My students are amazing! Being a musician the last few years during Covid has been really difficult, but my students stuck it out and made the best of it. We were lucky enough to return to in-person performance this spring and have wonderful concerts at the end of the year.
My students take excellent care of their instruments.
However, many of our instruments are old, and so are their cases. This year we had several cases come to their ends due to natural wear and tear, and we really need to replace them to protect the instruments so the students can keep playing them. Will you consider helping us keep our instruments in playing condition so we can keep making music? Coming back to in-person band was so important to my students this year, and we want the instruments to last for years to come so other students can experience the same joy.
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