Music has more than a few magical abilities. It can connect us with others. It can connect us with something bigger than ourselves. It can connect us with the emotions we feel within. It can even help us express those emotions in unique ways. For the veterans who participate in the UTSA On-Corps band program, music is helping them check off all the boxes above.
On-Corps is a community engagement program offered to veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces by UTSA Arts at no cost. The band’s participants receive instrumental instruction and participate in live musical performances. The class meets two hours every Saturday in the fall and spring for group dival lessons in woodwind, brass and percussion instruments and for large band ensemble rehearsals.
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