Thanks for posting that info about you TrumpetMike. It was very interesting.
I was always wondering about one thing and you may have cleared that up for me.
<<< This teacher had a rather unique way of making sure you played the correct notes - he would stand with a pencil above your head - any wrong notes and the pencil would jab in your skull>>>
Was this a pink pencil?
Good reading and be well,
Liad