Hi, Richard!  Awhile ago you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:

RW>  Reminds me of a story, my own jh band days.  GUy
RW>  sitting next to me in the trumpet section


          In the second or third row, I would imagine... meaning the
conductor couldn't easily see what your friend was doing with his feet.



RW>  used to reach out an nudge me with his foot when
RW>  conductor cut of a formatta (spelling)


          Fermata....  :-)



RW>  and we performed concerts in the jh gymnasium,
RW>  audience in the bleachers.

RW>  Band director's wife was on an upper tier and
RW>  didn't relate the cut off signals with my neighbor
RW>  nudging me with his left foot.  sO she reports my
RW>  neighbor "harassing" me during the concert.

                      [...]

RW>  BD is a big loud guy and does the red faced rage
RW>  bit quite well.


          In the past it was not uncommon, especially at junior high level.
 I soon discovered as the first female band teacher in xxx community that
some of my students didn't take me seriously unless I lowered my annoyance
threshold & left them in no doubt about where they stood.  If &
when they had been with me for a year or two I could relax & open up a
bit, as could they... [grin].



RW>  Band director hears my explanation and apologizes
RW>  to the fellow, in front of the entire band.


          Although he & his wife may have judged this situation too
hastily, I think it's to his credit that he recognized his error & made
his apology where the other band members could hear it.  A great lesson for
all concerned.  :-))




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