Post by Flutist on Aug 1, 2013 16:23:59 GMT -7
The first year of band--fifth or sixth grade for most aspiring musicians--is always interesting. The band is full of kids who are rock-star wannabees--mostly the drummers, pounding on their instruments as if they wanted to burst the entire world'd eardrums. In my beginning band class, there was a saxophonist who never got past the opening notes of "Mary had a little lamb" and would play them no matter what song the band was playing. She sat behind me, and I kept hearing "Mary had a...." then it would stop then start again"Mary Had a..." then an abrupt stop. It would But beginning band is a huge learning curve leading to better things. I like to think of beginning band as a filter. It gradually filtered out the kids who weren't serious about it, those that had joined because their friends had, those that wanted to eventually form a rock band. Left were the kids who were truly dedicated to music, that had the determination and dedication to stick it out through beginning band.....
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