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Practicing One's Responsibility For Freshman And Concert Orchestra

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As many people know, it's the responsibility of most older teens to take care of those younger than them. Not only that, but those who are older are set as examples for those younger than them. This seen within our school's music curriculum. Philharmonic orchestra and its members are seen as how most orchestra members should be like for Freshman and Concert orchestra. Practicing one's instrument while maintaining an average to excellent grades is a responsibility that must be done. As a member of Philharmonic, performing this responsibility is important. In fact, doing one's responsibility is important because it makes him/her trustworthy, and reliable.

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