Music Instruments

Antonio Griffin, the music teacher at Commons Lane Elementary, leads his classroom in playing the djembe to Macklemore’s “Can’t Hold Us” on Friday, March 24, 2023, at the school in Florissant.

Florissant music teacher makes sure students have new djembes to learn African rhythms

Britny Cordera

Florissant music teacher Anthony Griffin raised over $700 for 10 African djembes for his first and second grade students at Commons Lane Elementary School. The drums will help students learn about music that is rooted in Black American heritage and culture.

Musical instruments will be available to check out at four St. Louis County libraries starting June 25, 2018.

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St. Louis County Library to offer musical instruments for check out

Marissanne Lewis-Thompson

A program at the St. Louis County Library will allow residents to check out an assortment of musical instruments starting Monday.The program is the first…

Sheldon Art Galleries Director Olivia Lahs-Gonzales takes a photo of Aurelia Hartenberger as she plays a bird ocarina from South America on 'Cityscape' on Feb. 6, 2015.

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Music Professor Donates Massive Instrument Collection

It started as a garage sale purchase, and grew. Last month, music professor Aurelia Hartenberger and her husband donated 2,500 instruments to the Sheldon…