Ep. 21: Matt Riutta- Music

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Ep. 21: Matt Riutta- Music

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Mar 31, 2022

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Matt Riutta is the music education teacher at Calumet Elementary School. He also teaches high school choir. Matt studied music education at Michigan State University. He spent time in their pep band and got to perform at some of MSU's national tournament games.

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Mar 31, 2022

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