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Rancho High School senior Jeremy Valdez walked out of band class Jan. 25 with something new. "Confidence," he said. "They've shown us you can really do it. You just have to work at it." Valdez, who ...

New research from the United Kingdom suggests that people who play in a brass band experience a wide array of mental and physical health benefits — partly from playing an instrument, and, in part, ...