Arts Reaching Youth

Two young girls hugging and smiling while sitting on a stage with other children in the background.

Afterschool Programming

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Weekly Schedule and Prices
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Brooklyn’s most creative After School Program, Arts Reaching Youth (ARY) provides an assortment of music, theater, and dance classes for students ages 5 - 11 years old. The goal of ARY is to introduce children to the arts while building fundamental skills such as rhythm, ear training, body awareness, fine motor skills, and music theory.

We encourage students to try a variety of different classes - almost like a tasting menu! When your child finds the instrument or discipline they are most excited about, they have the opportunity to continue more focused studies at a higher level.

With school pick-up options and financial aid availability, our program remains a top option for our community. 

Class Options

To accommodate different schedules and interests, we a variety of class and pick up options

  • Early Periods (3:45–4:30 PM)

  • Single Periods (4:40–5:25 PM)

  • Performance Tracks (4:40 - 6:15)- a two-class format that allows students to build strong fundamental skills while exploring multiple art forms in a cohort. Each performance track consists of two back-to-back 45 minute arts classes and culminates with a performance in the BMS Playhouse!

  • Walking/Bus pickup at partner schools that includes a snack, homework help, and homeroom before classes begin.

See pickup options here

Early and Single Period Classes

Early Periods

Suzuki Violin • Group Piano • Hip Hop/Breaking • Drum Kids • Latin Dance • World Percussion • Music Therapy: Play the Instrument • Musical Theatre • Tap

Group Piano • Music Therapy: Play the Instrument • Choir

Single Periods

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Meg Mechelke at mmechelke@brooklynmusicschool.org

Performance Tracks

Broadway Bound

Intro to Acting • Choir • Musical Theatre • Intro to Playwriting/Ensemble Exploration • Improv & Drama Games

Three children performing on stage in costumes, one dressed as a lion, another as a princess or fairy, and the third as a princess or fairy with a cone-shaped hat.

Group Piano • Songwriting • World Percussion

Rhythm Nation

Strings ‘n’ Things

A young girl in a pink dress with a colorful flower headband playing the violin indoors.
A group of children dancing or exercising indoors, with the focus on a girl in a floral dress and others in colorful clothing behind her.

Play All Day

Intro to Music Production • Drum Kit for Beginners

Two young boys playing electric guitars on stage during a musical performance.

Ready to Rock

Rock Band

Hip Hop/Breaking • Ballet and Jazz

Dance All Day

Group Guitar • Group Piano • Loog Guitar

Need help figuring out which group piano class to enroll in?

A colorful infographic titled 'ARY Junior Group Piano Class Guide' from Brooklyn Music School. It shows three levels of piano classes with arrows indicating progression from Jr. A to Jr. B, and then to Jr. C. The lower part explains student requirements for advancing levels, with three bullet points for each class, color-coded in light blue, green, and pink.
Guide for Brooklyn Music School's senior group piano classes, showing progression from Sr. A to Sr. C, with criteria for moving to the next level including completing specific portions of lesson books and demonstrating skills like finger security, note recognition, and understanding musical concepts.
A school calendar for ARY 2025-2026 year, showing months from September 2025 to June 2026, with key dates marked in various colors indicating events such as the first and last day of ARY, registration dates, performance track recitals, and closed days.

Check out our ARY Spring 2024 Recital Recap!