Once they test into a program, children very quickly discover that they are special. Their lives differ from other students 'in many ways: Other students have two music classes a week, while they have eight; their classrooms are some distance from other classrooms to prevent the sound of their practicing from disturbing other students; and they needn't attend morning assemblies or counseling periods.
考進實驗班，孩子們很快就會發現自己的特殊處：不一樣的課表（一般孩子一周有二堂音樂課，音樂班則是八至十堂）、和眾人隔離的教室（怕吹奏樂器會吵到同學）、例行的朝會及導師時間等，他們也都不必參加。