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Music is at the heart of Austin and the nonprofit program “A Chance to Rock” is offering free music lessons, access to musical instruments, and professional performance experiences to children in ...

1 of 8 — Nikia Cliff II, 6, throws paper airplanes with his Major Chords for Minors piano instructor, Bruce Leaman, after Cliff's lesson. "I had a lesson cancellation," Leaman explained. "So we're ...