Keyword: Music
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A foot stompin' good time awaits those who attend the festival, which gears up for its third appearance throughout the weekend.
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11/5/14
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Music, says Wantagh’s Sophia Koukoulas, is a gift that should be shared with others. She is learning just how to do that in her first year as a music education major at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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10/30/14
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The New York State School Music Association has selected five Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District students to perform with its All-State ensembles when the organization gathers for its …
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10/22/14
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Steve Eplan, an owner of two Bellmore businesses who is often lauded for his community volunteerism, was named last week as Bellmore’s Small Businessperson of the Year. The Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, Inc. recognized Eplan and other local merchants at …
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By Julie Mansmann
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10/22/14
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A former North Bellmore School District music teacher is suing the district, charging age discrimination because she was denied tenure. North Bellmore had attempted to block the suit from moving …
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By Julie Mansmann
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10/15/14
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The old John Lennon lyric says, “When I cannot sing my heart, I can only speak my mind.” For Beatles fan Brian Amato, an 18-year-old with autism, it’s just the opposite. Amato has always struggled to express himself with words, but has learned to allow music to be his voice. He didn’t speak until he was five years old, but when was nine, he started playing both the drums and the piano, and at last found a way to relate to the world. Last Sunday, he played with his band, Broken Chains, on the main bandstand at Jones Beach during an Autism Speaks benefit walk.
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By Tom Jordan
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10/8/14
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Four high school students will represent Valley Stream schools in the All-State music groups at the New York State School Music Association Winter Conference in Rochester in December, with a fifth …
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By Micah Danney
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9/17/14
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Lessons of the Holocaust to Teach ToleranceA contextualized history that explains the 1920s’ increase of intolerance, reduction of human rights, and lack of intervention …
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9/10/14
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“It was the greatest feeling ever to know that America recognized what I did,” said Jesse Kinch, recalling the experience of competing in “Rising Star,” the ABC singing competition that concluded last month with the 20-year-old Kinch as its first winner.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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9/10/14
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Beatrice Brown, a senior at John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore, was recently selected to take part in the National Association for Music Education All-National High School Concert Band.
Brown, a flutist, is the first Kennedy student to be selected for the honor and the first instrumental student selected in the district’s history.
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8/27/14
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