It is clear that your leadership provides an environment where youth hear important messages about themselves and the world. Also, that they value you and this group immensely. The audience really enjoyed the performance and some of them, including Deputy Commissioner Mary Heath, enjoyed getting up and playing too!

Youth Beatz changed my son's life! My son, who has Autism Spectrum Disorder, participated in the Youth Beatz program. For the first time, I witnessed my son's excitement to participate in such an experience and he thrived at it! To this day it remains a topic of conversation. The Youth Beatz program positively impacts students lives. Mr. Rich's kinesthetic and musical method of teaching about respect was inspiring. Every student was able to thrive, especially my son!

What a great experience for our kids! I was very impressed with the instructor, Mr. Rich, who exemplified great instructional practice, outstanding rapport with the kids, and a genuine passion for his art! I thought that his emphasis on respect and regard for others was outstanding, and his message well mingles with the excitement of active learning. Nice job of bringing Youth Beatz with Mr. Rich to KRMS! I am happy to promote his program in any way. Nice work!

Dear Mr. Rich, Thank you for coming to our school and teaching us how to drum! My favorite part of the whole experience was the freestyles. That was a good way for us to be creative. I was so nervous that I forgot my freestyle, but you taught us to trust ourselves and just go with it. Thanks for having our backs and telling us we were going to do great.

Dear Mr. Rich, Thank you for teaching us that we need to respect everyone if we want to get respect back. Showing us about tempo what happens when things get out of control, and how we can slow down and regain control was very cool. Also,  teaching us about how what we do now does matter and can come back and bite us was important. I’m excited to try to make better choices. Thank you!

AMAZING, this was our best team building session yet! Mr. Rich visited with our team at NEECOM as part of a team building series (of speakers). He provided a great presentation, everyone was dialed in and participated, which rarely ever happens when we’ve had these types of sessions in the past.The energy and exercise components of Mr. Rich’s presentation was incredibly fun, and beneficial to our group. We will definitely book him again!