{"id":10,"date":"2017-12-13T06:54:39","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T14:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/local.amnwp.com\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-03-31T09:07:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:07:38","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10\" class=\"elementor elementor-10\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63250884 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63250884\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21d0a563\" data-id=\"21d0a563\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2555b07e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2555b07e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Music is the language of connection.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Whether we love playing and singing for pleasure, love performing music for our primary careers, or just love listening, music is how we share our deepest emotional selves. Music is available to everyone, regardless of skill, and to participate in music is one of life&#8217;s greatest pleasures. At Amateur Music Network we celebrate the\u00a0<i>amateur<\/i>\u00a0in all of us:\u00a0<b>We do it because we love it<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Our network is open to all; all ages and all genres\/interests are welcome. If you haven\u2019t sung or played in a long time, if you\u2019ve been singing or playing regularly for years, if you\u2019re a long-time musician trying out a new instrument or style to add to your skill set, or even if you&#8217;ve never sung or picked up an instrument before<span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">\u2014<\/span>Amateur Music Network is for you.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>Mission and methods:<\/h4>\n<p>Music is an integral part of life. Everyone can experience the joy of playing, singing, and listening, when access to music-making is available, encouraged, and celebrated.<\/p>\n<p>Amateur Music Network makes the world more musical by means of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Connecting people with one another to share in active musical experiences<\/li>\n<li>Creating music-making opportunities for all, both on our own and through partnerships with other arts organizations<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px; text-align: inherit; background-color: initial;\">Sharing and lifting the love of music with all, through active listening and participatory experiences. We provide online access so that all may join, from anywhere.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>AMN values diversity.<\/h4>\n<p>AMN is committed to the connecting power of music-making, and in music&#8217;s ability to bring people together across all boundaries of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, and culture. Our unique online community listings embrace all musical genres and encourage the participation of all who wish to join us. We choose programs and presenters that bring wide-ranging perspectives and cultural experiences to a broad audience. We welcome and seek to enhance the musical lives of all participants, regardless of background, musical skill or experience, and we extend our offerings to those who don\u2019t have access to music-making opportunities in the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more:<\/h4>\n<p>Find out more about AMN workshops on our <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurmusic.org\">home page<\/a><\/strong> and in the<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/workshop-archive\/\"><strong>AMN workshop archive<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read <a href=\"\/info\/pressroom\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>press coverage<\/strong><\/a> about AMN.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/donation\"><strong>Support AMN<\/strong><\/a>. Your donations and your involvement help us support local musicians through our workshops. Thank you to our donors and sponsors!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/test\/contact-us\"><strong>Contact us<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:fl-builder\/layout --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6ede43 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f6ede43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8fee20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8fee20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-111f1c2\" data-id=\"111f1c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9492c10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9492c10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Lolly Lewis<\/h4>\n<p><em>AMN Founder<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13528 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/LL_thumbnail-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/LL_thumbnail-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/LL_thumbnail-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/LL_thumbnail-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/LL_thumbnail-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/LL_thumbnail-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/LL_thumbnail-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/LL_thumbnail.jpg 1302w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>I\u2019ve been so fortunate to be active in music all my life, as a recording engineer and producer, amateur singer, and dedicated fan. Five years as producer of Community of Music Makers workshops for the San Francisco Symphony showed me that there&#8217;s a vibrant network of amateur musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area who hunger for opportunities to make music together. I founded Amateur Music Network to support musicians in the SF Bay Area and beyond.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b55211b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b55211b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4df84b9\" data-id=\"4df84b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-703a1aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"703a1aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Corty Fengler<\/h4>\n<p><em>Chair, Board of Directors<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: inherit; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: inherit;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13597 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/Corty_thumbnailjpg-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/Corty_thumbnailjpg-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/Corty_thumbnailjpg-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/Corty_thumbnailjpg-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/Corty_thumbnailjpg-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/Corty_thumbnailjpg-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/Corty_thumbnailjpg-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/Corty_thumbnailjpg.jpg 1302w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>I have been lucky enough to combine a career in arts consulting with my passion for choral singing. Working for the San Francisco Symphony and Grace Cathedral in development connected me with many organizations that also needed help with board leadership and planning. Singing with the SF Symphony Chorus has brought me true joy, along with service on the boards of Chorus America, Walden School, and Cappella SF. Now with AMN we are on an exciting journey together!\u00a0<br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b55bc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b55bc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Lisa Zadek<\/h4>\n<div><em>Secretary<\/em><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-17267\" src=\"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/LisaZ-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/LisaZ-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/LisaZ.jpg 342w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Lisa Zadek was the Senior Artistic Planning Manager at the San Francisco Symphony from 2004\u20142025, advancing almost every concert presented on the Davies Symphony Hall stage and coordinating SFS chamber music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lisa is a violinist who has performed with the Bolshoi, Joffrey and Stuttgart Ballet companies, as well as with the Mark Morris Dance Company through Cal Performances. In addition to performing with numerous local and international orchestras, she has been a member of the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra since 1986.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfe2ae7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfe2ae7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>James &#8220;Sky&#8221; Schuyler<\/h4>\n<p><em>Website Wizardry, Technology Strategies<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: inherit; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: inherit;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-16184 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sky-publicity-photo-2023-02-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sky-publicity-photo-2023-02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sky-publicity-photo-2023-02-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sky-publicity-photo-2023-02-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\u201cSky\u201d is a software expert, and a composer and producer of music for film and streaming. Until the age of 20 he was a pre-professional pianist and organist. He founded or participated in the founding of a half-dozen software startups. Sky recently made and released a documentary film \u201cPlay It Again\u201d which tells stories of four musicians coming home to music after other careers.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e1f8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65e1f8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Jeanette Yu<\/h4>\n<p><em>Innovation Strategy, Creative Direction<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: inherit; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: inherit;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13592 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/JYu_thumbnail-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/JYu_thumbnail-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/JYu_thumbnail-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/JYu_thumbnail-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/JYu_thumbnail-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/JYu_thumbnail-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/JYu_thumbnail-1200x1200.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/JYu_thumbnail.jpeg 1234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Jeanette helps individuals and organizations understand, explore, and celebrate human connection. Her work focuses on what is \u201cjust beyond\u201d one\u2019s line of sight through creative concepting and the identification and stimulation of future technologies. A multicultural innovation strategist and creative instigator with degrees in Music, English, and Molecular Cell Biology, Jeanette develops strategies and experiences in and across cultures, communications, disciplines, and organizational ecosystems. She is a practitioner, learner, leader, and moonshot thinker.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb3c698 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb3c698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-node=\"5ebb27b7af70a\"><div data-node=\"5ebb27b7af7cd\"><div data-node=\"5a4bdaf84e081\"><h4>Board of Directors<\/h4><ul><li>Corty Fengler, Chair<\/li><li>Sylvia Chen, Treasurer<\/li><li>Lisa Zadek, Secretary<\/li><li><span style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: inherit; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: inherit;\">Lolly Lewis, Founder<\/span><\/li><li>Alessandra Aquilanti<\/li><li>Divesh Karamchandani<\/li><li>Nicholas Pavkovic<\/li><li>Erin Renfroe<\/li><li>James &#8220;Sky&#8221; Schuyler<\/li><li>Jeanette Wong<\/li><li>Jeanette Yu<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-node=\"5ebb27d9e90c9\"><div data-node=\"5ebb27d9e918b\"><div data-node=\"5ccf18a038d9a\"><h4>\u00a0Advisory Board<\/h4><ul><li>Rebecca Blum, Executive Director, Music in the Vineyards<\/li><li>Nan Keeton, Arts Consultant<\/li><li>David Landis, Former President, Landis Communications Inc.<\/li><li>Michael Roest, Founder, International Pride Orchestra<\/li><li>Jerome Simas, Clarinetist, San Francisco Symphony<\/li><li>Dee Spencer, Professor of Jazz and Musical Theatre in the School of Theatre &amp; Dance at San Francisco State University<\/li><li>Robin Sutherland, Principal Pianist, San Francisco Symphony <em>(in memoriam)<\/em><\/li><\/ul><h4>Partners and Sponsors<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df2197d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df2197d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6507986\" data-id=\"6507986\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9afb29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"a9afb29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"8855\" class=\"elementor elementor-8855\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8288c58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8288c58\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d137b44\" data-id=\"d137b44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dce-fix-background-loop elementor-element elementor-element-4d19c12 sponsor-grid elementor-widget elementor-widget-dce-acf-repeater-v2\" data-id=\"4d19c12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;dce_acf_repeater_format&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"dce-acf-repeater-v2.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dce-acf-repeater\"><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-grid\"><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfsymphony.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/SFS-black-square.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sfcmc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sponsors\/CMC-OPT.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sfcm.edu\/study\/continuing-education\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/SFCM_200.png\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drewschool.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/DrewSchoolLogo.png\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowden.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sponsors\/crowden2-OPT.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"dce-acf-repeater-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluebearmusic.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/amateurmusic.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blue-Bear-SoM_LOGO_SQ.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music is the language of connection. Whether we love playing and singing for pleasure, love performing music for our primary careers, or just love listening, music is how we share our deepest emotional selves. Music is available to everyone, regardless of skill, and to participate in music is one of life&#8217;s greatest pleasures. 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