Powers teenager living with FAS learns to channel stress through music
Powers - For any child living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, the outside world can be a stressful place, but one Powers teenager living with FAS has learned how to channel that stress through music.
Morgan Fawcett first came into contact with the Native American flute a year and a half ago while on a trip through California.
Since then Fawcett, a member of the Tliingit Haida Tribe, has been teaching himself how to play the instrument, as well as learning various techniques from Native American flute performers.
"After a while, stress builds up. I'm a little more sensitive to stress and most FAS children are and since you pick up on that, you need a way to get rid of it. When I play the flute, the stress level goes away so I can function better," says Fawcett.
Fawcett has also become a spokesperson of sorts for FAS disorder, teaching other kids with the disorder how to channel their stress through the flute.
Both Fawcett and his grandmother will be making a trip in September to Alaska to take part in a conference on FAS.
"All the flutes that we're donating we're actually taking up to the children of my community at the conference. I will teach them through a series of workshops, to play the flute and spread awareness on FAS."
Fawcett will be performing at Cicarelli's Restaurant in North Bend this Friday and Saturday, August 17Th and 18Th.
Morgan Fawcett first came into contact with the Native American flute a year and a half ago while on a trip through California.
Since then Fawcett, a member of the Tliingit Haida Tribe, has been teaching himself how to play the instrument, as well as learning various techniques from Native American flute performers.
"After a while, stress builds up. I'm a little more sensitive to stress and most FAS children are and since you pick up on that, you need a way to get rid of it. When I play the flute, the stress level goes away so I can function better," says Fawcett.
Fawcett has also become a spokesperson of sorts for FAS disorder, teaching other kids with the disorder how to channel their stress through the flute.
Both Fawcett and his grandmother will be making a trip in September to Alaska to take part in a conference on FAS.
"All the flutes that we're donating we're actually taking up to the children of my community at the conference. I will teach them through a series of workshops, to play the flute and spread awareness on FAS."
Fawcett will be performing at Cicarelli's Restaurant in North Bend this Friday and Saturday, August 17Th and 18Th.
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