Teaching courses in music literacy and notation, recorder and choir conducting were given in collaboration with the university of the Witwatersrand and the Johannesburg College of Education in July 1994 and March 1995. 175 Teachers from Soweto and Johannesburg attended. Recorders and music manuscripts were given to the teachers to use in classrooms in their own communities. Approximately 15 000 primary school children were reached through this project which continued at Orange Farm in 1997.

Dorkay House has a unique place in the cultural history of South Africa and is a proud monument to some of South Africa’s greatest jazz musicians. SAMET introduced a string project which ran from 1994 to 2004 and learners were eventually absorbed into the Alexandra Project when orkay Project was closed down.

Initiated by Prof. Bertha Spies, of now North West University, SAMET assisted with funding through the Carl and Emily Fuchs foundation.

The project in Umlazi, Kwa Zulu Natal, was started by Brian Thusi to empower historically disadvantaged youngsters by providing music literacy instrument tuition and concert performance. SAMET provided funding in part during the period of 19--

Initiated at the Lehlake and Leokeng, schools in this rural areas of Limpopo by Briton Mr. Tom Toomey of music for Africa, SAMET assisted with funding until 2003.

This project was initiated by one of South Africa’s greatest musician, Mr Ray Phiri. It ran during the period 2006 – 2007 and was supported by the Mpumalanga Provincial Government.

This project was housed at the SAPS College in Pretoria. Tutors were drawn from the members of the Pretoria Police band and learners from Atteridgeville and Mamelodi.