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The Naval School of Music provides specialized training for selected personnel of the Navy and Marin

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12/02/2022

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12/02/2022

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11/30/2022

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11/29/2022

11/22/2022

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11/22/2022

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11/22/2022

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11/21/2022

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The Naval School of Music is seeking top-performing employees and has an opening for the following civilian position loc...

11/10/2022

PURCHASING AGENT

The Naval School of Music is seeking top-performing employees and has an opening for the following civilian position located at Little Creek Amphibious Base, VA: GS-1105-07, Purchasing Agent.

This is a full-time permanent position and is open to current DoD employees, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) eligible, Certain Former Overseas Employees (Executive Order 12721) (EO 12721), VEOA, VRA and 30% disabled veteran eligible.

Please forward this notification to any potential applicants that may be interested in joining the NAVSOM Team.

The USA Jobs announcement is open from 9 November 2022 through 15 November 2022.

TO VIEW THE FULL JOB OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT, PLEASE USE THE LINK PROVIDED BELOW

You will serve as a PURCHASING AGENT in the Naval School of Music (NAVSOM) of SCHOOL OF MUSIC.

11/09/2022

Please join us in congratulating Naval School of Music's newest chief petty officer, Chief Musician Patrick J. Cotter. Chief Cotter was promoted during a ceremony on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story October 21, 2022.

Congratulations, Chief!

11/06/2022

Happy Birthday to Lt. Cmdr. John Philip Sousa! Many associate Sousa with the "The President's Own" United States Marine Band, however, he later served in America's Navy Reserve and reached his highest rank, lieutenant commander, as a naval officer.

11/05/2022

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11/05/2022

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11/04/2022

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11/03/2022

Congratulations to Seaman Benjamin J. Morgan on his selection as the Naval School of Music Student of the Month for October 2022!

Morgan, a native of , , enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 2022 to further his career as a musician while seeing more of the world.

Before joining the U.S. Navy, he was a freelance trombonist, lesson instructor and substitute teacher in Michigan.

He has been a student in our basic course for almost four months.

While at the Naval School of Music, he has benefited most from working with his instructor within the Improvisation class and Popular Music Group on commercial musicianship.

He holds a Bachelors in Trombone Performance from University of Colorado Boulder, a performance certificate from Penn State University, and a Masters and a Doctorate in Trombone Performance from Michigan State University.

His musical influences are Ian Bousfield, Alain Trudel, J.J. Johnson, Claudio Abbado, Benjamin Zander, Arnold Jacobs; his professors, Dr. Williams Stanley, Ava Ordman, Mark Lusk and countless others.

In his free time, he enjoys reading science fiction/fantasy and video games.

“Bravo Zulu” to Seaman Morgan on this noteworthy accomplishment!!

11/03/2022

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10/28/2022

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10/27/2022

Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) visits Naval School of Music (NSM), Virginia Beach, VA

Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) visits Naval School of Music (NSM), Virginia Beach, VA .

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Oct. 18, 2022) Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), center, poses with the brass band on stage after a practice performance at the Naval School of Music at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Oct...

10/18/2022

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10/18/2022

Cmdr. Mark Corbliss, commanding officer at the Naval School of Music, presents the Student of the Month Award for August 2022 to Lance Cpl. Madison J. Grimsbo. Grimsbo was selected for her professional attitude, scholastic progress, and individual efforts during the month of August.

Congratulations to Lance Cpl. Madison J. Grimsbo on her selection as the Naval School of Music Student of the Month for August 2022!

10/12/2022

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10/11/2022

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09/22/2022

**Concert is free and open to all DOD Card Holders and their guests, non-DOD card holders must be sponsored and escorted.**

09/19/2022

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08/26/2022

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1420 Gator Boulevard
Virginia Beach, VA
23459

Opening Hours

Monday	7am - 4pm
Tuesday	7am - 4pm
Wednesday	7am - 4pm
Thursday	7am - 4pm
Friday	7am - 4pm

Telephone

+17574627501

Website

https://www.netc.navy.mil/NSM

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Videos

U.S. Navy Fleet Bands Watch Party!!

Musician First Class Diane M. Potts is presented the Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal from Rear Admiral Kyle J. Cozad, Commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) for being selected as the runner up Mid-Grade Enlisted Instructor of the Year for the NETC domain! BZ MU1!!

NAVSOM CPO early morning burritos!

ENS Luis Espinosa's departure ceremony

Here is the first Naval School of Music video! It includes excerpts from a Popular Music Group presentation on May 1st. Songs include selections by Sly & the Family Stone, Macklemore, Bruno Mars, James Brown and more. Vocals are sung by SSgt Justin Schmidt, MU1 Jessica McClanahan, MU1(SW) Clint McClanahan and MU2 Joseph Bailey. Instrumentalists are from the Basic Music Course and the recently graduated Unit Leader Course. Enjoy!

May 8, 2013 5:47pm

School of Music renovation underway.

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While Fleet Week New York takes place later this month, Navy Band Northeast is striking up the band at Battleship New Jersey during Navy Week .

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Unit Band 43. '71/'72 cruise to WesPac. We flew off of the Chicago via the Ranger in country to Saigon and DaNang.
That's me on the left in Saigon Vietnam at Tan Son Nhut airbase. We flew north to DaNang either that day or the next. US Navy. I was 20 years old. I am now 70.
From left to right the other three are Rich Dupont, a retired Navy musician, percussionist, Todd Kaye, baritone sax, and Gordon Loose, tenor sax.

Jazzing things up! After all, it is Jazz Appreciation Month.

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Please join us in congratulating Musician 3rd Class Kaitlin Miks on a successful tour with the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band! Miks' inspiring musicianship and outstanding leadership will be missed here in Pearl Harbor, but we wish her the best as she attends the Live Production Technician Course at the Naval School of Music and then transfers to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa Band in Naples, Italy. Fair winds and following seas, MU3!

Congrats to Naval School of Music’s Senior Chief Musician Christopher Sams who was selected as Naval Education and Training Command’s 2021 Senior Enlisted Military Instructor of the Year! Bravo Zulu Senior Chief!

Marine Music Minute

Did you know that after Marine Combat Training majority of our musicians go on to Virginia Beach and attend the Naval School of Music? This training is typically 4-6 months long consisting of music theory, ear training, jazz improvisation, field drill, private music lessons, and getting ready for the fleet.

We talked with Lance Corporal Peter McCarty about his recent experience of the school house.

Semper Fi!

Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvewjwkysH26lO6bTEwC6DA
And follow us on Instagram: @ 3rdMAWBand

Please join in welcoming our newest percussionist, Musician 3rd Class John Melton! A native of Las Vegas, Nevada, Melton attended the The Hartt School before enlisting in the Navy in 2017 and is a graduate of the Basic Music Course from the Naval School of Music. He comes to us from Navy Band Southeast. Aloha and welcome aboard, MU3! 🎉🌴

Please join in welcoming our newest vocalist and saxophonist, Musician 2nd Class Brent Mitchell! A native of Centreville, Maryland, Mitchell earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Management from Frostburg State University. His previous duty stations include the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band and Navy Band Northwest and he is a graduate of the Basic Music Course from the Naval School of Music. Aloha and welcome back, MU2! 🎉

Please join in welcoming our newest trombone instrumentalist, Musician Seaman Aaron Wright! Hailing from Traverse City, Michigan, Wright earned a Bachelor of Music Education and a Master of Music in Trombone Performance from Michigan State University. He enlisted in the Navy in 2021 and he is a graduate of the Basic Music Course from the Naval School of Music. Aloha and welcome aboard, MUSN! 🎉

Please join in welcoming our newest trumpet instrumentalist, Musician 1st Class Matthew Kinnaman! A native of Mesa, Arizona, Kinnaman earned a Bachelor's degree in Trumpet Performance from Biola University. He enlisted in the Navy in 2006 and his previous duty stations include Navy Band Southwest, U.S. 7th Fleet Band, and U.S. Fleet Forces Band. He is a graduate of the Basic and Intermediate Music Courses from the Naval School of Music. Aloha and welcome aboard, MU1!

WELCOME ABOARD! 🎉⚓️

Lieutenant Justin P. Strauss is joining us after a successful tour as the Training Officer at Naval School of Music. Originally from Marietta, GA, LT Strauss attended the University of Miami where he received a Bachelor's of Music. In his free time, he likes hiking, running, and spending time with his family. He is thrilled to be a part of this organization and we are so excited to have him! Welcome to U.S. Fleet Forces Band!

Please join in welcoming our newest trumpet instrumentalist, Musician Seaman Brian Boydston! A native of Keller, Texas, Boydston holds a bachelors of Music Education and Trumpet Performance from Meadows School of the Arts. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 2020 and is a recent graduate of the basic music course from the School of Music. Aloha and welcome aboard, MUSN! 🎉