During this year’s Native American Heritage Month, Levine theory and composition chair, Evan Meier, sat down to learn more about The Heartbeat Music Project, an initiative founded by Levine alum Ariel Horowitz.
The Heartbeat Music Project provides tuition-free music and Navajo (Diné) cultural education to K-12 students living on the Navajo Nation. In their conversation, Ariel reflected on how her early experiences at Levine shaped the program’s nurturing approach to teaching, while Sharon and Natalie shared moving stories about how music helps young people express themselves, build confidence, and connect with their cultural roots.
Learn more about The Heartbeat Music Project: https://www.heartbeatmusicproject.org/