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How Early Can I Start Music Lessons ?
How Early Can I Start Music Lessons for my son or daughter? As a music teacher, I hear this question quite often. I usually answer with a series of other questions. Yea, I know that’s not what [...]
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Prayer changed hip-hop artist’s life
As the Camden cops searched for his drug stash hidden in the crevices of a brick wall, Brandon Womack started praying in the back of the police car.
This wasn't his life -- at least it wasn't supposed to be.
The Cherry Hill High School West graduate grew up in the [...]
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Free Piano Lessons in Honor of Composers 200th Birthday
In honor of the 200th birthday of German composer Robert Schumann (June 8th 1810-July 29th 1856) the New Jersey School of Music in Cherry Hill is offering a free sample piano lesson to anyone who calls and asks for one. The free lesson can be used any time before the end of [...]
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Top Dog’s grand opening tonight
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Valet Parking concert at mall this evening
The pop-punk band from Long Island, NY, "Valet Parking," will perform at Cherry Hill Mall's Hot Topic store this evening at 6 p.m.
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Music Education Facts #7
Did You Know?
Middle school and high school students who participated in instrumental music scored significantly higher than their non-band peers in standardized tests. University studies conducted in Georgia and Texas found significant correlations between the number of years of instrumental music instruction and academic achievement in math, science and [...]
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NJSM Music Education Facts #5
Did You Know? High school music students score higher on SATs in both verbal and math than their peers. In 2001, SAT takers with coursework/experience in music performance scored 57 points higher on the verbal portion of the test and 41 points higher on the math portion than students with no [...]
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Celebrate with DePersia, Cintron at Whelihan’s
The big musical news around town this week is that Rocco DePersia, charismatic frontman and co-leader of the Grammy-nominated Latin soul band Cintron, is leaving the jazzy Camden-based ensemble, 10 years after founding it with timbales player Edgardo Cintron.
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Feel the Latin beat with your family this weekend
Los Tambores de Barlovento, noon to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Garden State Discovery Museum, 2040 Springdale Road. Feel the Latin beat and make some rhythms during this Venezuelan drum festival. Attendees also will learn how to dance the Joropo. Included in regular admission of $9.95 per person. (856) 424-1233. http://www.discoverymuseum.com.
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Schools for all stages
Need to find a creative outlet for your budding performer? It could be as nearby as a South Jersey theater school.
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NJSM Music Education Facts: #4
Did You Know?
Research shows that piano students are better equipped to comprehend mathematical and scientific concepts. A group of preschoolers received private piano keyboard lessons and singing lessons. A second group received private computer lessons. Those children who received piano/keyboard training performed 34 percent higher on tests [...]
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New Jersey School of Music Scholarship Winner
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Old and new at arts center
After past sold-out performances at Cherry Hill's Croft Farm Arts Center, two of the four DePue Brothers are coming back on Jan. 31.
The DePue Brothers band is made up of four brothers, who are violinists and fiddlers. Brothers Jason and Wallace will perform at [...]
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Camden Catholic teacher’s song featured on last night’s episode of ‘Scrubs’
Did you catch last night's episode of "Scrubs" on ABC?
Camden Catholic High School teacher Jeff Bruckner had his original song "Envy Of All Our Friends" featured in the episode.
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