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Greg & Steve's special audience

It is perhaps fitting that the tune on which children's songwriters and vocalists Greg and Steve ended their March 14 Bakersfield concert was titled "The World Is A Rainbow." They sang of "many kinds of colored flowers, many kinds of people, you be you, and I'll be me, look what happens when we stir it up, when we are together it is such a sight to see." Included in the audience that day were students from the Kern County Superintendent of Schools' severely disabled class at the Harry W. Blair Learning Center. It was an audience to which Greg Sclesa and Steve Millang could relate. What they do grew out of their experiences as special needs teachers in Los Angeles 32 years ago. "We worked seven years in special education and have a close affinity with these kids," said Sclesa. "We know its an audience that deserves a good time and that is what we try to provide. In the very beginning of our teaching years we worked with emotionally disturbed preschool children. The songs we wrote had to be simple but engaging enough to grab their attention. The good news we found is the same formula works for all children between the ages of about three and seven." As Greg and Steve played on March 14, it was almost magical watching the transformation going on out in the audience. More
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