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Piano Studio at the Y •••
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Contact:  Cheryl Wylen,  Director x228
 To contact Cheryl via email: wylenc@ 

(973) 595-0100
Key:  M = Members  NM = Non-Members  

Svetlana Brandt is an accomplished pianist and educator who holds a Master’s Degree in Piano Performance from Penn State University. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Music Education and Piano Pedagogy from Moscow State University. Mrs. Brandt has been teaching piano at all levels—from beginners to college students for 15 years. Her recent appearances include various music productions of the Theatre at the Y and June’s 2004 Lecture - Recital on Russian Piano Music.

All levels and ages welcome.  Instruction by appointment only.
Instructor: Svetlana Brandt, M.Mus, M.Ed.
Fee for 45 minutes: - $50M/$55NM
Code:  1141
Tuition paid monthly

Please call please contact Mrs. Brandt at (973) 838-9575 for more information.

Piano Students of Svetlana Brandt performed a concert for proud parents, siblings and invited guests on June 19th in the Rosen Theatre at the YM-YWHA of North Jersey in Wayne, NJ. 

The students played pieces that they learned during their piano lessons with Mrs. Brandt and, of course, each student got a standing ovation!

Svetlana Brandt is an accomplished pianist and educator who holds a Master’s Degree in Piano Performance from Penn State University. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Music Education and Piano Pedagogy from Moscow State University. Mrs. Brandt has been teaching piano at all levels—from beginners to college students for 15 years. Her recent appearances include various music productions of the Theatre at the Y and June’s 2004 Lecture - Recital on Russian Piano Music.

Mrs. Brandt gives piano lessons for all levels and ages.  Instruction is by appointment only by calling 973-838-9575.

 

“From A-sharp to A-plus, music lessons can boost your child’s brainpower”
An excerpt By Sari N. Harrar, Prevention Magazine

Experts now say that learning to play an instrument or to sing has sizable long-term benefits for kids and teens.  Research studies show that second graders that received music instruction scored 27% higher on a factions test than those who lacked instruction.  Another study by the Texas Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, showed that band and orchestra members were less likely than other kids to smoke, drink alcohol, or experiment with drugs.  The Princeton, NJ based College Entrance Examination Board looked at the SAT scores of college-bound high school seniors, and discovered that musicians scored 57 points higher in math.

SAT scores aside, “the best reason to encourage your child to learn an instrument is because it’s fun and rewarding,” says Mark Churchill, dean of the preparatory school at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.  “Playing music makes children happy, and happy children learn and get along with others much better.”

Some tips to encourage music appreciation in children:

 

  • Start early to expose your child to a wide variety of music to build listening skills.

  • Sign up for a music and movement class in which pre-schoolers sing, march and play with rhythms.

  • By age 3 or 4, most kids can begin formal lessons.

  • For children younger than 10, the piano is a classic starting point.  It allows them to produce a sound right away.

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