Heartbeat Music & Performing Arts Academy

Heartbeat Music & Performing Arts Academy offers Preschool 4 the Arts for children 6 weeks to 5 years old, with free childcare services and subsidized-to-free state-funded child care. It also offers free music education classes, free dance education classes, an after-school marching band program with a heavy HBCU band influence, college prep sessions, and HBCU band audition prep.

Programs

• Preschool 4 the Arts — 6 weeks to 5 years old · Free childcare services; subsidized-to-free state-funded child care; now enrolling infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
• Music Education Classes — Free, high-quality music classes for at-risk and underprivileged youth.
• Dance Education Classes — Free, high-quality dance classes for at-risk and underprivileged youth.
• Marching Band Program — After-school marching band program with a heavy HBCU band influence.
• College Prep Sessions — College prep sessions to help students achieve academic success and college goals.
• HBCU Band Audition Prep — Audition prep with HBCU-rooted expert guidance.

At a glance

• Ages: 0–5 years old

About the provider

The academy is led by CEO Ms. Tyra Hawthorne. Its mission is described as transforming traditional education by serving at-risk and underprivileged youth with music and dance opportunities, and as closing the gap in traditional education through music and dance education. The page says the academy is rooted in HBCU culture and notes that Ms. Hawthorne was a former Grambling State University Marching Band Member.

States free childcare services to all families within the academy and that every child, irrespective of family income, receives a solid foundation. States there is an inclusive and nurturing environment and early exposure to music, performing arts, and creative expression. Do not extract sensitive identifiers.

Last updated October 9, 2026.