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Nine-year-old Jayden wants to lead the trumpet section — and 21,000 Miami kids now get free music lessons

Nine-year-old Jayden Morisseau wants to lead the trumpet section at Miami's Little River K-8. Every week he gets free music classes through Young Musicians Unite, a nonprofit reaching about 21,000 students across 131 Miami-Dade schools. 'You get a lot of opportunities to go places, and you get better at playing your horns,' Jayden told CBS News Miami. 'Kids need a reason to show up to school, and kids need an opportunity to be seen,' said CEO Samie Gonzalez Zeira. In a music classroom, they're part of something bigger than themselves.

The upbeat factorWhen kids have a reason to show up, they show up.
✓ Verified · Good News Network · 2026-10-05 · USA
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