Eastern Correctional Facility
Overview
Location: Naponoch, NY
Facility: maximum security facility for men
Since: 2025
Participants: 8
Time: 2 hours, weekly, 20 weeks
Instructors: 1-2 per session
Partnership: Wave Farm Arts in Corrections
Music Theory
Songwriting
Piano
Percussion
Guitar
Voice
Topics & Instruments
Program
This 20-week workshop, The Freedom of Music, offers participants an opportunity to express themselves artistically while building self-esteem and camaraderie. By the end of the workshop, participants achieve music literacy, obtain increased proficiency in playing musical instruments and singing, and compose and perform their own music in an organized and supportive concert setting.
Arts in Corrections NYS is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.