TAMPA - Tampa’s been a great spot for musical talent of the past and present, and the nation was reminded of that when rapper Doechii gave her hometown a shoutout at the Grammys this year.

Doechii learned music theory and more from teachers at Blake High School, a magnet school for performing arts. For two educators of the band and orchestra programs, life took unexpected turns to put them in charge of shaping our future musicians.

"My dad was my band director, and his father was also a band director. So, I’ve been exposed to instruments literally since birth," said Carmen Griffin, the director of marching and jazz bands at Blake High School.

It makes sense that Griffin would end up becoming a maestro herself, carrying on her dad’s legacy within the same walls at Blake High School.

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