CHRISTIAN LATINO ASSOCIATION OF MUSIC AND ARTS 2

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Since approximately 50% of our current student participant enrollment are residents of Santa Ana. Project RYTMO will also provide services and referrals to WIA-related partners located in Santa Ana, including partnerships with the Santa Ana Youth Council agencies and W/O/R!K Center. Participants will also receive access to potential work experience. iob shadowing. and valuable paid/unpaid internships. Classes are hands-on and include the study of topics like: Digital Recording Production Techniques & Software, Live Audio/Lighting Technology, Commercial Songwriting, The Business of Music, Hip-Hop & Urban Beats, Sound and Vocal Exploration, Film and Television Technology, Video Game Technology, and Artist Peiformance Skills. At the same time, Project RYTMO is committed to teaching life-enriching skills such as goal setting, project planning, group interaction, and disciplined behavior that will help prepare our participants for a future career in the music industry or related technical careers. Instructors and mentors are made up of highly regarded minority leaders within the community who have experience working with youth in an educational setting and have powerful professional stories that connect with our youth of today. These serve to not only inspire them, but more importantly, expose and equip youth for the job market, including higher educational opportunities to further enhance their lives, family and communities. All such goals and objectives are clearly in line with the current mission and purpose of the Santa Ana WIB requirements for servicing youth. What is the length of the proeram. i.e.. how much timewill a youth need to be in this program to get the full benefits of each component offered? Programming duration/schedules are structured to allow beginning students with an introductory 2-hour class, once per week (Tuesdays 4-6pm) over an 8-week period. Upon completion, students are given certificates of completion and allowed to continue development of other specialized intermediate and advanced occupational and leadership skills. These classes are held on Thursdays, 4-6pm. Following the first 8-week introductory course, students are also assigned an adult mentor for a period of 12 months. In addition, Saturday Labs (IOam-12noon) were created for continuing students who need additional time for special projects, recording, songwriting and/or academic advancement. The basic program design was created to provide participants with a reasonable time period to maintain interest, complete required goals and group assignments, receive needed services, track performance goals, and maintain retention rate.