The joy of music ...

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The joy of music ... Recently, I attended my daughter's winter band concert. She's learning to play the clarinet in the Centennial Middle School band. The concert featured students of varying skill levels, from the advanced players in the jazz band to the beginners in the beginning band. At one point during the concert, director Cameron Beauchamp spoke a bit about how fun it was to teach beginning students, watching them excitedly grow into the experience. I thought it'd be fun to explore this thread further, maybe bring John White, the band director over at Columbine Middle School, into the conversation. "It's really fun. To work with the kids and to be there for those first sounds," Beauchamp explained. "It's really fun to see them come along on this journey where they start making music. And you get to see their face when they play the first song and they're like, 'oh, wait, this isn't just sounds anymore, I'm actually learning how to do this, I'm actually making music.'" You can read the full article here. Have a Good One, Jeremy Morrison, managing editor QUICK LINKS Listen to our podcast Montrose Fresh, it's available everywhere podcasts are found including Apple, Pandora, Spotify and Amazon Music Remember those we've lost in our obituaries section View the letter to the editor. If you would like to submit a letter please email: editor@montrosepress.com Get today's weather forecast Check out our classifieds and explore the MDP e-editions Already a subscriber, but need to activate your digital account? Click here to create an account or call our office at 970-249-3444 and we'll get you all set up.

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