“Scary!” “Excited!” “Surprised!” were the reactions of our students to the dramatic opening of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony. The C minor, fortissimo opening grabbed SWAN students’ attention...
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A great mission has to have a great website, and YDOP’s marketing team excelled at building SWAN’s new site! They created a fresh look that is in perfect...
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Emerging from the world of virtual learning, SWAN 4 Kids students had the thrill of having Lancaster Symphony Orchestra (LSO) musicians perform for them during their after-school...
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by Amanda Fontaine, Student and Family Resource Specialist, Carter MacRae Elementary School Music is a powerful tool, and SWAN harnesses it to empower students. As I have...
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We’d like to introduce one of our team members, program director Brooke Beazley. I am a cellist and began studying the cello at the age of...
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We’d like to introduce one of our team members, music teacher, and board president Lauren Reyes. “I began taking piano lessons in first grade, and then started...
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We’d like to introduce one of our team members, music teacher Margaret Jackson. “I play the violin, viola, piano, and sing. Violin was my first instrument...
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McKayla is a delightful eight-year-old that has been studying ukulele with SWAN teacher, Lauren Reyes, for several years. She’s energetic, loves to kid around, and can...
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We’d like to introduce one of our team members, music teacher George Yellak. “I began taking music lessons at the age of 12 and played the...
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We are excited to kick off our “Summer with SWAN” music lessons, and we need your help. To provide a summer filled with music-making for 30...
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