Another student in the semicircle of desks, Clay Hesse rubs his chin. They have some sense of what will follow. A day earlier, they listened in an assembly as songwriter Rob Seals introduced his plan. They already write every day in Mrs. Kruck's class. But, Mr. Seals wants them to go farther.
Every student has passion for and expertise on some facet of music.
Mr. Seals makes it personal. He begins playing an ordinary chord learned from listening to the band Rush as a teenager. Songwriting allows him to build a relationship with the grandfather he never met, Mr. Seals adds. He sings whatever comes into his mind while strumming. Some of it makes no sense.