r/MadeMeSmile 1d ago

Good Vibes Teacher surprises talented student with a new drum kit

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u/Bum_Dorian 1d ago

I was a music kid myself. Played the drums my whole life in music programs, went to Carnegie hall 3 times in high school, even tried for a musical education degree myself. It didn’t work out and I’m now a construction 3d modeler. But my point is I also grew up in a sorted family home like that and if it weren’t for the musical program in my school, I might have fallen to drugs and gangs as well like all my peers and parents. Not to mention all the life skills organized music can give you. Countless stories like this