How has a musical instrument mattered to you?

Classical Minnesota Public Radio and the Minnesota Music Educators Association are launching Play it Forward, our first-ever used musical instrument drive on March 29.

In addition to collecting used band and orchestra instruments for K-12 schools across the state, we're gathering stories about how musical instruments have made a difference in people's lives. We'll be sharing these stories online and on air throughout April.

Tell us your story below.

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First Name *

Last Name *

City

State or Province

Postal Code *

E-mail *

Phone

Tell us a story about a musical instrument that was or is important to you.

How did you get your first instrument?

What instrument(s), if any, do you play today?

Please upload a photo of yourself and/or the instrument you talked about above. (No larger than 1 MB please)

Please give us a little background on this photo: names, date, location and the story behind it.

May we use your story as part of any on air or Web presentation? We may edit for length and clarity and will attribute your story with your full name and location. *

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Yes

May we post your photo on our Web site?

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Yes

Now we have a couple of biographical questions. You are not required to answer, but they are helpful in understanding your point of view.

In what year were you born?

What do you do for a living?

How do you describe your race or ethnicity?

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