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The group's founder hopes to instill leadership and collaboration skills in young students
NORFOLK, Va. — A group from Norfolk is using instruments to teach students about more than just music.
The Mosaic Steel Orchestra meets with local students twice a week at schools like Hodges Manor Elementary in Portsmouth to teach steelpan music.
Dr. Anthony Hailey founded the group in 2007 and expanded its reach with the "junior ensemble" to teach music in marginalized neighborhoods. Dr. Hailey said beyond learning new instruments, the students also learn about leadership and collaboration.
“The essence is the elementary, the after school but then once we do that, we really want to affect the whole community with this art form," said Dr. Anthony Hailey.
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