... life. However, my opportunity with Mr. Silvestri has completely changed my life. My original goal with the eighth grade band was just to be a guy who taught jazz improv and phrasing while slipping in and out of the concert band time, but that idea did not last long. I found myself becoming immersed in a teacher's day and activities while learning how to run a band ... classroom. I jumped in at anytime I could to work with the students on any instrument (even if I didn't know anything about it) and to ... first chance if it wasn't for him. Every student that has had him wishes they coul...

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