TUSD music programs will keep the tune despite distance learning

Distance learning will have a steady beat and melody at Tucson Unified School District.

'The show must go on,' that adage means more to students in TUSDs music programs than ever before.

'THE SHOW MUST GO ON,' THATADDAGE MEANS MORE TO STUDENTSIN T-U-S- D'S MUSIC PROGRAMSTHAN EVER BEFORE.

THEDISTRICT'S DIRECTOR OF FINEAND PERFORMING ARTS TELLSKGUN9 45-THOUSAND STUDENTS --FROM ELEMENTARY TO HIGH SCHOOL-- ARE INVOLVED IN SOME SORTOF MUSIC PROGRAM.

THE PROGRAMHAS FOUND WAYS TO ADAPT TODISTANCE LEARNING -- DISTRICTLEADERS SAY -- THROUGHTECHNOLOGY THAT HAS EXISTEDFOR SEVERAL YEARS.

FEDERALDOLLARS ARE PROVIDING A BACKUP NOTE TO THE ENSEMBLE OFMUSIC PROGRAMS AT T-U-S-DWHICH IS EXPERIENCING A NEWTUNE IT'S LEARNING TO PLAYWITH.

SOT JOAN ASHCRAFT, TUSDDIRECTOR OF FINE ANDPERFORMING ARTS WE HAVE NOTFACED ANYTHING LIKE THIS EVERBEFORE.

IT'S EXCITING THATTHESE KIDS ARE GOING TO BEABLE TO PLAY THEIR INSTRUMENTFROM HOME OR IN A ROOM IFTHERE ARE MAYBE 10 KIDS IN THEBAND ROOM THAT ARE ALL SPREADOUT WITH 6- FEET OFDISTANCING.

15SEC OUR 'SAFELYBACK TO SCHOOL' SERIES TAKES ALOOK AT HOW A PANDEMIC WON'TSTOP THE TUNES AT T-U-S-D'SMUSIC PROGRAMS. THAT'S COMINGTONIGHT ON KGUN 9 -- ROGELIOMARES KGUN 9 ON YOUR SIDEWE MAY BE DRIVING LESS DURINGTHE PANDEMIC-- BUT PRICES FORCAR INSUR