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Dear Anselmo Community,
It's BACK TO SCHOOL! We are looking forward to a fabulous school year with YOU, our incredible community. In this newsletter, you'll find important information about fall registration, in-school group classes, and our amazing administration. Happy Reading!
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To two of our new Board Directors:
Vanessa Angeles
Jamie Holcomb
We are so excited to have you in our Anselmo community!
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Our incredible administrators are here for YOU!
Ms. Alecia
From New Jersey and received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Mannes. She studied piano under Diane Walsh and Thomas Sauer, and also obtained a Bachelor’s in Music Theory. She also studied accounting and received a graduate degree from Devry University.
Mr. Josh
Josh received his Master of Music in Piano from the Mannes School of Music, where he studied with professor J.Y. Song, and received a graduate minor in Creative Community Development. He is also a recent graduate of Skidmore College, where he received a B.A in Piano and Political Science, and studied piano with distinguished artist in residence Pola Baytelman. Currently, Josh is a Teaching Fellow at the Mannes School of Music, where he teaches piano to undergraduate music majors.
Mr. Erick
Mr. Erick grew up in Palm Springs, California where he taught himself to play both piano and guitar. He attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he received his BMA in Jazz Performance. Erick has been Teaching piano, guitar, and drums in NYC for the past 8 years, and has performed both locally and as a touring musician with his band The Dig.
Mr. Daniel
Born in São Bernardo do Campo (SP, Brazil), Daniel began his music studies at age twelve. At age nineteen he started his piano studies at Fundação das Artes (Arts Foundation) in the city of São Caetano do Sul, under the orientation of the pianist Claudio Tegg. Daniel has also released a piano album called “Strange Land”, this album contains a selection of fifteen solo piano pieces, that are dedicated to children or beginners in general, those pieces also can be adapted to Toy Piano. You can find this album on Amazon.com or by emailing him!
Ms. Erin
Erin Porter is a multi-instrumentalist and active musician. As a classically trained soprano, she earned her bachelor’s in Music from Montclair State University in 2018; eventually returning to her alma mater to earn her master’s in Educational Leadership in 2023.
Thank you for all you do for our community!
For more information about our administrators and faculty click here.
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REGISTRATION FOR PRIVATE LESSONS AND CLASSES is ONGOING with offerings in Music Lessons, Theatre & Musical Theatre. Click Here to Register for a Trial Lesson or please connect with your area manager.
BROOKLYN UPDATES:
We're excited to begin our Fall Programming. In-home Private lessons begin this week in Brooklyn and we'll have many Group after-school enrichment classes starting throughout the Fall semester.
Fall Programming:
A&L United 305
Group Guitar Mondays - 2:50pm - 3:50pm
Group Piano Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
Basis Independent, Brooklyn
TBD
Montessori Day School of Brooklyn
TBD
PS20
Group Piano on Tuesday and Wednesday from 2:50pm - 4:55pm
PS29
Group Piano on Tuesday with Thomas Davis, and Noam Rapoport 2:50pm - 5:15pm
PS58
Group Piano Monday - Friday and Group Voice - 2:45pm - 4:55pm
MANHATTAN & THE BRONX UPDATES:
Welcoming Jacob Kelly (piano) and Marcos Toledo (guitar) to our faculty!
Manhattan and Bronx School Programs
beginning this month:
St. Margaret - St. Gabriel
Group Piano on Mondays
Musical Theater on Tuesdays
Guitar on Wednesdays
St. Helena:
General Music classes on Tuesdays
P.S. 83:
Violin on Thursdays
Musical Theater on Fridays
St. Philip Neri:
Musical Theater on Mondays and Wednesdays
Piano on Tuesdays and Thursdays
NYFACS:
Piano on Thursdays
Concourse Village Elementary:
Piano on Mondays
Violin on Mondays
Be Me After School Program:
Piano classes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Ecole:
Piano and Violin on Tuesdays
BASIS:
Piano on Tuesday and Thursday
Guitar on Wednesdays
Violin on Friday
De La Salle Academy:
Guitar on Tuesdays
Piano on Tuesdays
Choir on Wednesday
Maryel Preschool:
Piano and Guitar Monday through Thursday
QUEENS & LONG ISLAND UPDATES:
Ongoing Programs:
St.Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy
Enrichment Program Wednesdays 3 to 4pm
Teacher: Maxim Redko
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Academy
General Music Lessons
Thursdays and Fridays 8am to 3pm
Teacher: Michael Cheng
Enrichment: TBA
St.Joseph Catholic Academy
General Music Lessons Mondays and Wednesdays 8am to 3pm
Teacher: Dimitris Sevdalis
Enrichment Program Mondays and Wednesdays 3:15 to 4:15pm
Teacher: Dimitris Sevdalis
Forest Hills Montessori
Enrichment Piano Groups Wednesdays 2:45 to 4:14pm
Teacher: Maxim Redko
Holy Child Jesus Catholic Academy
General Music Lessons
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 8am to 3pm
Teacher: Sebastian Molina
Enrichment Program - Piano, Guitar and Ukulele
Mondays 3:15 to 4:40pm
Wednesdays 3:15 to 5:20pm
Teacher: Sebastian Molina
Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy
General Music Lessons
Mondays and Fridays 8am to 3pm
Teacher: Xiaokang Deng
Enrichment Program: TBD
ROCKLAND & WESTCHESTER UPDATES:
Introducing Christie Kanska and Zdenek Kansky, a wife and husband duo to our Westchester team! Christie teaches piano, voice, choir, and theater. Zdenek teaches piano, guitar, and bass. Together they are working on a children's album which will be out soon!
Fall Programs
beginning this month:
Woodglen Elementary School in New City, NY
Piano and Guitar classes
Sacred Heart School in Hartsdale, NY
Piano and Guitar classes
Ardsley Community Nursery School
Piano and Ukulele classes
NEW JERSEY UPDATES:
Welcoming Chad Colacurico (Theater) to the team.
NJ School Programs
beginning this month:
Stepping Stones Montessori:
Group Piano on Mondays
Fields of Green Montessori (new!):
Musical Theater on Wednesdays
New Beginnings for Tomorrow:
Group Piano/Music on Mondays
Washington School:
Musical Theater Classes on Mondays
Maugham Elementary:
Musical Theater Classes on Mondays
please connect with your area manager with any questions
Josh Binkhorst (Manhattan & The Bronx) josh@anselmoacademy.org
Erick Eiser (Brooklyn, NY) erick@anselmoacademy.org
Daniel Rofer (Queens, NY) daniel@anselmoacademy.org
Alecia McClintock (Rockland & Westchester) alecia@anselmoacademy.org
Erin Porter (New Jersey) erin@anselmoacademy.org
AND you can register for a PRIVATE TRIAL LESSON here!
Our commitment to your children is very important to us and we aim to provide your child with excellent music education. We could not do this without your cooperation and we ask you to please SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel, which is our NEW platform for LIVE Broadcasts, featuring class videos, and more; and SUBSCRIBE to our monthly Newsletter.
Make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and our TikTok channel! Please post your comments or questions, and share our accounts with your friends. We’d love to hear from you!
Warmest Regards,
Vera Anselmo
Founder
Anselmo Academy of Music & The Arts
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Here is an amazing opportunity for our students to perform ONLINE with Concerts in Motion!
Concerts in Motion offer a variety of intergenerational SEL-based service learning opportunities for students ages 6 - 18 who would like to share their music and talent with a very appreciative audience. All students in our program can earn volunteer service credit.
For more information and to get involved, send an email to:
info@concertsinmotion.org & check out their website here.
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PLEASE JOIN OUR PARENT'S ASSOCIATION
We are seeking Anselmo Academy parent volunteers for various projects & events.
Here is the link to the form: https://forms.gle/TDWUbWYFwBaEzX1QA to fill out if you are interested in learning more!
Join and help us inspire the next generation of musicians and performing artists.
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See all exciting options here.
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WORD OF THANKS
To all our Staff, Teachers, Volunteers, Board of Directors, Advisors, and Honorary Board, we thank you for supporting Anselmo Academy’s work with your continuous involvement, hard work, and generous donations.
Your valuable gift is helping us to continue to carry our mission and work diligently to teach students through online instruction and in-person classes.
It is your trust and generosity that enables us to continue bringing music & arts education to our wonderful students. We are deeply grateful for your partnership.
If you have any questions about our work, we would love to hear from you. Please email us at replytovera@gmail.com.
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