[Dixielandjazz] Required Reading

[Cebuisle2 at aol.com]

Dan's tongue-in-cheek instructions for school band directors (and others)  
are right on.
 
One of the best audience reactions I ever got was using a small ensemble to  
play a Dixie version (is there any other?) of "Five Feet Two" while the school 
 dance ensemble did the Charleston to the music. Yeah, they read the music. 
Never  mind the many hours we practiced the "Unfinished Symphony" which drew 
only  polite applause.
 
A recent high school concert here brought the house down, when the band  
director had a dozen members play a "symphony" on a dozen upended metal garbage  
barrels, complete with black lights, special sticks., and funky  costumes 
 
Yes, they want to be entertained. 
 
                                                                             
Ted