Music is a very powerful force in society. It can be used to separate and bring people together. It can also be used to change lives. That was what happened to an old classmate of mine named Dante. When he was younger, Dante was not the perfect child. He constantly got into trouble. He would play with matches and fireworks. Once, he almost started a fire in his back yard. His grades in school were also terrible. His parents needed help. They knew they had to keep Dante out of trouble. They found a good piano teacher in Singapore.

The first time I met Dante was in my freshman year of high school. He was very disruptive in class. The teachers went to great lengths to avoid having him in their classrooms. Some teachers had no patience for Dante and kicked him out of class.…