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The Nelly Berman School of Music will be offering a number of online music programs, including online music lessons, online group theory classes, online performance classes, and an online “Practice-a-thon” Practice Challenge from March 13, 2020, until MontCo businesses reopen. According to our teachers who have been teaching online for years, there are many benefits to online lessons, including: Lessons can be recorded and students see their…

Earlier this year, the Nelly Berman School of Music held its “Celebration of the Arts” Music Competition, offering young music students the chance to work to prepare a piece at a high level, perform in front of a camera, get thoughtfully written feedback. Though our winners’ concerts, originally to be held at West Chester University on Sunday, March 15th, were…

Updated March 14, 2020 Dear NBS Community, As of Friday, March 13th, the Nelly Berman School will be closed until further notice in accordance with Governor Tom Wolf’s order that all schools in Montgomery School be closed for two weeks. Remote Learning with the Nelly Berman School of Music Starting from Friday, March 13th through Sunday, March 29nd, our teachers…

GRAND PRIX WINNERS (Top three scorers overall) Congratulations to: Erica Clarke (piano student of Dr. Anna Kislitsyna) Caleb Uy (piano student of Dima Borisovsky & Elena Berman) Sophia Ma (harpsichord student of Dr. Anna Kislitsyna) PLATINUM WINNERS (All students who scored above 24 out of a total of 25) Erica Clarke (piano student of Dr. Anna Kislitsyna) Caleb Uy (piano…

This summer, the Nelly Berman School of Music will offer two one-week Summer Music Boot Camps, focusing on the music theory, history, and art trends of the Baroque through Modern music periods. The camp has a maximum of ten participants, ensuring individualized attention to each camper. Students who have done Summer Music Boot Camp in the past made tremendous progress…

This year’s Annual Faculty Recital and International Food Reception will be on Sunday, February 23, 2020, at 6:00pm. The concert will feature performances by our highly-accomplished music faculty, who are graduates of top music conservatories in the United States and Russia, and some of whom who have international performing careers. The Nelly Berman School students will get to see their…

As part of our “Celebration of the Arts” Festival, the Nelly Berman School will be holding a music competition for our students to inspire them to strive for their highest potential as they work to master their instruments. On Sunday, March 15, 2020, Platinum, Gold and Silver prize winners will perform at our winners’ concerts at the 375-seat Madeleine Wing…

A big congratulations to Alyssa Gabrilovich (junior piano), who won the Eastern Sectionals of the Music Teacher’s National Association Performance Competition, the biggest nationwide music competition for secondary school, college, and post-collegiate level musicians. She will advance to the finals, to be held in Chicago in March. Alyssa is taught by Dr. Igor Resnianski. Congratulations to Chris Jung (senior piano)…