Got to love middle school
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Topic: Got to love middle school
Posted By: thendrix
Subject: Got to love middle school
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2022 at 12:39pm
Evie is in 6th grade this year and 6th grade is the first year you can be in band. She chose the friggin trumpet. I now know how my folks felt when me and my brother were learning to play music.  If Dad we're still here he'd really get a kick out of this. He was the only one in the family that didn't play something so he kinda got the triple effect------------- "Farming is a business that makes a Las Vegas craps table look like a regular paycheck" Ronald Reagan |
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Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2022 at 12:49pm
| Oh my thats funny ! Kinda like when I was in school with the instrument we played - cant remember its name , but I think it was the Recorder??????? |
Posted By: thendrix
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2022 at 3:04pm
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Oh yeah we had recorders. I remember pawpaw saying "put that damn thing down!" Then he stuck it on top of the clock in the living room and it's still there. That's been about 30 year ago ------------- "Farming is a business that makes a Las Vegas craps table look like a regular paycheck" Ronald Reagan |
Posted By: plummerscarin
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2022 at 5:24pm
My dad played trumpet. I played trumpet. Daughter played trumpet. What's the problem?  Now when my brother started playing drums.......I say go Evie go 
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Posted By: thendrix
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2022 at 9:08pm
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I'm sure one day she'll be great. Sings like a bird and picks the piano up really quick. But today ain't the day ------------- "Farming is a business that makes a Las Vegas craps table look like a regular paycheck" Ronald Reagan |
Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2022 at 6:39am
| Be glad it ain't the clarinet! |
Posted By: Lars(wi)
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2022 at 7:58am
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Not a ‘musical bone’ in my body. I have trouble some days playing the radio! 🤪🤪 Growing up, we had ‘recorders’ those were issued by the school, had a money deposit that was returned when the course was over. Our mother would absolutely not allow any of us kids to spend money on musical instruments when we were growing up. She told all us kids, when ‘move out and you are on your own’ you are free to do what you want, but while you are living under my roof, there will no musical instruments in my house. ------------- I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science. |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2022 at 4:21pm
| I tried the saxaphone when I was in HS, that didn't last long as I couldn't figger out when the caps was covering holes and it didn't sound different! then I lost interest in other horns, I'll tell Evie to practice lots in her bedroom and in the family room! Don't send her outside...might scare the chickies! |
Posted By: thendrix
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2022 at 5:03pm
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Oh don't you worry bout them chickies good buddy. She makes sure to be in the living room with ALL OF US when it's time to practice. I drove my folks crazy with guitar and bass and my brother did with drums so I guess I had it coming ------------- "Farming is a business that makes a Las Vegas craps table look like a regular paycheck" Ronald Reagan |
Posted By: Walker
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2022 at 8:14pm
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I had a pretty good career going on the Xylophone then mom sent me to first grade.
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Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2022 at 3:25am
| Until ran my hand thru a wood jointer I was pretty good on piano, Grandmother was helping learn keys and scales, three busted up fingers at 15 stopped that. Got to keep them but never right. |
Posted By: Walker
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2022 at 2:04pm
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Starting a kid on a reed instrument is more expensive in the long run than giving him a carton of cigarettes and a Bic lighter. |