Steven Venz

Elementary Music Specialist for the LAUSD

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Elementary Music Specialist for the Los Angeles Unified School District and Administrator of all the LAUSD elementary music-arts teachers

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For the first time in years, state money is flowing to public schools for the teaching of music, just as the Los Angeles Philharmonic hires a new conductor who is a poster boy for…

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For the first time in years, state money is flowing to public schools for the teaching of music, just as the Los Angeles Philharmonic hires a new conductor who is a poster boy for…

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