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Asbury Conservatory music teacher Zack Clark, left, teaches Hannah Cobb how to play the guitar during a music lesson at Asbury United Methodist Church in Columbus. A pint-sized student sitting at the ...

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 ...