Matt Knippel

Music Director @ NortonHS, Educator, Executive Board & S&E Festival Chair @ Cellist, Bass @ Tech Director & Web Design @

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@DeJoyNHS @mrsbaeta Really great!!! Loved the solos on Al Shlosha! Band sounds great and the whole concert looks amazing. Keep up the great work! @sophiedamore @DeJoyNHS

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@DeJoyNHS @nhs_tri All of this is 100% true. I wish I could have been there!

[Norton Police Dept. @NortonMaPolice]

John Bamford completed his service project constructing flag retirement receptacles for NPD and the VFW. Great job!

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@rosie_conklin J/K- you are so ready for the world… and great things await!

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@rosie_conklin Don’t go!! 😬

[ⒹⓇ. ⓀⒺⒻⓄⓇ @drkefor]

We will miss this group!

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Music awards at the Banquet

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Full to the brim with joy and contentment for all of our NHS Music students and their families after our hugely successful #MusicBanquet! They represented the very best of Norton and beyond. I could not be more proud of all of you. @DeJoyNHS 🎼🎙🎶

[Justin DeJoy @DeJoyNHS]

What a fantastic afternoon celebrating the NHS music department students and families. I am so proud of the work you have all our into this challenging year. Seniors, thank you for a memorable last performance. And thank you for being a great partner in crime, @MattKnippel 🎶

[Amy Mahoney @mahoneyschnip]

What a wonderful outdoor spring concert and banquet tonight @MattKnippel and @DeJoyNHS!!!!! Hope this becomes a new tradition! Congratulations on making beautiful music out of a grueling year! 💜 our talented singers and musicians 🎶

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NHS students came together to produce a safe night of in-person and livestreamed entertainment that will be remembered for many years to come.  Check out the video below of the sound check!

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NHS Coffee House… IN PERSON! When we get a chance to see healing happen right before our eyes; to see overstressed, anxious, and overwhelmed students at the end of their rope get to finally take a collective metaphorical sigh and feel for a moment that it will all be alright…

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that is an incredibly powerful moment to behold. Our Tri-M National Honors Society "Coffee House" (80s themed) provided just that moment. I can’t emphasize how hard they worked, how respectful they were of each other and the guidelines, but mostly how resilient they are.

[ⒹⓇ. ⓀⒺⒻⓄⓇ @drkefor]

Great Coffee House by @MattKnippel and his students. Impressed by both the talent and the socially-distanced coordination!

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@fay_prof Show them this picture. You’re a shoe in.

[Norton High GSA @norton_gsa]

GSA meeting tomorrow after school! Can’t wait to see you there!

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@ZajacSLP @DrBaetaNPS @kwinsper @TaraMartinEDU @manuelherrera33 @attipscast @JSkowronekMA @rlfreedm @joneill727 @JCollinsMA @MrsMcGarryNPS @cterrillteach @andycinek @MassCUE Agreed! Give our students a platform to shine and they will impress you beyond your wildest expectations!

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Appropriate listening for tonight... https://t.co/nyJTuDH0Jr

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1 of the absolute masters is gone. A true visionary/prophet, inspiring generations of artists and musicians to come. I had the pleasure of driving Chick Corea to his stage @ the Newport Jazz Festival. I remember sneaking him into D Holland’s dressing room while he wasn’t there...

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We lost an incredible soul and a titan of artistic vision. Rest In Peace, Chick Corea.