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From The Newsroom: 'Whiplash' Myths; Plays In Process

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Music instructor Terence Fletcher, played by J.K. Simmons, literally draws blood in “Whiplash."";

Top stories this morning from the KERA Newsroom: Why UNT jazz studies chair John Murphy believes a psychic beating is more dangerous to musicians than the occasional "good job," unlike the tyrannical instructor  in Whiplash. And we hear a preview of tonight's State of the Arts discussion on performance.

Lyndsay Knecht is assistant producer for Think.