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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m amazed that these DCPS elementary schools have orchestra and band. My kids go to Hearst and Deal, and we have nothing. A school musical every year, but no instruction in musical instruments (except maybe drums in music class?) and no opportunities to play in an ensemble. Does it just depend on the teachers, or do some schools get extra money for these programs through grants? [/quote]

For our school, it’s a great long-term music teacher who plays to his strengths (can teach keyboard well), his students’ strengths/interests (added a pick up keyboard group this year that started entirely organically) and a PTO that supports him and music as needed (new electric guitar & mics this year, subsidized after school programs, new sound system pieces). My K kid decided they wanted to take violin lessons after seeing a student violinist perform with the keyboard orchestra at our spring concert, so I can say first hand that exposure matters in terms of driving interest.[/quote]

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