An in-school concert by local a cappella groups introduces a cappella and the UHM project to the student body. During the assembly, the groups share their own experiences and musical backgrounds and answer questions from the audience. Listening to them sing at first put me down because I didn't think I could ever do something like that. But when they told us that the majority of them did not even have private lessons, that really pushed me to join the Urban Harmony Movement.
Music is for everyone to share.
In order to encourage teens of all ability levels, UHM teaches harmony by providing each student with a part-tape with their specific voicing recorded to the left channel and the accompanying voices to the right. In this way, anyone can learn to harmonize. According to educators, the challenge has been to create the incentive for students to get involved. UHM has found the answer. At the core of the program are its more than 60 volunteers.