COLUMBIA — A Maury County Public Schools student is getting well-deserved recognition for her songwriting. Aubree Harper was congratulated by the school system after completing a songwriting unit developed in collaboration with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, according to a post on the Maury County Public Schools Facebook page.
Middle Tennessee sits at the center of American music history, and programs that connect students to the craft of songwriting do something schools too rarely accomplish — they give young people a language for what they feel and a skill they can carry for life. Maury County's proximity to Nashville is a gift, and initiatives like this one put it to good use. Congratulations to Aubree and to the teachers who made this opportunity possible.