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The Founders

Hands On! A Musical Experience, Inc. was founded by Samari & Len Weinberg in November 1999. Interested in creating a music program that would entertain and educate infants, toddlers, and preschool children, they decided to put their talents together and write a curriculum.

 

bulletSamari Weinberg

Samari Weinberggraduated from Fordham University at Lincoln Center with a major in Comparative Literature and a minor in Photography. While attending the School of Visual Arts, she honed her skills as a photographer. After a successful career in this field, she dedicated herself to raising a family. A native West-Sider, Ms. Weinberg watched as Lincoln Center was built. When the doors opened, she attended music concerts, opera, theatre, and dance performances. She has been involved in music all her life - from private piano lessons as a child, to teaching herself recorder as a college student. As a young mother, she took her children to pre-school music programs, but found that many did not incorporate a strong educational component in the classes. She saw that there was clearly a need for a curriculum-based program with imaginative ideas that spoke to the age-appropriateness of children. With this in mind, she invited her husband, Len Weinberg, to research this project and help her set up a business.

 

bulletLen Weinberg

Len Weinberggraduated from Fordham University at Lincoln Center with a double major in Philosophy and History. He continued his studies at The New School of Social Research as a philosophy major. After a long and successful career in manufacturing, he retired to help raise his children and returned to college. After college, a chance visit to an inner city alternative high school sparked his interest in teaching. Six months later, with certificate in hand, he began teaching at the Edward A. Reynolds West Side High School, formerly Westside High School. He had definitely found his calling. During that time, he also wrote curriculum for Global History classes and developed a program for the public school system that prepares high school seniors for the business world. He had taught for nine years when his wife suggested they collaborate on the “Hands On!” music program.

 

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