Headwaters Youth Orchestra members practice outdoors

Members of the Headwaters Youth Orchestra practice outdoors Tuesday afternoon at the Headwaters School of Music and the Arts. From left, Melanie Hanson, the school’s orchestra director, leads Ian Kruse, Clarissa Masse, Lily Michalicek, Betty Wolfkoff, Caitlin Pickett and Isaac Kruse in a song. The orchestra has met on Tuesdays since October and has played at the Paul Bunyan Mall and at nursing homes. Hanson also teaches private lessons at the school. Laurie Swenson | Bemidji Pioneer