Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Pearl Director of Education Thom Hannum sits with fellow Educational Advisory Board members Lalo Davila & John Wooton to talk about the state of education.

0:00 Intro
0:18 Challenges of educators
2:05 Level of current-day students
3:57 Electronic instruments & AI
7:27 Accessibility to music programs
10:37 The importance of a percussion methods class

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