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Maryland Theatre Guide gave Act Two @ Levine's performance of Spring Awakening 5 stars.

Congratulations to the cast, crew, musicians and parents for a weekend of breathtaking performances.

Read the full review on Maryland Theatre Guide.

Washington, DC, September 1, 2011 – The Levine School of Music is pleased to announce the launch of a comprehensive music therapy program this fall, initially at its Northwest DC Campus and with selected partner organizations. Leanne Belasco, previously at the Kennedy Krieger School, has been named Levine’s first Director of Music Therapy.

Music therapy uses music as a tool to help individuals - from children to seniors - transform and improve the quality of their lives, while addressing each individual’s unique emotional, physical, cognitive and social needs. Reaching beyond barriers of social, communicative, and cognitive limitations, music therapy offers individuals with disabilities a means to develop skills that can be used in everyday life. Through music therapy, individuals can identify and manage various emotional states, and can pursue opportunities for creativity and self-expression.  

Peter Jablow, the President & CEO of Levine stated, “Music therapy reflects Levine’s core values of opportunity and community. Under Leanne’s leadership, Levine will, for the first time in the Washington region, offer a comprehensive program to individuals with disabilities or developmental disorders for whom music would otherwise be unavailable.”

Andrea Farbman, Executive Director of the American Music Therapy Association states, “The music therapy needs of people in the greater DC area are enormous; as Executive Director of the American Music Therapy Association, I am thrilled that such a prestigious institution as Levine has the foresight and leadership to develop a top-notch program to fill those needs."

For more information on the program or to contact Leanne please visit: www.levineschool.org/musictherapy

About Leanne Belasco:
Leanne received her Bachelor’s degree in Music Therapy from Duquesne University and a Master’s in Special Education from Johns Hopkins. Most recently, Leanne served as a music therapist for the Kennedy Krieger School’s Montgomery County Campus providing group and individual music therapy services for students with autism spectrum disorders. Leanne takes pride in her ability to provide “creative, structured, and success-oriented music interventions through which students have been able to express themselves and grow as individuals.”

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This year, Levine will not be printing a course catalog.  Instead, we have created an online searchable course catalog of all our course offerings.  You will always be able to find our online course catalog under the "Instruction" menu above.

Levine is currently enrolling for the 2011-12 academic year.  This academic year also marks the launch of our new online registration system. Learn more about the enrollment process.

Some new features include:

• A searchable course catalog
• The launch of our new Online Registration System
• Improved navigation
• Expanded collection of videos

As the summer progresses, we will continue to add new features to enhance your online experience.

We'd love to hear from you, if you have any comments or suggestions please let us know.

Alex Powell has been studying violin with Phyllis Fleming and piano with Jacob Clark at Levine's Southeast Campus since THEARC opened in 2005. Most days after school, Alex can often be found practicing at Levine or browsing the music library.

In his own words Alex states, "I can't imagine my life without music. I practice everyday and hear myself progress and it makes me want to practice more. It feels good to be accomplished."

Not only has Alex Powell left an indelible mark on the Levine School of Music at THEARC, but he has left a positive impression on the entire THEARC community. Alex has set the standard of talent and good character through his numerous invitations to perform at special venues and functions and has served as a role model to younger students.

After graduating from DeMatha Catholic High School this June, Alex will attend Murray State University in Kentucky where he plans to major in Biology and minor in Music Performance.

Pallavi Mahidhara graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music in May 2010, and is currently living in Madrid, Spain, studying at the Queen Sofia School of Music with Professor Dimitri Bashkirov. In April 2011, she joined forces with Drummer Questlove of "The Roots", French singer/songwriter Keren Ann and special guests for a genre-defying concert at Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall in Philadelphia, as part of the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts. In collaboration with Teatro del Lago, she will make her solo and orchestral debut in Chile this July. In June, Pallavi returns for her second summer at the Marlboro Music Festival in Marlboro, Vermont.  

Watch rehearsal scenes from Act Two @ Levine's production of Once Upon a Mattress, Performances run from June 3 - 5, 2011 at Georgetown Prep's Figge Theater in North Bethesda, MD.

This video celebrates Levine's 35th Anniversary (1976-2011) by focusing on Levine's 3 core principles of Excellence, Opportunity, and Community.

Act Two @ Levine is the strongest and most innovative music theater educational presence in the Washington DC region, offering students performance opportunities, act 2vocal coaching, and theater training, provided by some of Washington's most talented faculty-artists.