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Regrettably, I can\u2019t embed this video<\/a>, as it\u2019s on Facebook, but I was tickled pink by this bit of Sunday School improv from the young children of southern gospel group The Akins. I wonder where the boy got the idea to bang away on the drums like that! I\u2019m also impressed by their use of syncopation. Way to go! It must be in the genes.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"