Local music programs have notes, ready to change tune fall semester | COVID-19
(WorldNews Entertainment)

There are hundreds of cooped-up kids, anxious for shelter in place and distance learning to end so they can literally toot their horns, sounding their excitement over a return to normalcy. But that day isn’t any time soon, leaving local band teachers and students struggling to duplicate the magnificent sound, camaraderie, and atmosphere they are able to generate only when they’re physically together. Separated since mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic, local bands are bracing for a fall semester of online learning and isolation. “The students have a fantastic attitude, far better than I do,” said Christy Latham, music instructor at both Santa Cruz High and...