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July Music Student of the Month

Sean O'Marra II is our Music Student of the Month! Nominated by Ms. Jill Russell, Sean is a 7th-grade student at Westside Middle School Academy in Danbury, Connecticut. He plays the flute and guitar.

June Music Student of the Month

Congratulations to Camila Sanchez, our Music Student of the Month! She is a 5th grader in INTEMPO's music program. She plays the charango and piano.

May Music Student of the Month

Cara Woodard is our Music Student of the Month! Cara is a 7th grader in the Soleil Music and Arts Chamber Group and the School of Rock Summer Creek program. She plays the violin and drums.

April Music Teacher of the Month

A warm welcome to our Music Teacher of the Month, Matthew Bimstein. He is the band director at Clinton High School in Clinton, TN. Bimstein has been teaching for 8 years and plays percussion.

March Music Student of the Month

Miguelvi Jimenez is our Music Student of the Month! Nominated by his teacher, Ms. Cardamone, who was our first Music Teacher of the Month, Miguelvi is a 5th-grade student at Shelter Rock Elementary School in Danbury, Connecticut. He plays the trumpet.

February Music Teacher of the Month

Our Music Teacher of the Month is Debra Morris. Congrats! She is a general music teacher at the Pembroke and Ellsworth Avenue Elementary Schools in Danbury, Connecticut. Debra plays the flute, piccolo, and piano, and she knows how to take pride in the little victories in life as a teacher.

January Music Student of the Month

We are happy to announce that Kendra Terrazas is our Music Student of the Month. Kendra joined Charter Oak Cultural Center, City School of the Arts Brass Band this summer, where she played flute in the Brass Band Camp.

December Music Teacher of the Month

Jennifer Esposito is our Music Teacher of the Month. Congratulations! She is a general and choral music teacher who's been teaching for 17 years. She was nominated by Jill Russell-Benner from Danbury Public Schools, where she worked for 15 years.

November Music Student of the Month

Emily Iniguez Ortega is our Music Student of the Month! Emily is a sophomore at JM Wright Technical High School and has been attending Project Music where she plays the flute.

October Music Teacher of the Month

Congrats to our Music Teacher of the Month, JJ Jackson! Jackson has been teaching music for 18 years and has performed with 15 bands so far. He musical achievements started early, co-writing his first song at the age of 5.