Kaufman Music Center's Lucy Moses School is a community arts school located on the

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in New York City. Founded in 1952 as The Hebrew Arts School for Music and Dance, it is now part of

Kaufman Music Center Kaufman Music Center is a performing arts complex in New York City that houses Lucy Moses School, Special Music School, and Merkin Hall and the "Face the Music" program. Originally known as the Hebrew Arts School, it was founded in 1952 and is c ...

, a performing arts complex that houses the

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(P.S. 859) and

Merkin Concert Hall Merkin Hall is a 449-seat concert hall in Manhattan, New York City. The hall, named in honor of Hermann and Ursula Merkin, is part of the Kaufman Music Center, a complex that includes the Lucy Moses School, a community arts school, and the Spec ...

. It is the largest community arts school in the city, and offers lessons to 3,000 children and adults annually. A not-for-profit school specializing in classes and private lessons in music, dance and theater for children and adults at every level of experience, Lucy Moses School is tuition-based and provides scholarships and need-based financial aid. Located in the Goodman House on 129 West 67th St, the school facilities include classrooms, music and dance studios, the Birnbaum Music Library, and the Ann Goodman Recital Hall. Students also hold year end recitals in Merkin Concert Hall. Lucy Moses School is a certified member of th
National Guild for Community Arts
and has distinctive programs in

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(founded by

Roni Ben-Hur Roni Ben-Hur is an Israeli jazz guitarist who immigrated to the United States in 1985. His parents were Tunisian-Jewish from Tunisia. Biography Roni Bohobza grew up in Dimona, Israel. He is the youngest of seven children and one of two born aft ...

Sight-singing In music, sight-reading, also called ''a prima vista'' (Italian meaning "at first sight"), is the practice of reading and performing of a piece in a music notation that the performer has not seen or learned before. Sight-singing is used to descri ...

and Dalcroze.

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