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Schools Out: Mastering Music Online

While schools are closed, students are trying to keep up with their work, including music lessons.

In today’s Schools Out segment, a Chicago teacher from Murphy Elementary shares how he is teaching recorder online. That’s followed by a choir teacher from Marian Catholic High School in south suburban Chicago Heights. She’s offering e-music lessons for her students, who still hope to perform at their spring concert scheduled for early May.

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