WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — Donald Scott has been sharing his love of music with students for 15 years.

For 11 of them, he’s been teaching at Thomas E. Weightman Middle School. He’s the band director there.

“I am very passionate about music and I enjoy what I do and I love it when I see my kids going the same route as me, learning how to play an instrument, trying to write music, and just playing together as a group,” said Scott.

Scott says music has always been a big part of his family. He was inspired to teach it by them and his band teacher at Blake High School.

“I saw how he had so much fun and how he brought the best out of all of the kids and I was like, ‘Hey, I can do that, too,’” said Scott.

He teaches band and guitar.

Learning how to play an instrument isn’t easy, but he’s happy to guide his students through it each day.

“Trying to get the breathing and the coordination and everything together, it’s tough at the beginning but once they accomplish it, it just brings joy to me because I get to see how much joy they have,” said Scott.

Scott takes his students on field trips and prepares them for performances. He gets a lot out of music and wants the same for them.

“Music is like therapy for the soul," he said. "It’s like, things in the world are rocky and shaky but when you pick up your instrument and you just play for 15 to 20 minutes, you just zone out."