Miami Hurricane, October 25, 2012

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Frost MusicReach connects two worlds
UM students inspire at-risk youth through mentoring program
In a small, cluttered room, a group
of five middle school students
gathers with their instruments –
guitars, basses and keyboards. They
begin to play and slowly, the indi-vidual
notes form into the ‘50s hit
“Lean on Me.”
In the corner, behind the drums,
is 25-year-old Geoffery Saunders, a
graduate student who is directing
the small band of musicians. Draw-ings
of musical beats are scribbled
on the whiteboard to help the stu-dents
follow along.
Saunders is part of Frost Musi-cReach,
a mentoring program that
pairs undergraduate and graduate
students at the Frost School of Music
with schools and community centers
in Miami-Dade County. The goal
is to help at-risk and low-income
middle and high school students by
teaching them music.
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PROMISING PROGNOSIS
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TEAM GEARS UP FOR EXHIBITION PAGE 9
The Miami Vol. 91, Issue 18 | Oct. 25 - Oct. 28, 2012 . HURRICANE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, SINCE 1929
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BY ALYSHA KHAN
ENTERPRISE EDITOR
LITTLE DRUMMER BOY: Marc Simplice, 13, performs a drum solo during a song written by his classmate at a rehearsal Wednesday evening for the Frost MusicReach band.
CAYLA NIMMO // PHOTO EDITOR
SEE MUSIC PAGE 4