Excellence is demonstrated in many different ways at NMS, from Honors Recitals to the daily practice of connecting with your body, voice, and mind at ATLAS. In today’s Notable Neighbors, the breadth of excellence at NMS is on full display. Singer Emily Lathers is passionate about the arts, and she loves knowing that everyone at NMS feels the same way. …
The honest answer: it depends. Music teachers range from college music students to working musicians trying to make some extra money teaching on the side, to experienced and well-trained professional music teachers. As you might imagine, music lessons taught by a professional teacher cost more than lessons taught by a college student. What Questions Should I Ask About a Teacher? …
When her son, James, displayed an uncanny talent for playing violin at just five years old, Virginia Sharene Solomon wanted to do everything possible to help him follow his passion, although she knew music lessons would be expensive. Luckily, James’s school music teacher recommended that he apply for financial aid at NMS. Virginia decided it was a can’t-miss opportunity and he began taking lessons, eventually …
For NMS parents Christa and Mike Doran, the unimaginable became reality this past August when their six-year-old daughter Lea, a former NMS preschool student, was diagnosed with a high-grade diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a rare and inoperable brain tumor. Approximately 300 children are diagnosed with DIPG in the United States each year, usually between the ages of 5 and …
Neighborhood Music School is pleased to announce the establishment of a new endowment fund, the “Welcome to the Neighborhood Fund for New Refugees,” which will support arts education opportunities at NMS for refugee families settled in the greater New Haven region. The fund will also encourage refugee musicians to perform and offer instruction in traditional music from their countries of …
Faculty member Rebecca Raffaelli says that hearing from former students is a wonderful perk of her job teaching piano here at NMS. She remembers her student Megan Prescott-Ezickson as a, kind, eager and undaunted musician, soaking up knowledge every chance she got and accepting challenges without hesitation. “I remember her humility and her open-mindedness,” Rebecca says. “And she was always …
