Hello ARdith,

On Tue 2039-Jan-04 22:42, Ardith Hinton (1:153/716) wrote to Richard Webb:

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

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

YEp, iirc we were third row.


AH>           Fermata....  :-)

YEah that's right, think I was pre coffee when I spelled it
originally, which is why I noted it.  I haven't read a piece of sheet music
of any kind now since the '80's  and then it
was part of the process of my wife and I copping something
from library of congress braille music collection to our
own, which mean a hand transcription.  I usually got to do
the dictation, wife do the transcription part iirc.

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


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

RIght, but this guy was a bit too intense for most junior
high situations.  HE was truly one of those musician's
musician types, played half a dozen different instruments,
and all of them very well, etc.


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

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

YEp, and part of that was his admission that he should have
expected that I'd work out an alternative signaling
arrangement with my neighbors and been able to put two and
two together.  I think he was a bit disappointed that his
wife didn't correlate one action with another.

REgards,

Richard
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