2024 Impact Overview
Empowering the next generation of New Orleans artists through culturally rooted music education.
By the Numbers
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4,000+ youth and families reached through in-school concerts, family classes, and online workshops
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15 Little Stompers school concerts performed across New Orleans
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40+ family music classes held at community venues and museums
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40 students enrolled in the Sanaa Music Workshop
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8 Sanaa Masterclasses offered in-person and online, free to the public
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83% of participants identified as students of color
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60% received full scholarships or subsidized tuition
Our Programs at a Glance
At Second Line Arts Collective, we run two flagship programs that work hand-in-hand: Sanaa and Little Stompers. Together, they form a unique arts education and workforce development pipeline for young New Orleans musicians.
Little Stompers
Little Stompers is where our Sanaa graduates put their skills to work.
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This joyful, immersive program introduces children ages 1–10 to New Orleans music and culture through live music and movement. Little Stompers offers both:
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Concerts (for PreK–5th grade students)
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Family Classes (for ages 1–5 and their caregivers)
Sanaa
Sanaa is our training ground for the next generation of New Orleans artists and teaching musicians. It has two key parts:
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Sanaa Music Workshop
A two-week summer intensive for emerging musicians (ages 14–23), where students receive rigorous musical training alongside real-world industry knowledge—covering topics like personal finance, branding, tax law, and more.
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Sanaa Masterclasses
A year-round extension of the Workshop, offering free, high-level classes on musicianship and the music business to the broader New Orleans community and beyond.
How It All Connects
What makes our model unique is how these two programs feed into each other:
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After completing the Sanaa program, our graduates are trained by Second Line Arts staff to become teaching artists. They are then hired to deliver Little Stompers concerts and family classes—bringing what they’ve learned directly into schools, museums, libraries, and neighborhoods across New Orleans.
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Sanaa alumni also return as teaching artists for the next generation of Sanaa students, helping lead workshops and mentor younger musicians.
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This approach creates a full-circle workforce development model—training young artists not just to perform, but to teach, lead, and sustain careers in the arts.
Why It Matters
New Orleans' musical legacy is one of the city's most powerful cultural and economic assets. Second Line Arts Collective is ensuring that legacy continues by equipping young artists not only with skill, but with the knowledge to thrive.​
​We don’t just teach music. We build futures.