Lori Tuter stands on a podium and taps her music stand in a packed classroom of some 40 energetic students.
“Let’s warm up,” she tells them.
The hubbub ceases, as instruments come up and musicians lock in on her.
Tuter leads them through a series of scales, then they launch into run-throughs of pieces they plan to play at the Homecoming football game later in the week.
The students have an air of assurance and…