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CONFERENCE NEWSLETTER 2017 02 wmea.in Executive Director, WMEA Natalie Sarrazin, PhD us on this journey! Thank you all, and we're grateful to have you with undertaking. and we hope you'll join us for this amazing amazing this for us join you'll hope we and your profession and your future. The sky's the limit, the sky's The future. your and profession your propel WMEA forward. Help us to help you. This is This you. help to us Help forward. WMEA propel or nu, ok spot ies ad raiiy will creativity and ideas, support, work, input, Your only succeed with the help of every single member. single every of help the with succeed only NAfME, NAfME, or WMEA. This is your organization, and can in India. However, this organization is not owned by owned not is However,organization India. this in looking at unprecedented support for music education Now, with the help of our friends at NAfME, we are we NAfME, at friends our of help the Now,with Western Division President, and Denese, here we are! Stefaniak, Director of Membership,Russ Sperling, Sperling, Membership,Russ of Director Stefaniak, f ihe Baele Eeuie ietr Thomas Director, Executive Blakeslee, Michael of overwhelmingly positive, and through the leadership the through and positive, overwhelmingly , NAfME's response was a w e s n o p s e r s ' E M f A N y, l l u f k n a h T . ) s i h t and I knew somehow I would be working with her on the crowd as they announced her as the new President, doesn't know it, but I was standing right behind her in Odegaard, collaboration.(Denese a of possibility the in November and approached the leadership about leadership the approached and November in NAfME's National Conference in Nashville, Tennessee months after I returned from India, I was attending was I India, from returned I after months el s hi iceil ary f eore. few A resources. of array incredible their as well aware of their excellence and vision for the eld, as eld, the for vision and excellence their of aware Education. As a lifelong member of NAfME, I was well thought of the National Association for Music Music for Association National the of thought support it would need to pull this off, I immediately I off, this pull to need would it support hnig ha a t wee MA ih gt the get might WMEA where to as ahead Thinking Poonam have had long before I showed up. trig msc soito ta Rts, nl, and Anjli, Ritesh, that association music a starting o o oehn t fll te 0ya ln ga of goal long 20-year the fulll to something do to trying to imitate their favorite artists. We knew we had guitar chords for songs - listening repeatedly to songs they scoured the internet trying to learn how to play to how learn to trying internet the scoured they saw the powerful presence music had in their lives as I music. make to wanting students from enthusiasm better, and learn more for their students - and so much and desire on the part of music teachers wanting to do music education background, I saw so much passion about music teachers in India. Coming from a strong Khokhar, Poonam Burman and I began a discussion a began Khokhar,I and PoonamBurman h s e t i R , a t a M i l j n A e h t that yesterday like seems It pipe dream not too long ago. a just was this that imagine izig ae t s ad to hard is it pace dizzying we've moved ahead at such a nln o a ie i 2015, in idea an of inkling Although WMEA was just an just was WMEA Although I could not be more excited! more be not could I advance music education in India. provide information on advocacy which will specically for Indian music educators, and professional development opportunities opportunities development professional MA s n uiu psto t design to position unique a in is WMEA 1,30,000 members. Along with NAfME, NAfME, with Along members. 1,30,000 organizations in the world, with over over with world, the in organizations the US. NAfME is one of the leading arts leading the of one is NAfME US. the Organization for Music Education based in l a n o i t a N e h t , E M f A N f o e t a i l f A WMEA is the rst overseas Federated Federated overseas rst the is WMEA teachers. quality professional development for music by providing institutional guidance and and guidance institutional providing by is to positively affect music learning in India across India. The mission of the association to support music and music education education music and music support to Contents (WMEA) is a non-prot organization formed h Wsen ui Euain Association Education Music Western The the classroom Article review:Guitarteachingin Classroom RunningEfciently Simple Ways toKeep yourMusic Recruiting andRetainingStudents Focusing ontheClassroom: Assembly Reections onNAfME'sNational Message fromthePresident Board ofDirectors Presenters -2017 Weekend Program Welcome fromNAfMEleadership Conference 2017 Letter fromtheExecutiveDirector ABOUT US ABOUT 20 22 17 15 12 10 08 06 05 04 02 fb/wmeaindia 03 04 wmea.in wonderful weekend of music! keep you informed on going on in music all over India. We thank you for joining us for this We’d also like to introduce you to our Newsletter, which will be published 3 times a year to conducting. teacher and Music Director of the Capital City Minstrels, who will address aspects of choral efre Ssi d Ro as wo il ics SnetAl ad ida By, music Boyd, Lindsay and Sangeet4All, discuss will who Haas, Rao de Saskia performer Malik, member of the rock band Parikrama talking about artist promotion, Indian music Indian promotion, artist about talking Parikrama band rock the of member Malik, include Sunit Tandon, President, Delhi Music Society, who will speak about Opera, Subir Opera, about speak will who Society, Music Delhi Tandon,President, Sunit include curriculum and standards, and the future of Music Education in India. Our other presenters esos n ui euain including education, music on sessions prig wo il rsn kyoe and keynotes present will who Sperling, the NAfME Western Division President Russ NAfME President Denese Odegaard, and Odegaard, Denese President NAfME ete Ldi od ad il etr the feature will and Road, Lodhi Centre, il ae lc a te ni International India the at place take will education in India. This year’s conference year’s This India. in education to hear topics regarding the future of music US will gather in Delhi on Sunday, July 23rd music educators from across India and the New Era for Music Education in India,” and The theme for this year’s conference is “Ais conference year’s this for theme The welcome!! Odegaard, and Russ Sperling, Western Division President, to whom we extend a very warm hs er I adto w hv te rt perne f AM’ Peiet W Denese We President, NAfME’s of appearance rst the have we addition In year. this This is WMEA’s 3rd annual conference, and we have an incredible array of talent joining us JOIN MEMBERSHIP Western MusicEducationAssociation CONFERENCE 2017 WMEA wmea.in Aude Priya Engel. President Russ Sperling, and soprano Odegaard, Western Division Division Western Odegaard, of judges, including NAfME President panel international an by evaluated Conference. The choirs will be be will choirs The Conference. Sunday’s at perform to opportunity will compete for rst place, and for an from 9am to 1pm. The top 10 choirs Kailash of East International, School take place on July 22nd at Bluebells at 22nd July on place take addition of a Choir Festival, which will Something new this year is the the is year this new Something fb/wmeaindia 05 D e a r W M E A C o n fAttendees, e r e n c e On behalf of the Western Western Division of t h e N a t i o n a l A s s o c i a t i o n f o r Music Education (NAfME), I extend m y ww e l a c o m r e m t o e t s h e t conference! Dr. Sam Tsugawa, Western Division President-elect and professor at Brigham Young University, and Dr. David Fullmer, Fullmer, Western Division Past President and professor at Snow College, join me in welcoming WMEA into our division! We are thrilled to include a new association that holds that association new a include to thrilled so much promise for the growth of our profession in India. in profession The other Western Division music education afliates of NAfME include Arizona (AMEA), California, (CMEA), Hawaii (HMEA), Nevada (NMEA) and Utah (UMEA). The presidents of those associations of all and and Division, Western their the to you welcome members also us look forward to new relationships and opportunities to learn from one another. one from learn to opportunities My “day job” is as Director of Visual and Performing Performing Arts for the San Diego Unied School District, a district of about 110,000 students Kindergarten through 12th grade. My grade. 12th through Kindergarten students role is to coordinate all arts programs and instruction for dance, music, theatre and visual and theatre music, dance, for instruction arts. I also teach the concert band class as an as class band arts. concert the teach also I adjunct professor at Grossmont Community College so I can remain a teacher at least once least at teacher a remain can I so College per week in the evening. I look forward to sharing my experience with you as a music educator, educator, school district administrator, and long-serving MEA leader. MEA long-serving I am very excited to be in New Delhi for this conference, and I look forward to meeting and and meeting to forward look I and conference, collaborating from you. Best wishes for a great a for wishes Best you. from collaborating day of professional learning! professional of day Sincerely, Sperling Russ
D e a rMembers, W M E A Welcome to the 3rd Annual 2017 We s t e r n M u s i c E d u c a t i o n A s s o c i a t i o n Conference and to and Conference another school year! I bring you greetings and best Welcome from NAfME from Welcome wishes from our NAfME Executive Board and How exciting to have the premiere of a new staff. music association in India – one in which we can partner to share ideas and collaborate to bring the rich diversity of music education to Any time you participate in professional members in both countries. both in members development, such as this conference, you energize your teaching and build relationships build and teaching your energize with other inspiring music educators. This week, This educators. music inspiring other with Russ Sperling, NAfME Western Division President, President, and I will be able to learn about music education here in India and listen to what to listen and India in here education music your needs are as music educators and as an association. We are devoted to providing the resources you need and, with this technology, Thank you to Anjali Mata, Ritesh Khokhar, and Khokhar, Ritesh Mata, Anjali to you Thank can happen easily. happen can Natalie Sarrazin for having the vision to initiate to vision the having for Sarrazin Natalie the formation of this association with the National Association for Music Education in the in Education Music for Association National United States. We are thrilled to share ideas Thank you for the joy of music you bring to your to bring you music of joy the for you Thank and music education strategies with WMEA. with strategies education music and Denese Odegaard Denese President NAfME Sincerely, students and we hope your time inspiring! together and benecial is 06 wmea.in Western MusicEducationAssociation(WMEA)“Western-The 10:00 1:45 for MusicEducation(NAfME)andRussSperling,WesternDivisionPresident 4:15 12:15 -SaskiaRaodeHaas,“Sangeet4All:strategies forimplementingmusic 2:30 -Keynote1:DeneseOdegaard,PresidentoftheNationalAssociation -LindsayBoyd,“Leading fromthePodium-ConductingtoInspire” 9:30 11:30 -WMEAAssociationMeeting:RiteshKhokhar,NatalieSarrazin 3:30 -RussSperling,“ClassroomMusicinUnited States Schools” “NAfME andIndia:ANewErainMusicEducation”“NAfME -WelcomeNatalieSarrazin,ExecutiveDirector,WMEA WMEA BoardofDirectorsMeeting -SubirMalik,“ArtistManagement And Promotions” -DeneseOdegaard,“Assessment andStandards” WEEKEND PROGRAM 10:45 9:00 10:30 India InternationalCentre,NewDelhi 9:45 education intheIndianClassroom” -Registration(Chai/Coffee),Vendors -SunitTandon, “AppreciatingOpera” Bluebells InternationalSchool Saturday, July22nd -Keynote2:AnjliMata,President East ofKailash, NewDelhi -ChoirFestivalWinnerPerforms Sunday, July23rd 3:15 Festival ofChoirs 1:00 -Chai/CoffeeBreak 5:00 Indian context” -Lunch(provided) -Wrap-up fb/wmeaindia 07 manoke 08 wmea.in Citation for Leadership twice. ASTA the received and Strings and Orchestra was chair of the Committee on School School on Committee the of chair was Board (NAfME). While on the ASTA Board, she the National Association for Music Education Music for Association National the String Teachers Association Board (ASTA) and (ASTA) Board TeachersAssociation String includes board member for both the American orchestra for 33 years. National service service National years. 33 for orchestra Arts Curriculum Specialist, and has taught taught has and Specialist, Curriculum Arts Child, 2015, SUNY Open Press. teaching method book entitled Music and the and Music entitled book method teaching Music for the Classroom, 2008, and a music a and 2008, Classroom, the for Music frel MN) ulcto ette Indian entitled publication MENC) (formerly 06 Se s lo h ato o a NAfME an of author the also is She 2016. Voice, Memory, Voice, Identity, Routledge, Routledge, Identity, Voice, Memory, Voice, Film: Indian Contemporary in Music (2013), Rural Musical Worlds” for an Oxford Handbook dcto, nldn “hlrns ra and Urban “Children's including Education, ui, hlrns ui i Ida ad Music and India, in music Children's music, t on Hpis nvriy Ntle s the is author Natalie of numerous publications University.on Indian lm Hopkins Johns at in Music Education from Peabody Conservatory Maryland, College Park, and a Master's degree Ethnomusicology from the University of of University the from Ethnomusicology Children program. Dr. Sarrazin holds a Ph.D. in music curriculum in an Interdisciplinary Arts for the teaches and Studies, Music of coordinator PRESENTERS - 2017 Schools Performing Performing Schools Public Dakota) (North Fargo the currently is (2016-2018). Denese Denese (2016-2018). (NAfME) in the US US the in (NAfME) for Music Education Education Music for National Association Association National is President of the the of President is eee Odegaard Denese NY, where she is is she where NY, Brockport, at College rofessor at The h T t a r o s s e f o Pr e t a i c o s s A n a founder of WMEA and ietr n c - co and Director s h Executive the is PhD Sarrazin, Natalie Parliament of India. Television Channel, Lok Sabha Secretariat, Secretariat, Sabha Lok Channel, Television Chief Executive Ofcer of the Lok Sabha Sabha Lok the of Ofcer Executive Chief she was the Principal for 15 years. establishing the Theme Music Institute, of which music for over 40 years and was instrumental in specializing in Piano. She has been teaching been has She Piano. in specializing and promoting school bands. Concert Band,andisanexpertondeveloping Russ is the Director of the Grossmont College Grossmont the of Director the is Russ h Clfri Msc dcto Association. Education Music California the publications. contributed to several GIA, NAfME and Corwin authored the ASTA Curriculum (Alfred), and has Choir, Orchestra and General Music (GIA), co- Curriculum and Assessment Writing for Band, for Writing Assessment and Curriculum Assistance with Standards-based Music Music Standards-based with Assistance 101: Writing Curriculum authored Odegaard the country, as well as well country,as the of Institute Journalism Communication and and Communication s s a M r e i m e r p Communication, the the Communication, Indian Institute of Mass Director General of the held the posts of of posts the held ui Tandon Sunit served as President of President as served s a h d n a , t c i r t s i D l o o h c S d e i n U Arts for the San Diego Visual and Performing of Director the is Russ India. 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Lindsay Ross Boyd Ross Lindsay has been teaching a n d w o r k i n g internationally with a special focus in India since 2012. She was Director of Bands at a high school in North Saskia Rao de Haas cellist, musicologist, music educator, and composer from the Netherlands based in New Delhi, India. She creator the as known is of the Indian cello and cello Indian the of as a master performer of Indian Classical music. Her Guru, Hariprasad Chaurasia said about her “she has been taught by God and everyone should listen to her music”. Her collaborative work with her life partner Pandit Shubhendra Rao is hailed as 'movingly meditative' innovative and transforming the face the transforming and innovative meditative' of Indian music. She has designed the music curriculum Sangeet4All that is implemented in leading schools and NGO's across the NCR. She She NCR. the across NGO's and schools leading conducts research in 'Indian music education: ‘from Indian cello to classroom' and runs, together with her husband, the NGO The Shubhendra and Saskia Rao foundation to encourage and empower children through Indian classical music. classical Indian Dakota, USA before being appointed as Director of Bands at School. Woodstock She is currently the Head of the Music Department at Pathways World School World Pathways in Gurgaon and Music Director of The Capital City Minstrels, the premier performing chorus in New Delhi. In addition to conducting wind band and chorus, she was appointed Music Director and Conductor of the Buffalo Community Orchestra Community Buffalo the of Conductor in Buffalo, Minnesota, USA. Lindsay has recently has Lindsay USA. Minnesota, Buffalo, in published a wind band piece, "Malkauns" under "Malkauns" piece, band wind a published includes that Company Publishing Leonard Hal aspects of Hindustani music for a traditional western ensemble. Ms. Boyd received her Master of Music degree in Instrumental Conducting at the University of Minnesota, and Minnesota, of University the at Conducting a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education Fargo. in University State Dakota North at is is a Subir Malik keyboardist for and founding member of t h e r o c k b a n d , Parikrama, one of the of one Parikrama, most successful rock b a n d s i n I n d i a n history. Parikrama began in 1991 in Ritesh Khokhar Vice-President and co- founder of WMEA, and is one of the most promising pianist and music educators to hail from the capital city of New Delhi in recent He is a well-known news and current affairs anchor on Indian national television (Doordarshan and Lok Sabha Television) and a and Television) Sabha Lok and (Doordarshan radio broadcaster. He is also active as a theatre a as active also is He broadcaster. radio director director and actor, with approximately 150 productions productions to his credit. He is currently President the of the Delhi Music Society, Delhi's oldest society devoted to the promotion of western classical music education and appreciation, as well as the Director of Yatrik, group. theatre oldest capital's the Delhi, with inspiration from Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, and The Doors. The band performs hundreds of shows per year internationally, nationally and and has opened for Iron Maiden on several occasions. Parikrama infuses Indian classical instruments into their works alongside the regular rock instrumentation. Subir is also owner of the Artist the of owner also is Subir instrumentation. management company - Parikrama Inc, which Inc, Parikrama - company management bands specializes in alternative entertainment, from many genres (jazz, blues, rock, Bollywood, country, and retro) and exclusive artists such as Flamenco Guitarists, Egyptian etc. harpists, years. He is the Chief Executive of Bridge Music Music Bridge of Executive Chief the is He years. Academy, Brand Ambassador for Roland, Academic Consultant with Trinity College London, London, Former Core Trainer for Piano with Yamaha Music Foundation, Senior Music Consultant with Music Basti (an NGO working music). through risk at children with 10 wmea.in composes as well as teaches. specializes in piano performance, and and performance, piano in specializes Academy Kohima in Nagaland. Khyo Khyo Nagaland. in Kohima Academy Khyo Ngully is the Director of the Music Music the of Director the is Ngully Khyo [email protected] KHYO NGULLY teaching of Parsi children. traditional and cultural the in specializes also has taught piano in Delhi for over 30 years. She Mrs. Mehta is a private piano instructor,who piano private a is Mehta Mrs. [email protected] Mrs. KERMAN MEHTA Delhi. He also enjoys learning the piano. managing partner of R. Khattar & Associates in r Katr s catrd conat and accountant, chartered a is Khattar Mr. Chartered Associates, Accountants & Khattar R. Partner, Managing [email protected] RANJIT KHATTAR Furtado and Sons. musical instruments and sheet music for for music sheet and instruments musical he specializes as an importer and distributor of Director of Furtados Music in Mumbai, where Mumbai, in Music Furtados of Director Mr. Gomes is a music businessman and and businessman music a is Gomes Mr. [email protected] ANTHONY L GOMES currently studying piano. eh. e s asoae bu msc n is and music about passionate is He Delhi. who practices mostly at the Supreme Court of Court Supreme the at mostly practices who Rajiv Dutta is a Senior Advocate by profession, 9810020468 [email protected] RAJIV DUTTA Music stores and schools in India. Westernoldest the of one Chennai, in Musical Mr. Sachin Das is the President of Musee Musee of President the is Das Sachin Mr. [email protected] SACHIN H. DAS Board ofDirectors handmade products. Manager. Her hobbies include creating creating include hobbies Her Manager. Advisory as both Regional and General General and Regional both as Advisory with companies like Cipla Ltd, Innovest Innovest Ltd, Cipla like companies with Prachi has worked with Corporate for 15 years [email protected] Joint Secretary, Ex-ofcio Noida. choral director at Father Agnel School in in School Agnel Father at director choral Music in Delhi where she instructs piano, and a r. umn s msc ece fr Theme for teacher music a is Burman Mrs. [email protected] Secretary POONAM BURMAN with Trinity College London in India. Music for Consultant Academic and ROLAND Music Academy, Brand Ambassador for for Ambassador Brand Academy, Music Mr. Khokhar is the Chief Executive for Bridge for Executive Chief the is Mr.Khokhar [email protected] Vice President / Treasurer RITESH KHOKHAR the Trinity College London for North India. for coordinator area the and Head Academic Mrs. Anjli Mata senior piano teacher, National [email protected] President ANJLI MATA courses. teaches ethnomusicology and music education for the State University of New York, and and York, New of University State the for Dr.ProfessorMusic Associate of an is Sarrazin Brockport soit Poesr f ui, h Clee at College The Music, of Professor Associate [email protected] Executive Director NATALIE SARRAZIN WMEA Executive Board PRACHI CHANDEL PRACHI fb/wmeaindia 11 12 wmea.in whole music community. ourselves and broaden our vision to include the as teachers, have to start thinking beyond just beyond thinking start to have teachers, as protection of rights. To make this a success we, professional development, counseling, and and counseling, development, professional educators in India and offering them them offering and India in educators ih vso o gtig oehr l music all together getting of vision a with became a reality. It is a non-prot organisation garnering support from NAfME, WMEA WMEA NAfME, from support garnering years down the line, with Natalie’s initiative of initiative Natalie’s with line, the down years ae h sm poesoa ise ad two and issues professional same the have pk t mn tahr, h al emd to seemed all who teachers, many to spoke ahead by starting with a music conference. We hka ad onm umn t tk this take to Burman, Poonam and Khokhar couple of times we decided, along with Ritesh with along decided, we times of couple ln te ae ie ad fe meig a meeting after and lines same the along conditions in India. We found we were thinking conducting research on Music Teaching Teaching Music on research conducting In 2015, I met Natalie Sarrazin who was was who Sarrazin Natalie met I 2015, In As the saying goes ‘better late than never.’ time for the pot to boil over – almost 40 years! simmering within me, however it took a long a took it however me, within simmering something positive for my colleagues kept kept colleagues my for positive something The idea to make a difference and do do and difference a make to idea The that was due to this talented group of people. of group talented this to due was that ee o sen te eonto ad respect and recognition the seeing not were We missing. something was there felt always make a career out of it. However, somewhere I and young teachers join this profession trying to my mission in life. I have seen the interest grow From then till now Music Education has been has Education Music now till then From started my journey in Kolkata at the age of 19. 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Education HILL DAY in of the National Association for Music participated Director), (Executive Sarrazin President), Anjli Mata (President), and Natalie and (President), Mata Anjli President), (Vice Khokhar Thursday,Ritesh On 29th, June National Assembly (“Hill Day”) REFLECTIONS on NAfME’s NAfME’s on REFLECTIONS Capitol Hill, Washington, DC ee ree ad h iprac ta was that given to importance WMEA by the ALL NAfME and ofcials and greeted were ely oce b te amh ih hc we which with warmth the by touched really remembers how well received she was. “I was “I was. she received well how remembers eet ebr f h NfE aiy Anjli family. NAfME the of member newest MA s ecmd ih pn rs s the as arms open with welcomed is WMEA and performances! sessions information workshops, meetings, of the National Assembly - there were three days three were there - Assembly National the Hill Day wasn’t the only thing that happened for warmly.” ee o Aeia te wloe u very us welcomed they American not were oehn w se n ni! vn huh we though Even India! in see we something group to speak their mind. This is denitely the not encouraging attentive, courteous, were knowledgeable, They advocated. being was ogese/oe oe dat ih what with dealt ofces congressmen/women d n a s ’ r o t a n e s e h t t a s r e f f a t young s the how the was most me impressed then of course the meetings itself. What What itself. meetings the course of then National Anthem. “We were glad they supplied sang three patriotic songs, including the the including songs, patriotic three and sang assembled we where park, Capitol the Washington, DC. From there, we all walked to station for the hour ride into downtown downtown into ride hour the for station 7m eatr wl t te ers metro nearest the to walk departure 7am a Hill Day began early, at 6am for breakfast and through layers of “red tapism” and security!” something like this in India would mean going curious to see how it works because trying to do doae o te S ui euaos and educators, music US the for advocate going into US senate ofces at Capitol Hill to Hill Capitol at ofces senate US into going Hill.“I was excited that I, as an Indian, would be was her rst time visiting the ofces on Capitol had visited the US on several occasions prior, it with music education advocacy. 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It is the educator’s responsibility to sell students and their parents on the value of signing up for an their parents on the value of signing music. in course elective Taking Action through Positive Experiences Positive through Action Taking Among the reasons offered by parents and youngsters for NOT participating in music are a are music in participating NOT for youngsters benets and nature the about told be to failure of ensemble participation; lack of information about costs and available instrument rental plans; and concern over the amount of time that must be devoted in order to participate Music educators are challenged to provide a successfully. successfully. program that can successfully compete with the with compete successfully can that program out and in both time student on demands many of school. Additionally, many administrators and school boards base their budget decisions budget their base boards school and on student numbers. A static or declining enrollment may doom music departments to static or declining budgets, staff reductions and reductions staff budgets, declining or static reduced course offerings. Recruiting and retaining as many students as possible is vital. Without recruiting, public school music could disappear. disappear. 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