an airplane. We know we’re go-
ing to land but don’t know in what
condition. It’s a journey we take
together and because I have so
much experience writing songs
I can always steer our project to-
ward something that will sound
good in the end with the students.
I’ve received hundreds of let-
ters from students telling me that
they now want to grow up and be
songwriters.”
Leon says each program is tai-
lored towards the school’s needs.
She has worked with kids in the
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deaf community, underserved kids
in Trenton, students with learning
disabilities, and with mainstream
students.
“Each program starts with a little
overview about what songwriting
is and how I believe that music is
magic,” said Leon. “I usually give a
little mini concert and sing a song
for the kids to qualify what I do as
a musician and singer songwriter.
We then get to whatever subject
we’re going to write about and
each student has an opportunity
to offer their ideas which I always
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