Since March 2020, we have looked forward to the day when the NMS community can be together in person. It is finally possible to plan for that time. As we prepare for Fall 2021 at NMS, we’d like to provide you with an initial sense of our plans and what you can expect. We are excited to welcome all activities …

The NMS Ensemble program has an outstanding national reputation in the community arts world. Each week (pre-Covid) we ran 100+ different ensembles ranging from duos to large orchestras, steel pans to ragtime, from Bach to rock. Beginning musicians have opportunities to play music alongside professionals, while also sitting side-by-side with people from diverse backgrounds. As our own Grace Feldman says, …

Cooper Abramson joined the NMS community just this past September, but he has already learned countless lessons he will carry with him for the rest of his life. Cooper is a seventh grader at NMS’s middle school, ATLAS (Academic Theatre Lab on Audubon Street). ATLAS offers a...

I know we have all missed being in the hallways at NMS this year, hearing the different types of music pouring out of the studios as well as the invigorating hallway conversations that ensue! Being part of a community that embraces teaching all styles of music is important to me because each student has a unique set of interests and …

NMS has a way of making a lasting impression on our students. I know this first hand, as the memories of my very first music class with Julia Blue-Raspe more than 40 years ago still swim around in my mind. It was here at NMS that I first marched to the beat of music and where music came alive. I …

At Neighborhood Music School, we pride ourselves on supporting both our students and our faculty in their artistic growth. Meet student Reese Puchalski and faculty member Gretchen Hary, who both believe strongly that the connections they have made with others at NMS have inspired them—and enabled them—to grow.

Young children have an innate love of music, and parents can encourage that love to blossom and grow. When music becomes a part of everyday life and is incorporated into the family, there is a sense of familiarity that a child grows attached to. It’s all about having fun together and creating memories centered around music. Here are five ways …