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Second in a series looking at the state of mental health and well-being for children and teens in the Monadnock Region.For teens in the Monadnock region and beyond, the Avenue A Teen + Community Center in Antrim comes to life on Friday nights. Avenue.
MSD Wayne Orchestra Instructor Receives State Award
Julie Stuckert is in the midst of helping 23 high school students learn a piece by composer William Hofeldt called “Lullaby,” bar by bar, line by line.
Keeping time with the metronome on her cell phone, she begins in her upbeat voice: “One, two three, ready, set, go!”
She plays seven bars or so on her viola, and the students on her laptop screen follow along with their instruments – violin, viola, cello, and bass – at home. She is successfully teaching young musicians at the Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center a challenging piece of music, entirely virtually. Her strong ability to engage students in spite of the hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic may be one reason the Indiana American String Teachers Association has named Julie its Best New Teacher for 2020.