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The Harlem School of the Arts offer a wide range of programs in these disciplines, from early exposure to advanced instruction and performance experience. The Harlem School of the Arts (HSA), founded in 1964 by the nationally acclaimed soprano Dorothy Maynor, held its first classes in the basement of St. James Presbyterian Church, located at the corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and 141st Street. First piano, then Suzuki violin, drama, art and dance were taught to neighborhood children who had no other such place to develop musical and artistic talents. Miss Maynor believed that any child exposed to a full range of organized arts activities and instruction would grow up emotionally and intellectually richer. She also believed that commitment to and involvement in the child's studies of the arts would strengthen the family. " 645 St. Nicholas Avenue |