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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 you want to hear, but it’s not as easy as just choosing an arbitrary age at which to start [...]

    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 you want to hear, but it’s not as easy as just choosing an [...]

In honor of the 200 th birthday of German composer Robert Schumann (June 8 th 1810-July 29 th 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 June 2010, but you must [...]

Music school students will perform at a restaurant fundraiser. The New Jersey School of Music’s Spring Music Fest will be held tonight at the Pop Shop in Collingswood, NJ. The event runs from 5 to 9 pm and will feature student solo performers, the school’s rock ensemble, and other fun as well as door prizes. “It’s [...]

The New Jersey School of Music is pleased to announce that it’s jazz group “The Swing Thing”, under the direction of Clarence Watson, a  will be playing this Saturday evening as part of Jazz Bridges Student Showcase Concert in Haddonfield NJ. The Jazz Bridge Student Showcase is a jazz concert featuring the best middle school [...]

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 language arts. Source: University of Sarasota [...]

Cherry Hill: The New Jersey School of Music , one of the most respected private music schools in South Jersey, in conjunction with Cherry Hill Township, is very proud to be able to offer group music classes in piano, violin, guitar and now flute for the 2010 Spring Session. We are very excited to be part of the Cherry [...]

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 coursework/experience in the arts. Source: [...]

New Jersey School Of Music wrote a new blog post: 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 [...]

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New Jersey School Of Music wrote a new blog post: New Jersey School of Music Scholarship Winner

Announcing the NJ School of Music Merit Scholarship Winner
Winter/Spring 2010
Congratulations:
Ramon Cabanas


Ramon, a high school junior, has been in accelerated classes since the 7th grade and is on the Distinguished Honor [...]

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New Jersey School Of Music wrote a new blog post: Music Scholarships in South Jersey

This is a call for applicants:
The New Jersey School of Music, one of the most respected private music schools in South Jersey, with campuses in both Medford and Cherry Hill, [...]

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New Jersey School Of Music wrote a new blog post: Music Classes in South Jersey

Cherry Hill:
The New Jersey School of Music, one of the most respected private music schools in South Jersey, in conjunction with Cherry Hill Township, is very proud to be able to offer group music classes in piano, violin, and [...]

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New Jersey School Of Music wrote a new blog post: Music Scholarships in South Jersey ~ Call for applications:

This is a call for applicants:
The New Jersey School of Music, one of the most respected private music schools in South Jersey, with campuses [...]

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New Jersey School Of Music wrote a new blog post: How Early Can I Start Music Lessons ?

How Early Can I Start Music Lessons for my son or daughter?
As a music teacher at the New Jersey School of Music in Cherry Hill, I hear this question quite often.  I usually answer with a series of other [...]

  9 months, 1 week ago · View

New Jersey School Of Music wrote a new blog post: NJSM Music Education Facts: #3

Did You Know?
A ten-year study, tracking more than 25,000 students, shows that music-making improves test scores. Regardless of socioeconomic background, music-making students get higher marks in standardized tests than those who had no music involvement. The test scores studied were [...]

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New Jersey School Of Music wrote a new blog post: NJSM Music Education Facts: #2

Did You Know ?
Music study can help kids understand advanced math concepts. A grasp of proportional math and fractions is a prerequisite to math at higher levels, and children who do not master these areas cannot understand more advanced math critical to high-tech fields. Music involves ratios, fractions, proportions and thinking in space and time. [...]

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New Jersey School Of Music wrote a new blog post: NJSM Music Education Facts: #1

 Practical reasons why Music lessons rock! But you don’t have to tell the kids that it’s also good for them.
 Did You Know?
Music majors are the most likely group of college grads to be admitted to medical school. Physician and biologist Lewis Thomas studied the undergraduate majors of medical school applicants. He found that 66 percent of [...]

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New Jersey School Of Music wrote a new blog post: New Jersey School of Music Faculty Concert & Dinner

In support of its new Scholarship Program, the New Jersey School of Music is proud to announce its first annual Faculty Concert and Dinner to be held this Sunday October 18th, from 5:30 until 8:00 PM, at the Firehouse Café in Mount Holly, NJ (www.thefirehousecafe.net).
The New Jersey School Of Music, with campuses in Medford and [...]

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