Mission Statement

Sound Art provides a musical outlet for children desperate for self-expression. We engage children of all ages in music education giving access to the tools of popular music and the guidance of professional musicians as instructors. With Sound Art, students awaken creativity, discover their voices and experience success.

Our Vision for the Future

Sound Art seeks to create a replicable model for contemporary music education that serves schools, after-school programs and community centers in underserved urban neighborhoods.

We'd Like to Introduce Ourselves!

Executive Director and Founder
Catherine Goldwyn

Programs Director
Daniel Moreno

Grant Writer and Office Manager
Jenny Kaczorowski

Operations Manager
Samuel Burton

Catherine Goldwyn welcomes you!

Welcome to Sound Art!

We are teaching kids and youth in Los Angeles how to make music in a real and effective way.

Kids in grades K-12 and beyond are learning the same skills that most musicians don’t learn until college.

We have an innovative approach that gets at the heart of what music education should be all about:

• Curriculum based on improvisation and composition techniques
• Teaching music that is culturally and socially relevant
• Teaching in a collaborative environment
• Contemporary music education using contemporary music instrumentation
• Industry standard recording and production technology
• Professional musicians as instructors
• Not limited by location or geography

Programs

• Percussion Ensemble
• Band Ensemble
• Recording and Production
• Guitar
• Keyboard
• Bass and Drums
• Voice

Board of Trustees

Catherine Farnham
Board President,
National Accounts Manager, Hermès of Paris

Danielle Bond
Board Vice President
Director, Film/TV/Soundtracks
Warner Music Group

Elaine Sir
Board Secretary
Music Coordinator, Playback Music

Gary Burton
Grammy Award winning Jazz vibraphonist

Lisa Brown

Music Supervisor, 5MileRadius Music

Julia Michels

Format Entertainment

Ross Saly
Enterprise Account Manager,
NEC Unified Solutions

Elizabeth Umstead

Zenden Music

John Conard
Commercial Audio Systems Division
Yamaha Corporation