BREVARD - For professional harmonica player and teacher Charlie Story, the love and appreciation of music is something he developed at a young age. He hopes to pass that love of music on to the students he teaches."Play with the feeling from your heart," Story told his students during a four-day workshop at Brevard Elementary School for kids in the 21st Century Community in Schools program for second through fifth graders who sometimes tend to slip through the cracks and often struggle to succeed in school.

  The kids eagerly played songs they had already learned, such as "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" on translucent green, yellow orange and blue harmonicas. Story swung his arm and snapped to the beat to lead them while standing in the front of the classroom.The kids rarely take their eyes off of him.

  Story has shared the stage with the best in the business. He's played on Broadway alongside Larry Gatlin, Mac Davis, Keith Carradine and Mickey Rooney and has shared the stage with Alabama, the Judds, Randy Travis and George Strait.

  "He's great - we really enjoy having him here," says Carly Goldman, site coordinator and lead teacher of the 21st Century Community in Schools program. "He's great with the kids."When Story told the children it was time to learn a new song, they all cheered. They learned "The Farmer in the Dell" and learned to imitate a train whistle."They just really enjoy it. It just creates a sense of magic and wonder, and definitely culture," Goldman says. "They just love it - you can tell

 ."Positive parent and teacher reactions to the participants' behavior also prove how effective the class is."I've seen it with a couple of students, especially," Goldman says.Teachers tell Goldman the students who take his class participate more in their regular classes."I think, first of all, it's a self-esteem builder," Story says of learning an instrument. "They learn teamwork, they learn discipline, they develop a musical ear.

  "For a couple third-grade program participants, Blaine Sharpe and Sierra Jennings, performing the harmonica in the school talent show is in the near future.It's been easy and enjoyable for Sharpe to pick up the harmonica, which is also the first instrument he's learned."It makes me feel better when I come here," Sharpe says. "You just have fun."