April 2006 Newsletter


Some children's thoughts about brass and percussion:

"A trumpet is an instrument when it is not an elephant sound."

"While trombones have tubes, trumpets prefer to wear valves."

"Another name for kettle drums is timpani. But I think I will just stick with the first name
and learn it good."

"A tuba is much larger than its name."

"The main trouble with a French horn is it's too tangled up."

"I know what a sextet is but I had rather not say." 

- Anonymous Missouri Music Students

Kids do say the darndest things, don't they? I know my students constantly have me in stiches! And they always have a way of making you look at things from a different perspective. Sometimes it's hard to tell who is the teacher and who is the student.

Changes to the site are creeping along. Soul Patrol is no mo. But the page still exists in cyberspace - in case you care: http://www.seasidebrass.com/soulpatrol.html.
Same goes for Gypsea: http://www.seasidebrass.com/gypsea.html.
Chris Cornette's Bio is up - picture to be added soon: see the Member Bios area.

The Brad Steinwehe Big Band Concert was a great success - here's a clip: (to be posted soon)

Keep your eye out for Lost at Sea this month at SeaWorld for Spring Break. And don't forget to: