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Music Appreciation

MichMan

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1. When I was in 8th grade, I was chosen to be in a small group that visited every city department and created a presention

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Fri Jan 2, 2026, 06:51 PM

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Mayor's office, City Hall, Water & Sewer Dept, and several others I don't specifically remember since it was 55 years ago. We presented it to the entire school as I recall.

It was a racially mixed inner city school, and one of our team members chose the opening of this song as the background music for our slide show. First time I had ever heard it before.

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When I was in 8th grade, I was chosen to be in a small group that visited every city department and created a presention MichMan Jan 2 #1

That entire piece got me. It was the first time that I looked at a song as more than just accompaniment to the singer. . marble falls Jan 2 #2