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  • Benjamin Franklin High School
  • New Orleans, LA
  • HBCU Alum
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Do you remember your first concert? It's exciting, but you are afraid you are going to miss a note. There are times when music looks like a pigeon has skipped on a piece of paper. Especially in the dark of the stage! Playing publicly is enough stress. You don't need to be totally in the dark. (not figuratively, hopefully!) The light system we chose is a Proline PLD4A with dual arm flex light. It comes with a power adapter which is super convenient, as it can save batteries. The two flexible necks and four light levels allow two musicians to share the lights, which is helpful. The lights can be dimmed or set in full power, depending on the need. Please let the light shine on our sheet music! Your gift will make a huge difference! It's going to be like night and day! Thank you very much for considering our project.

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Do you remember your first concert? It's exciting, but you are afraid you are going to miss a note. There are times when music looks like a pigeon has skipped on a piece of paper. Especially in the dark of the stage! Playing publicly is enough stress. You don't need to be totally in the dark. (not figuratively, hopefully!) The light system we chose is a Proline PLD4A with dual arm flex light. It comes with a power adapter which is super convenient, as it can save batteries. The two flexible necks and four light levels allow two musicians to share the lights, which is helpful. The lights can be dimmed or set in full power, depending on the need. Please let the light shine on our sheet music! Your gift will make a huge difference! It's going to be like night and day! Thank you very much for considering our project.

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