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I went to school thinking I wanted to play the flute but when I got to the
band room
the band instructor looked at me and said
gee you can play the flute your lips are too big
as a young child I believed him I had no idea that there was a subtle undercurrent
to that so I walked down to the string room and say I'd like to
play an instrument and the teacher said well we kinda short on cellos
I am a teacher and I'm a performer and I compose my first experience with
educational outreach
was really the time that I spent teaching at juilliard in the music advancement
program
and I've tried to apply a good deal of that to the city strings program
the city strings services children who may
not be able to afford private lessons under other circumstances
for some children there's an improvement in their self-esteem
for some children it helps their academics
we need people to perform just as much as we need really attentive audience
members
it works in concert