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New York City schools are hoping to bridge the language gap between teachers and parents. There are over 180 languages spoken in New York. Parents who do not speak English as their first language may have difficulty communicating with teachers and the school system accounts that this is the case for approximately fifty percent of parents.

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Yet another beautiful rendition of Adele’s “Hello” has surfaced. This one by an up-and-coming Palestinian singer, Noel Kharman. The mash-up has her singing the British singer’s hit single “Hello” with a popular Arabic song “Kifak Enta” by Fairuz. Kifak enta translates to “How are you?” in English. The lyrics fit seamlessly together “Hello, How are you?”.  Noel Kharman nails her performance and already has close to 6 million views on YouTube.

Skoove Turns Browsers Into Brahms With Its Truly Interactive Piano Lessons

Fun, Intuitive Music Learning Web App Now Offers Premium Monthly Subscription

Berlin, Germany – 19th November, 2015 – Today marks the launch of Skoove, the music learning platform offering the world’s first interactive piano lessons. After a successful two-month public beta, Skoove’s full program of lessons is now available for monthly subscription at £6.95 for Skoove Premium.

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Daniel is 11 years old. His favorite subject in school is social studies and his favorite pastime is looking at maps and learning about countries.

Former American Idol contestant, Karen Rodriguez, is singing a rare edition of Adele’s “Hello”. Rodriguez gives a version sung half in Spanish and half in English. There have been other Spanish versions of Adele’s powerful hit “Hello”, but never a bilingual version.

Karen Rodriguez has recorded other hit songs in Spanglish as well, such as Drake’s “Hotline Bling”. She also sang an English interpretation of Enrique Iglesias’ “El Perdón”. While Rodriguez’s version of “Hello” likely won’t be as successful as Adele’s original, it is beautiful and unique. Check it out above.

Be prepared to be amazed! Salut Salon is a very different kind of quartet. They talk to each other with their instruments and show emotions and humor. It is mesmerizing! This quartet adds instrumental acrobatics when performing.

“Salut Salon” roughly translates to “Hi, Living Room.” Salut comes from their very first repertoire called “Salut d‘amour” and “Salon” because that is where it all started, in their living room.

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