Music School Takes A Different Approach
Bensalem School of Musical Arts Has Been Open in the Township Since the Summer
If you just listen, you might think it's a Guns and Roses reunion. But if you look at the screen of Andrew Sumbillo's laptop, you see a 7-year-old girl singing "Sweet Child of Mine" and five musicians backing her up who aren't much older. And if you look on Sumbillo's face, you see pride. The 30-year-old Sumbillo is the executive director of the Bensalem School of Musical Arts and the children on the video are some of the 80 or so students at the school. "More kids are getting lessons these days, and our approach is very different," he says. "We use a curriculum but we try to help them in their own musical goals." For instance, he says, not all children want to be concert pianists; some just want to play in a band. Vocal students may not …
Claude Johnson
2:02 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
I like rock and acoustic. I am not great but did play in a church praise band for about two years so at least I could play. I have already bought the guitar control package so please do help me in my guitar lessons...thanks!! more ›