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8 Instruments That Will Make You a More Valuable Musician

[fa icon="calendar"] Mar 30, 2015 11:43:00 PM / by Diana Liechty posted in learning trombone, learning music, getting into college, parents of musicians, competitive instruments

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THE SITUATION:

For most students, you start playing instruments when you get into middle school and join the band. Inevitably, there is a less than ideal spread of instruments across the already small group so any music teacher at the beginning of the year goes through a period of persuasion mixed with a little begging to get enough people to transfer to a new instrument in order to allow them to successfully get through another Sousa masterpiece.

For me, I started sixth grade prepared and ready to go with trombone, automatically putting me above the transfers to my section and setting me up to be ahead of the curve from the very beginning. Here are 8 instruments that will help make you a more competitive musical participant from the start.

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10 Best Music Blogs For High School Students

[fa icon="calendar"] Mar 19, 2015 10:26:00 PM / by Diana Liechty posted in music festivals, music news, events, jazz, learning music, how to find new music

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The best music blogs for listening that stands out from the crowd:

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