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Magpie
Immortal
Dec 8 2012, 2:38pm
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In our district, kids were offered the chance to be in band in junior high (7th and 8th grade). Then when they went in high school, they joined the high school band.
My first day of high school was also the first day of the new band director. He pulled out some sheet music for us to play and all the musicians - from all grade levels - looked at it and said, "We can't play that." He said, "Yes, you can."
It was the Marriage of Figaro. (Keep in mind we were a band, not an orchestra. The violin parts were played by clarinets, etc.) He was very challenging. It was 1966 and no of us were on that super-achiever track that parents get their kids on today. We were a small class B school for a rural/bedroom community area near a small town in Michigan.
We played a fair bit of classical and the director must have loved jazz because he started a jazz band one year. We competed in the class A division and held our own and sometimes won.
Listening to those records we made, we weren't all *that* good but we played and we played better than we thought we could.
LOTR soundtrack website ~ magpie avatar gallery
TORn History Mathom-house ~ Torn Image Posting Guide
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What have you been listening to ?
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Hamfast
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Dec 6 2012, 3:33am
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Your plans for Hobbit Day sound wonderful!
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zarabia
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Dec 6 2012, 6:32am
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I saw that Dave Brubeck had passed
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Hamfast
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Dec 8 2012, 12:38am
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We played Take Five in my high school band
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Magpie
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Dec 8 2012, 1:25am
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Christmas music.
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Kelly of Water's Edge
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Dec 7 2012, 3:01am
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I am a Christmas music junkie
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Magpie
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Dec 7 2012, 5:23am
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oh, me too
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Annael
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Dec 7 2012, 5:55pm
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and this
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Annael
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Dec 7 2012, 6:16pm
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Thanks for The Chieftans link...
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Hamfast
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Dec 8 2012, 12:20am
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Christmas songs by Enya ....
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Magpie
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Dec 8 2012, 1:23am
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re: Chieftans and Elvis Costello/ your high school band and Take Five
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zarabia
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Dec 8 2012, 6:50am
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Pennfield High School Band
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Magpie
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Dec 8 2012, 2:38pm
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We have a very good high school band in our community
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wendy woo
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Dec 11 2012, 4:16am
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Do you start listening to Christmas music
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Hamfast
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Dec 8 2012, 12:08am
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It was a case of "Life Intrudes" this year.
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Kelly of Water's Edge
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Dec 8 2012, 1:16am
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I guess I'm an idiot, but I could listen to Christmas music all year round.
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wendy woo
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Dec 11 2012, 4:08am
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I don't think you are an idiot
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Hamfast
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Dec 12 2012, 3:29pm
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awesome Hobbit-plans Hamfast :D
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Xanaseb
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Dec 7 2012, 3:13am
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That Cimarron track is incredible !
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Hamfast
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Dec 8 2012, 12:13am
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Love the South American music
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zarabia
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Dec 8 2012, 6:30am
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For anyone wondering if Eddie Redmayne can sing . . .
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Annael
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Dec 7 2012, 6:59pm
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A fantastic new purchase for me...
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FlyingSerkis
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Dec 9 2012, 11:49am
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I'm so so glad you discovered The Geese and the Ghost!! It's an album I -Love- so much. It's enchanting and tranquil!
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Xanaseb
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Dec 11 2012, 2:22am
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