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Congrats to our Music Teacher of the Month, Joey Walko-Robinson! She is an orchestra and modern music teacher at Broadview Middle School in Danbury, Connecticut. Mrs. Walko-Robsinson plays the violin and viola and is a member of the American String Teachers Association.
Kyle Trocolla from Danbury, Connecticut is our Music Teacher of the Month! Trocolla teaches 9-12th graders at the Alternative Center for Excellence. He plays the violin, guitar, bass, and piano.
Our Music Teacher of the Month is Dee Shaw. Congratulations! Shaw was nominated by a former student. She's the Arts Department Head at Essex District High School. She also plays the French horn!
Jaelie Lanier is our Music Student of the Month! Jaelie is in 11th grade at Rockville High School and has been attending Charter Oak Cultural Center for over 2 years. She has taken cooking, salsa dance, poetry, painting, and drawing and is currently in the Brass Band where she plays the clarinet.
Congrats to Jill Russell for being our Music Teacher of the Month! Working with Danbury Public Schools, we have known Ms. Russell for many years, so we can speak first-hand to her dedication to her students and music education. She is the Music Department Head and a K-8 teacher. This year, she's teaching instrumental music for grades 4 and 5 and special education music classes for grades K-5. She plays a little of everything, including the flute, clarinet, saxophone, ukulele, and cowbell!
Lucas Cosgrave is our Music Student of the Month! Nominated by his teacher at Project Music, Lucas is a 2nd-grade student from Stamford, Connecticut. He plays the flute.
Congrats to our February Music Teacher of the Month, Garrett Mendez! Mr. Mendez is the Artistic Director at Project Music, one of our long-time grantees. He plays the trombone and tuba, but he teaches all band instruments from woodwinds to brass to percussion. Thank you for being a great teacher!
Our Music Student of the Month is Anthony Dorlini! Nominated by his teacher, Ms. Cardamone, who was our first Music Teacher of the Month, Anthony is a 4th-grade student at Shelter Rock Elementary School in Danbury, Connecticut. He plays the trombone.
Nicole Cardamone is our very first Music Teacher of the Month! Congrats, Ms. Cardamone! She is a K-5 music and band teacher at Shelter Rock Elementary School in Danbury, CT. She plays the flute, trumpet, and French horn. Learn more about her, and please consider supporting her classroom through her Amazon Wish List.
8 year-old Kairos Mpanga is our Music Student of the Month. This third grader plays piano and drums at Neighborhood Studios, a grantee of ours currently celebrating their 45th anniversary!