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DEA Music & Art, a music and art education franchise, has expanded to over 500 students since its founding in 2003. The franchise was founded by a musician and educator who started the business due to her long family history with music.
According to NY1, the musician-turned-business owner started DEA Music & Art because of her long family history with music. Kapllani is the daughter of two distinguished Albanian musicians, and has spent her whole life playing different instruments including the piano.
In 1999, Kapllani came to the U.S. for college and studied music at the University of Illinois. During her time in the states, she met her now husband and settled down in Staten Island, New York. In 2003, she opened the DEA Music & Art studio in Staten Island, naming it after her parents' school in Albania. She had eight students at first, now, she has more than 500.
"Music was it. That was our life. We love doing it, we love sharing it,” Kapllani told NY1.
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This story was originally published in 1851 Franchise on February 4, 2021. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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