Goal: The teachers of the Musical Scales Project teach children-at-risk both individually and in groups (orchestra). As a significant adult with significant and long-term contact with the students, it is essential that he or she have professional tools to understand the emotional processes each student undergoes, resulting from his or her personal family background and hardships. This one-day seminar provides further knowledge and understanding that accompanies the teachers’ essential, constructive role and their contribution to their students by focusing on each student’s strengths and talents.