In School Program

Carver High School's School of the Arts in the city of Atlanta is the home of the Urban Youth Harp Ensemble.

The UYHE Harp Academy at Carver allows for intense study of the harp, while emphasizing skills which will be invaluable to the students' academic and personal achievement.

In 2005-2006, 13 Carver students participated in in-school private instruction, ensemble practice, and harp camp in summer 2006. Currently the day classes at Carver reach over 60 students from grades 9-12. Although the students receive 90 minutes of instruction 3 days a week, many of these same students continue to take advantage of the after-school classes for harp enrichment.

We have tailored the program to the specific needs of the students at Carver. Students will benefit greatly from the greater intensity of our new structure; daily instruction and/or practice on the harp will help students catch up to a general standard of high-school level playing on the harp. Additionally, Thursdays will be focused on applied music theory on the harp, assisting those students new to reading music.

Dr. Marvin Pryor, Principal of Carver's School of the Arts, assists one of the Harp Academy students.