Here is a picture of "Husky Band Day" in Seattle. The University of Washington (Huskies) has a day where they invite many of the high school bands from the area get together and have workshops, practice a couple songs all together, and then they all do the half-time show at the football game that evening. It is a lot of fun for all the high school kids, and provides the small, inexperienced bands with a great vision of what "band life" could be like at college. Kaybee went, and had a great time. Here is a picture of part of it. See if you can find her. She's pretty easy to pick out. (Clue: they are in purple) She has made many friends who are good kids. She says, "People in band are a little nerdy and smart, but not too weird. They are friendly and fun and don't think they are better than everyone else." I think that is a good place for her. A few days ago when we were talking about what colleges she wanted to apply to, she said, I want to choose ones with big bands. Which colleges have good marching bands?
The band director is brand new -- right out of college (Huskies) and is so excited about it all. He has opened up band to the 5th & 6th graders, plus taken on the 7th & 8th grade band at the middle school. Kaybee's enthusiasm has spread to the rest of the family. So now, Brother has a new trumpet, and is going to the middle school every morning for 45 minutes for band class. Tomorrow Peachy will start going too with her new (used) clarinet. She only goes 3 days a week. She really wanted to play the saxophone, as we already have one in my closet -- leftover from my high school band days. However, the elementary school kids have to start on one of 4 "beginner" instruments, and sax isn't one of them. As soon as she hits 7th grade, she'll be ready to switch over though.
They have all been honking around all week on their new toys. Oh wow! What a noise. I can't wait until they learn some real music, and improve in their abilities!
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