Graduation Ceremony to be Held at the Main Stage Theatre of La Guardia
Community College on June 27 at 3 PM

NEW YORK, Premiere jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis
will address the senior class of Frank Sinatra School of the Arts (FSSA) at
graduation ceremonies to be held on Monday, June 27 at 3 p.
"'Nursery Tap, Hip to Toe' is delightfully different; this collection of
30 well-known - and not-so-well-known - nursery rhymes introduces children to
a full range of the performing arts," stated the Peabody Foundation .

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This release was issued through eReleases(TM).

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The graduation
ceremonies will be held at the Main Stage Theatre of La Guardia Community
College (Building E) in Long Island City, NY. Jerry
Seinfeld was last year's keynote speaker at graduation.
Murray, whose own child inspired her to create Nursery Tap, collaborated
with actress/dancer Brynn Bromley and dancer Krystal McMullin to update
traditional nursery rhymes for the 21st century.

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"They will joyfully want to
sing, dance and recite these tiny treasures of literature.

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Toy's Best Smart Play/Smart Toy Products 2005
and an iParenting Media Best Products 2005.

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Acceptance is based on an audition and academic
achievement.

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, When the winners of the 64th
Annual Peabody Awards were announced last month, one of the 32 honorees was
not like the others: For the first time in Peabody history, a direct-to-home
children's video was recognized as one of the best in electronic media.
"Nursery Tap, Hip to Toe" retails for $21.

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Tony Bennett to Welcome Jazz Trumpter Wynton Marsalis as Keynote Speaker at Frank Sinatra School of the Arts Graduation

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Construction on the permanent building is planned for July
of 2005 and is expected to be open for students in September, 2007.

'Nursery Tap Hip to Toe' Receives George Foster Peabody Award

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95 for the two-disc set and can
be purchased through the Nursery Tap Web site, http://www.com
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layered learning because children are simultaneously experiencing and
assimilating the musicality of the spoken word and the art and physicality of
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"Nursery Tap, Hip to Toe" (http://www.com), directed and produced
by award-winning actress and writer Juleen Murray Shaw, will soon be a
permanent part of the University of Georgia Libraries' prestigious Peabody
Archive as well as the Museum of Television and Radio in New York.

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Along with the Peabody Award, "Nursery Tap, Hip to Toe" has received
several other honors this year , including a 2005 Parents' Choice "Recommended"
Award, a 2005 Telly Award, a 2005 KIDS FIRST! Endorsement and the Dove
Foundation Seal of Approval with the highest rating of five Doves.com.

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In addition , it is anticipated that 100% of FSSA's graduates will be
attending college this fall. The program consists of a demanding academic curriculum in
addition to a pre-conservatory studio education in one of the following art
forms: instrumental music, vocal music, fine arts, drama and dance. This is
the second graduating class since the school first opened its doors. The set
was also chosen as one of Dr.ereleases.

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"The
spoken word and the physicality of dance combine to offer an enchanting
learning experience for the young - and not so young.

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FSSA has an enrollment of 532 students and is currently housed in 100,000
square feet of converted space on two floors with an atrium located at Thomson
Avenue in Long Island City. A permanent site for the school is planned in
Tony Bennett 's hometown of Astoria, Queens, adjacent to the Kaufman Astoria
Studios complex.
Each is choreographed , costumed and filmed against colorful sets to give the
young child a complete sensory experience - and all are shot from the waist
down, allowing viewers of all ages to imagine themselves in the rhymes.

Contact:

Juleen Murray Shaw
Nursery Tap, LLC
253-858 -8891
juleen@nurserytap. For more information,
visit http://www.

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"Through Nursery Tap, young
viewers will gently be introduced to the performing arts in an entertaining,
stimulating and challenging way," Murray said.

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Welcoming
Marsalis to the event will be singer Tony Bennett, who was the guiding force
behind establishing the school, which opened in 2001.

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With 90% of the senior class earning a diploma, the Frank Sinatra School
of the Arts enjoys a graduation average above New York City's citywide
numbers. FSSA is a public high school open to all
students in New York City."
The DVD/CD set features 30 nursery rhymes set to tap, hip-hop and ballet.

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