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CALEB Way to go! 1

JOE Hang on, hang on. What are y’all laughing at?

The kids quiet down.

JOE So Connie got lost in it. That’s a good thing!

Connie stews in her seat, embarrassed, as Joe addresses the
class.

JOE Look, I remember one time… my dad took me to this jazz
club, and that’s the last place that I wanted to be. 2

Joe walks to the piano and starts playing while he explains.

JOE But then I see this guy. And he’s playing these chords with
fourths on it and then, with the minor. Whooo! Then
he adds the inner voices, and it’s like he’s… it’s like he’s
singing. And I swear, the next thing I know… it’s like he
floats off the stage. That guy was lost in the music. He was
in it, and he took the rest of us with him.

Joe finishes with a beautiful, dreamy flourish. The class is
captivated with his music.

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