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Providing a love for music in an underserved community

Learning an instrument can have a lifelong impact on children. The New England Board of Higher Education says that learning music strengthens brain pathways and builds discipline and teamwork. As WGCU’s Mike Walcher reports… Harlem Heights is assisting children as young as six-years-old to pick up a new talent to provide a positive creative outlet.

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