian attire, and KOMPA music, samples of Haitian cuisine, and performances by local artists organized to represent a traditional Haitian street fair.