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Nates smiles and waves his right hand as he talks in front of the entrance of a large theater as people enter. Caption. "We're going behind the scenes at the Broadway hit, Wicked."

Young man in a baggy blue shirt bends over to look at a shiny French horn propped up in a case with red velvet inside. Behind him is a stage with 3 short pillars and other props on it.

Animation of a man wearing a teal jacket and black bowtie playing a cello. Background is a real black and white photo of a nineteen hundreds military band. Caption. I played in the high school orchestra.

Multi-story rectangular glass building front with triangular glass sides. Building is surrounded by white stone promenades that slope upwards from the bottom to the top side of the building. A pond in the foreground is surrounded by stonework paths.

A middle-aged and a senior man speak to each other in front of camera. Behind them is a display of several trophies and plaques. Caption. Vic, it is an honor to be here. I'm excited to see the process.

Boy with furrowed brow and white strap over his shoulder stands front and center. 2 boys hold instruments and stand behind him to each side.

Illustration of a black-haired girl and a penguin holding out their arms and standing on a big ice sheet floating in water. Caption. "He sways to the music as he shuffles his feet."

3 girls behind music stands play the clarinet in a living room setting. A man in collared shirt and necktie sits on a piano bench across from them. Caption. Kate as Narrator. We always start the lesson by doing scales.

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Cartoon of Groovy Joe holding a red guitar next to a mouse wearing sunglasses with a blue door in background. Caption. Who's there?

Blurry image of slender, leafy green trees with grass in the foreground. Caption. And the truth is, so am I.

Girl in a red turtleneck glances to the side and parts lips with teeth showing in a slight smile. Caption. Well, I'm thankful that I got a voice.

Several Zimbabweans in wheelchairs who make up the band Liyana sing into microphones and play instruments on a street, while others look on.

Black and white image of 3 men seated across from a woman, all in business attire. Caption. Byck turned to Dwight Anderson, dean of the School of Music.

Closeup of a bronze drum with a white top and 2 drumsticks with green knobs on the end. In the background in dim light is a person sitting on stairs on a stage looking over toward the drum.

Two line graphs with multiple overlapping, rising and falling lines. Graphs are labelled Reproducing Topoplot and Improvising Topolot. Caption: when professional musicians are playing composed music

Two people sitting at computer screens while a person on stage plays a wind instrument. Caption: to teach the computer to play the clarinet too.

Two people, one of them singing. Caption: A hundred thousand miles an hour

Five people dancing and singing. Caption: It's a marvelous night for a moon dance

Group of young people singing and dancing. Caption: We are the place to be in the galaxy

Young girl sitting in her bed singing. Caption: S-P-A-C-E

Four people, one man tossing an apple into the air. Caption: Gravity rules our planet

Ballerina performing on stage stands on the ball of 1 foot as she raises her other leg slightly off the ground. Her arms are straight and extended down and slightly back. A male dancer stands behind her and in position, ready to lift her.

Young man in a baggy blue shirt demonstrates how to play a violin in front of a dimly lit stage.

Still frame of a verdant courtyard with a person partially obscured behind a beige column. Caption. It looks like an uncomplicated instrument.

Cartoon of people on the staircase at the entry of a poorly lit large house. Caption: Oh, Well, nobody home. Let's go.

Man with short hair named Nate talks to a woman with curly brown hair. They stand in front of elaborate accessories and costumes on hangers. The woman hold up 1 of the hangers with her right hand. Caption. "Where do you get ideas to make this?"

2 teenage boys in an auditorium setting, 1 holds drumsticks and the other looks down at a drum.

Person with long hair stands in front of a dimly lit stone stage and a wooden bench demonstrating how to play the oboe.