JESM Launches Suzuki Violin Class

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I still remember the day that my parents signed me up for my first music lesson. It was the summer right after Kindergarten. I had been involved with sports from an early age, and my parents really didn’t have the time to start anything new. Summer break proved to be the ideal time for a… Read more »

Riley Tomes the Jazz Trumpeter

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Riley Tomes is a seventh grader at Edison Middle School who takes trumpet lessons here at the JESM with Jon Samuel. We are highlighting her today because she has achieved something incredible – with her talent and confidence, and after only two lessons with her instructor Jon Samuel, she made it into the Edison Middle… Read more »

Go Ahead – Tell Your Kid About (why practicing is good)!

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The Jerry Evans School of Music loves this article because it encourages communication between parents and children. There are few things more important than an affirming word from a parent. This article will explain, although you may know already, why music lessons are so important – even beyond the practice room! Hopefully, it will also… Read more »

An All-Star Kid

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Cole Spiegel Cole Spiegel, son of Dan and Beth, is a second grader who has been taking drum lessons here at the Jerry Evans School of Music for about a year and a half. He is both an all-star musician and baseball player! Although you may see him wiz by you on the baseball field,… Read more »