I agree, Ken. And whatever they play, your daughters will surely benefit from
the performances and their bands in many different ways. My younger son had a
band for several years (“Heroes of a Ghost Town”) and although it was never a
big name, he loved the experience of public performance. And it did him,
someone who suffers from dyslexia, a power of good in gaining him confidence
and self-esteem.
It also got him his first long-term job, as a creative with Apple.
Chris
> On 6 Jul 2015, at 17:05, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I’m afraid that I don’t get jazz. I’ve listened to many pieces by several
>> famous and well-regarded artists and neither understand nor like jazz any
>> better.
>
> It depends on so many factors. My daughters have been involved in
> high-school jazz competition for the past four years or so. I will
> admit that about 3/4 of the songs leave me cold, but it's that 1/4 you
> live for. When they nail it, it's a thing of beauty. I'm not slamming
> the bands themselves, but the music itself is a yawner.
>
> DD#1 is heading off to college and the college she's going to doesn't
> have a jazz band. She's a little bummed about that, but she's looking
> forward to playing bass in other style bands. DD#2 has one year left
> of high-school and will likely participate in all the state and
> regional invitationals as she's one of the best jazz piano players in
> the state right now on the high-school level. They both were involved
> in the state invitational this year and got major solo parts on
> extremely complex pieces.
>
> But that bands that compete in high-school and college follow the "big
> band" style of instrumentation and presentation. Professional jazz
> bands are usually small 5-piece type of club performers that are
> extremely talented musicians playing horrible music.
>
> Or some variation of the Grateful Dead.
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