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The Secret Song

"The Secret Song" chronicles the final months of Doug Goodkin’s 45-year career teaching music to children in San Francisco. Goodkin’s time-tested methods are thrown into disarray as the pandemic forces schools into “distance” learning, and a music program that always prioritized learning music through the ear, not the eye, has to find a way to keep the music playing and the learning going.

The Secret Song

1h 27m

"The Secret Song" chronicles the final months of Doug Goodkin’s 45-year career teaching music to children in San Francisco. Goodkin’s time-tested methods are thrown into disarray as the pandemic forces schools into “distance” learning, and a music program that always prioritized learning music through the ear, not the eye, has to find a way to keep the music playing and the learning going.

Episodes

  • The Secret Song: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Secret Song

    S1 E1 - 1h 27m

    "The Secret Song" chronicles the final months of Doug Goodkin’s 45-year career teaching music to children in San Francisco. Goodkin’s time-tested methods are thrown into disarray as the pandemic forces schools into “distance” learning, and a music program that always prioritized learning music through the ear, not the eye, has to find a way to keep the music playing and the learning going.

Extras + Features

  • Trailer: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trailer

    S1 - 30s

    "The Secret Song" chronicles the final months of Doug Goodkin’s 45-year career teaching music to children in San Francisco. Goodkin’s time-tested methods are thrown into disarray as the pandemic forces schools into “distance” learning, and a music program that always prioritized learning music through the ear, not the eye, has to find a way to keep the music playing and the learning going.

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