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‘It’s about the music:’ Local man passes on passion for music with his handmade instrument inspired by 1800s Appalachia
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Jimmy Loudermilk, owner of Coal Mountain Panjo, plays one of the instruments he made. - photo by Jeremy Coleman
Jimmy Loudermilk made his first instrument from a pan, an item found in most everyone’s kitchen, using the circular part of the pan to create the main base of the instrument and the handle to create the neck where he placed each of the three strings.
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How this Forsyth Central High School teacher is using his passion to prepare students for the world of film
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Jason Hanline helps his students as they finish filming their final project of the 2021-22 school year. - photo by Sabrina Kerns
From binging his favorite movies to making his own low-budget pieces, Jason Hanline has had a passion for film since he was a kid. Now, he teaches film to kids with that same kind of passion at the Central Film Academy.
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