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Let the Music Play
As universities across the country moved to delivering classes remotely during the COVID-19 crisis, a lot of orchestra teachers simply stopped teaching. Just give out a grade and be done with it. After all, how could you replicate an ensemble class online?
But Christopher Barrick, director of the Eastern Michigan University School of Music and Dance, told his faculty he would like to see them continue instruction. To which the various ensemble directors Chad Hutchinson (orchestras), Mary Schneider (bands) and Brandon Johnson (choral activities) readily agreed, despite the challenges involved.
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