Beyond the Bars/ Parks & Recreation

Meet Christopher, the co-director of Beyond the Bars and our Beyond the Bars contact.

Christopher graduated from West Chester University with a dual degree in Philosophy and Anthropology and has been teaching youth for over five years. Having worked with various nonprofits throughout Philadelphia, and a 4 year director with Beyond the Bars Chris is well versed in how to provide effective pedagogy in musical instruction as well as how to form useful and positive connections throughout the community to help guide their students throughout the city.

For more information about the Beyond the Bars organization check out their website:

Beyond The Bars Using Music to Interrupt Cycles of Violence

Here is a video of how the Apple "logic" music labs work!

Beyond the Bars Lab Build Out Initiative

Music Labs in some of our locations!

This is the page for the Apple "Logic" Music Labs in the Philadelphia recreation centers. Welcome!