Miyot

veery715, I liked the story, and it has a good ending.

veery715

Thank you, Miyot!

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Music = Love

Trumpets:
Lawler Bb / Olds Recording / Schilke B2
Selmer Rad 2 / Yamaha 8310Z
Holton MF ST 550S / Stage 1 California C
Easyplay mini-trumpet (????) / Chinese Special / Benetone
1934 Cleveland (HN White) 603 Silver Plate w/ Gold Bell

Kanstul ZKT 1525 Flugelhorn

Cornets:
Conn 36A / King Super 20 Master
Olds Ambassador / Conn 18A
King HN White 1904 Bb+A / Ohio Regent Soloist

Conn 16E Eb/F Mellophone

Piano, keyboards, vibes, congas, guitars, yada yada

MJ

I enjoyed it veery! Thanks for posting!

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Darthsunshine

I enjoyed reading the thread, and it made me think how sad it is every time I hear that another school district is dropping their band program. Ms. Francis was my Jr. high band teacher, and she encouraged me to pursue an idea to form and direct a ragtime ensemble back when "The Sting" was popular... and helped us find venues to play. Alan Jones was my Sr. high band teacher. He was a pro trombone player and knew a lot of pros. He always had time to talk to us about his experiences, hook us up with local pros for lessons, or just sit and listen to our inane banter. Most of all though, he took our shared love of music and helped us to channel it into a pursuit of individual and group excellence. I learned a lot about how to lead, how to follow, and the sort of hard work it takes to succeed from these teachers, just like so many others of you have said. Can't imagine how my life would've turned out without music or these teachers.