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Street Performers

It's very nice to see young people using their time and talent for such positive endeavor. These young musicians play for the delight of everyone without expecting much in return. At the same time they get practice time for their own improvement and for playing in other venues. A big thanks and much respect for all street performers.

Homage to Elite Music Instruction first student

@AnthonyLaurella was Elite Music Instruction first student. He started playing the drums in 1996. Since then he has dedicated every day of his life to the drums. He went off to @BerkleeSchoolofMusic in Boston and came back to eventually become a #DrumTeacher for Elite Music Instruction. He has been in many bands in #SouthFlorida. The latest band being @LIveKillBand. Anthony, I could not be more proud of you. You are an #amazingperson. 

Jeff

Musical U.S. Presidents

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Can you name three U.S. presidents who played/ play a musical instrument?

Actually, there have been many more than three musical U.S. presidents. Here they are:

Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826) Third president of the United States, drafted the Declaration of Independence, and played the Violin & Cello.

John Quincy Adams (1767 – 1848) The sixth president of the United States formulated the Monroe Doctrine, and played the Flute.

John Tyler (1790-1862) The tenth president of the United States was the first Vice President to be elevated to the office of President by the death of his predecessor, played the violin.

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) The sixteenth president of the United States issued the Emancipation Proclamation and played the Violin.

Chester Alan Arthur (1829 – 1886) Became the 21st president of the United States following the assassination of President James A. Garfield. He played the Banjo.

Franklin Roosevelt (1882-1945) The 32nd President of the United States and the fifth cousin to President Theodore Roosevelt, played the piano and sang soprano in his school choir.

Woodrow Wilson (1856 – 1924) The 28th president of the United States and creator of the League of Nations, played the Violin and sang tenor in his college glee club.

Warren Harding (1865-1923) The 29th president of the United States organized the Citizen’s Cornet Band, available for both Republican and Democratic rallies. He once remarked that, “I played every instrument but the slide trombone and the E-flat cornet.”

Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) The 30th president of the United States was determined to preserve old moral and economic precepts amid American prosperity. He played the harmonica.

Harry Truman (1884 – 1972) The 33rd president of the United States who served during the conclusion of World War II, played the Piano.

Richard Nixon (1913 – 1994) The 37th president of the United States, who ended American fighting in Viet Nam and later resigned from office in the aftermath of the Watergate Scandal, was a classically-trained pianist and also played the accordion.

Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) The 40th president of the United States implemented the Reagan Revolution, which aimed to reinvigorate the American people and reduce their reliance upon Government. He played the harmonica.

Bill Clinton (born 1946) The 42nd president of the United States and the first Democratic president since Franklin D. Roosevelt to win a second term, plays the saxophone.