Becoming Community with Music

Becoming Community with Music

We are honored to have Pat Aaron, who has been teaching music to children in public schools in Western Maryland for several decades, as she talks about the power of music to create relationships and community.

00:00 Becoming Community with Music

00:00 Introduction

01:18 Inspired by a Teacher

02:13 It's All About the Students

03:52 Favorite Interactions with Students

04:59 How Is Music Life-Changing?

07:55 Relationships

08:31 Personal Growth

09:57 Community Symphony

11:30 Connection with Spiritual Life

14:31 Final Words of Wisdom

15:29 Thanks

Pat Aaron is an orchestra teacher in the Allegany County Schools. She works with students in grades 4 through 8. She is originally from Lima, Ohio where she played as a student in the Lima Symphony. Pat has been an orchestra teacher in Cumberland for 37 years. She co-directs the Allegany Community Symphony Orchestra with two of her colleagues. She enjoys playing chamber music with friends and performing at her church.

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