Band

The Boy officially got promoted to the Advanced Band today. When I was talking to the band director when we first signed up, I expressed concern that the Boy would be bored. Slightly taken aback, the director said that there was only 1 4th grade drummer that he had ever promoted to the advanced band(6th graders).
When the whole band actually got together for the first time, we asked the Boy how it went. He went on to explain that there were 2 trumpets, 2 clarinets, a trombone, and 20 snare drums. We all howled. Apparantly the school district lets the students completely choose what instrument they want, and all the boys signed up for the drum. We were really looking forward to that concert...
The boy was also very frustrated, because he kept losing his place in the music, because NO ONE was playing in time, and it was too much for his brain to handle.
So, the advanced band players have already been playing for a few years now, and can sort of stay together.
I'll have to record the Boy telling this story, because I was rolling on the floor laughing when he described how the director was SHOUTING 1...2...3...4 to try to keep the band together with sheer will power. I think it takes a special kind of person to lead an Elementary band.
I'll keep you posted...