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Conducted and created by Assistant Director Major Jason K. Fettig, the Marine Band presents its annual Young People's Concert: "Sound Off!" at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 14, 2013, at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Va.The band will kick off the concert with familiar music from the movies then suddenly the sounds will disappear and the concert-goers must consider a world without any music at all. Throughout the concert, Maj. Fettig and the band will help the audience re-build sound from the ground up, exploring piece-by-piece the most important ingredients of the musical mixture, including melody, harmony, rhythm, and form.The band will provide the live soundtrack for improvised skits and spontaneous artwork created by young people and members of the audience during the show. It promises to be a fun-filled afternoon of musical discovery and a unique experience the entire family can share in together. The concert is free and no tickets are required.
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