Playing with the band...

Dylan, in an attempt to make himself look like a phenomenol scholarship recipient, has been trying to find a good "volunteer position." Last night he went to the Sea Cadets' band practice to see if he could be of any use to them. It looks like it might work out well. There are two new band members playing the trumpet who actually don't really know how to play the trumpet.

The first 30 minutes are practicing marching and playing their repertoir of like 7 songs, and the second 30 minutes are where the instrumentalists get instruction. Dylan did march with them, while sight-reading the music for an instrument that he hasn't played very much in the past year, so it was a learning experience for him, too.

Their band practices 1 hour each week directly before Sean has Guard practice, so it would be a very convenient volunteer gig. It's not a big band, and it's not even a very good band but hopefully Dylan can lend a hand to their brass section!