Morning Insider Lauren Victory takes us inside a new program defying those odds through an older genre of music.
himself is a three-time Grammy-nominated, Emmy-award winning, Blues Hall of Famer with 50 years of experience. "To see youngsters get excited and be able to grasp the significance of this music and have fun with it – it does your heart good," Branch said.
It does Ware's confidence good, too. Breakout sessions give the students one-on-one time with specific instruments. Ware loves to practice his drumming skills. "He [the band's drummer] told me that before he got up there, he made a lot of mistakes," said Ware who felt at ease after hearing it'll take a lot of practice to get good so it's okay if he makes some errors."It's in the range of $30,000," said principal and Legal Charter Prep CEO Sam Finkelstein. He tells CBS 2 this class is only possible because of fundraising by, a non-profit trying to bring more Blues programming to small-sized Chicago high schools especially on the west and south sides. "We haven't really had an opportunity to have an actual music program at Legal Prep. We're a small school, about 250 students, and so it's just not in the budget," said Finkelstein. The 14-week pilot program needs support to continue after this semester. Chicago Blues Revival used private donations to make the music happen this round. Organizers are applying for some grants too but tell us that money usually isn't awarded until a pilot program is completed. The student musicians just wrapped up their fourth week.
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