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Earning a Microphone: What 6th grade band taught me about audience

Band playing in a cupola. Conductor wears a jacket that says "ZOLL" which means Customs.

Customs officials play in a band performance in Aachen. Music informs my work as a writer and gives me a whole new perspective on customs officials. ©Laurel Decher, 2015. A Musical Mix-Up In the sixth grade, my elementary school offered the chance to learn a band instrument.  There had to have been a school assembly […]