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II. Description of Work August 12, 2003 The Centro presently provides Santa Ana youth unique music programs. The requested funds will assure that these programs continue. The music programs consists of two separate music classes. The first is a wind instrument program teaching students how to play instruments such as the saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, baritone and trombone. The students are taught how to read music and experience what it is to perform. The second music program is the sonjarocho class, traditional dance music from Veracruz. It employs guitar -like instruments called jaranas" (small 8 -string guitar) and percussive instruments such as "el Cajon" which is a wooden box played like a drum, "requintos", small 5 -string guitars and dancers who provide percussion with their foot work. The students not only receive instruction but also perform under a group known as "Son del Centro". The primary goal of these programs is to continue to serve the needs of low income, at risk adolescents who have limited access to music and theater programs. It is well known that teenagers without extra curricular activities are at a higher risk of becoming involved in undesirable behavior (gangs, drugs, etc.) particularly in the afternoon hours after school. Goal: to provide after school music education to Santa Ana disadvantaged youth. Objective: to enroll as many students as possible (no less than 30) who will learn how to read music and play an instrument and will also be giving back to the community by performing in musical groups. Instruction will fuse music and dance into a learning format that explores interactive artistic mediums as a tool for self -empowerment and social change. The grant funds will be utilized for rent, music instructors, music instruments, and the exectuvive director's salary for coordinating the program.