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Sarah’s Steady Note

Quiet Sarah's tuba is her passion. But when friends and family don't understand her steady note, can she find her own path and prove true music comes from within?
Tony Eetak October 8, 2025

What happens when your greatest passion feels like your biggest secret? Ten-year-old Sarah loves her tuba, a majestic, golden instrument that awakens a powerful, rumbling hum within her quiet spirit. While other kids chase soccer balls, Sarah finds her rhythm in the low, steady notes that underpin an entire symphony.

But her friends, Leo and Maya, just don’t get it. To them, band isn’t “cool,” and her “big horn” is a heavy, unglamorous curiosity. Even worse, her older brother Joey dismisses her efforts as a “waste of time,” making her feel small and insignificant. As their lack of understanding chips away at her confidence, Sarah begins to question if her unique joy is truly worth defending. Is her steady “oom-pah” sound important, or is she destined to give up?

Sarah’s Steady Note is a heartwarming journey about finding your voice when others try to silence it. It explores the quiet courage to pursue what you love, reminding us that every contribution holds immense value. Will Sarah find the strength to embrace her “beast” and show everyone—including herself—the dignity of following her own unique melody?

This publication will be available in bookstores soon.



About the Author

Tony Eetak is a youth Inuk artist and musician whose creativity knows no bounds. Originally from Arviat, Nunavut, he finds his voice on the piano and keyboard. An avid composer of electronic music, Tony translates the world around him into melodies and harmonies, crafting music that speaks with a quiet and powerful beauty. He is fond of playing piano and acoustic guitar.

ISBN: 978-1-0698063-1-4

About the Author

Tony Eetak

Tony Eetak

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Tony Eetak is an emerging artist, musician and culture connector from Arviat, Nunavut, now exploring the arts in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A founding member of the Art Borups Corners, Tony has a demonstrated passion for photography, music, composition, and visual arts. With over five years of experience as a dedicated volunteer, collaborator and co-funder of several arts projects, Tony has been involved in various participatory arts events through organizations like the Arviat Film Society, Global Dignity Canada, Inclusion in Northern Research, and Our People, Our Climate. His contributions earned him recognition as a National Role Model by Global Dignity Canada in 2023. His work has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, Manitoba Arts Council and the OpenAI Researcher Access Program.

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This platform, our Winnipeg, Manitoba hub and programs have been made possible with support from the Manitoba Arts Council Indigenous 360 Program. We gratefully acknowledge their funding and support in making the work we do possible.

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The Arts Incubator was seeded and piloted with strategic arts innovation funding from the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse. We thank them for their investment, supporting northern arts capacity building and bringing the arts to life.

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