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[23 Apr 2010 | No Comment | ]

Kip McDonough 15 School for the Creative Arts celebrates Mardi Gras with its own parade
Today’s video illustrates an aspect of New Orleans’ musical culture that’s little known to people outside the city.
It’s this: New Orleans is one of the great centers of music education in the world.
In fact, the case can be made that the entire city is an open air Conservatory.
From generation to generation
One of the features that makes New Orleans so unique is how its music is passed down from generation to generation. …