A Single Moment
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English - February 25, 2012 21:42 - 2 minutes - 1.42 MB - ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsVisual Arts Arts Society & Culture deleted message music poetry radio scenes voice Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
is the band director at O Perry Walker High school in New Orleans. He runs one of the best marching bands in the state along with a concert band and a Jazz ensemble. Rawlins doesn’t just teach kids to play an instrument though, he provides discipline for a lot of kids who live in a chaotic environment. He teaches them about commitment and the benefits of hard work and education. He puts in a tremendous amount of work at O Perry Walker. When you ask him what the reward is for the countless hours he puts into teaching he says it’s a single moment that lasts for one maybe two seconds.
This is an excerpt form a story I did a few years ago which you can listen to Wilburt Rawlins Jr. is also featured in the book
Photo by: Susan Poag / The Times-Picayune