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Thank you to Music Over Manhattan, Wool&Grant & Bashiri Johnson

June 15, 2011
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We send tremendous thank yous to Music Over Manhattan for hosting and organizing such a wonderful benefit concert with Sloan Wainwright on May 22nd, 2011. All proceeds raised will go to support the Feel the Music! Songwriting for Seniors program – we plan to use some of the funding to record songs written by seniors in recent months! And thanks to Wool&Grant – Ina May Wool and Bev Grant – for their musical performance and lending their voices and guitars…

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Feel the Music! fundraiser concert with Sloan Wainwright – May 22, 2011

April 23, 2011
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Music Over Manhattan is very proud to present a special benefit performance by acclaimed singer, songwriter and spellbinder SLOAN WAINWRIGHT. Sloan is performing to benefit “Stories We Can Tell,” a songwriting course for seniors offered by Feel The Music! and taught by Thomas Boyd and Ina May Wool. The afternoon begins with brief samples of senior writing, then an opening set by WOOL&GRANT, Ina May’s new duo with Bev Grant. And the featured artist: SLOAN WAINWRIGHT, with guitarist/singer/songwriter VITO PETROCCITTO,…

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New Website for Feel the Music!

December 15, 2010
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Welcome to our brand-new website! Come on in, make yourself at home, take a look around – we have so much to share: Program descriptions, Teacher bios, a Gallery of songs, videos and artwork created by Feel the Music! participants & students, Event listings, News, our online Store and

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Feel the Music! Launches Mural Project

October 1, 2010
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In keeping with our mission of providing a space for creative expression, Feel the Music! has launched the Mural Project, a nine-month visual art project to create a group of murals commemorative of the upcoming 10th anniversary of September 11th. In an effort to pay homage to the past, and thinking towards the future, families who lost a loved one on 9/11 are invited to come and join the project on a bi-monthly basis between the months of October 2010…

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Feel the Music! goes to Belfast, Northern Ireland

July 16, 2010
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(July 12, 2010, New York, NY) This August NYC nonprofit Feel the Music! will go to Belfast, Northern Ireland, to bring music and healing to 75 teens from around the world who have lost a family member in a terrorist act. For the first time, Feel the Music! will offer music programming overseas, through an ongoing collaboration with Project Common Bond, a weeklong summer camp started by 9/11 partner organization, Tuesday’s Children.

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Songwriter’s Beat – Feel the Music! Song Contest!

June 16, 2010
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Feel the Music! is CALLING ALL SONGWRITERS! Enter your song for a chance to win some awesome prizes and have your song heard by Grammy Award winning producers! Submission Deadline: June 27, 2010 Cost: $10 for the first song; $5 for any additional songs Benefit: All the submission fees support Feel the Music! Each song you submit will help bring music to children and families impacted by trauma, loss or illness. Prizes: $1,000 Martin Guitar, $750 Kala Ukelele, $250 Shure…

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Feel the Music! Store Launches

March 12, 2010
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The Feel the Music! store is now OPEN! Thanks to the overwhelming response and encouragement from friends and fans who want to see our super-cool Feel the Music! logo everywhere, we opened an online store at Café Press. Support Feel the Music! with a T-shirt, tank top, water bottle, tote bag, (even a doggie T-shirt!) or any of the other fun items. Every single sale goes to support our programs. Thanks for visiting our store – shop often and tell…

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9/11 School Recovery Program booklet features Feel the Music!

July 13, 2009
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In 2009, the 9/11 School Recovery Program published, “How We Healed”, a review of the many programs and people who came together to assist lower Manhattan schools, students, teachers and social workers after September 11th. Feel the Music! was honored to be able to provide after-school workshops in percussion and songwriting to students in several schools

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Feel the Music! Frog Project Sends Frogs to Soldiers in Iraq

May 6, 2009
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The frog project continues! Feel the Music! families hand-painted a second batch of percussion frogs and we sent them to an army hospital in Iraq. These hand painted “Feel the Music!” frogs provided much needed moments of joy to dozens of soldiers. What brought tears to our eyes was learning the soldiers, once out of the hospital, are giving their frogs to Iraqi children.

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Feel the Music! Frog Project Bookmarks Available!

November 27, 2007
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Feel the Music! Frog Project Bookmarks Available! Beautiful full colour bookmarks with a picture of the handpainted frogs now available! Download PDF Download JPG Feel the Music Frog Projectpercussion frogs are hand-painted by 9/11 families and send a message of peace, healing and hope. Support the Feel the Music! Frog Project by purchasing bookmarks to hand out at your school or workplace! contact Nicolle at nicolle@feelthemusic.org to order.

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