A Band Is.. (1973)

[music] A band is a parade. [music] >> Band is what you look forward to when your football team isn't doing so hot. >> Something different to everybody. >> Band is a rewarding experience. >> A band is a musical way of expressing feeling. band's a bunch of dudes who come around and uh really think they can play the horn. I'm going to give a concert trying to turn people on. A band is like a family that revolves around music. Nancy and Ben. [music] >> Okay, kids. Time for school. >> I'm going. >> One and two and ready. Play. >> [music] [music] >> Okay, I think that you all are understanding this pretty well. >> A band is a fun way to learn music. >> You can see right away that this will double the time values. A quarter note is now going to get two. How about a dotted quarter? Who could tell me how many beats a dotted quarter would get? >> Three beats. >> Very good. Well, if you're playing a march or something that's supposed to go fast, then of course you'll think of it in two. One, two, ready. >> A band is my favorite sixth grade class. [music] [music] Heat. Heat. [music] [music] [music] >> [music] [music] [music] >> Girls, let's take the third measure after 10 and work that part out. 1 [music] 3 4 1. [music] Now let's take that first note F sharp and match it. Play your F sharp, Nancy, and you add yours one at a time. [music] Nancy, let me pull the belly. Clean it out just a little bit. See if we can lower the pitch. I believe that'll help. You folks, I'm sure, are looking forward to moving on next year into the senior high school band. And we find that the 68 time marches go real well for the marching band. Ready? [music] >> A band is my favorite ninth grade class. >> [music] [music] >> A band is a group of people who know they can play the instruments and they get together and make different kind of music and sounds. >> [music] [music] [music] >> Band is a group of people who just enjoy making music together. [music] >> [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Two, three, 4 one. Okay. >> 45 yd line on the insert. >> G5 is on the 25 yd line. It's a step two from the center. >> A good band is a group of people that love music and like to march. We get here, >> Bill. What's the term when we get here? >> All right, we're going to start first of all with the shadow of your smile. >> Come on, Bar. >> This is not Monday. Let me remind you this is Thursday. >> A band is practice and more practice. Ready? Begin. >> [music] [music] >> Oh, don't move. Don't move. I think [music] [music] Keep the line as you go. Now keep it as you come down. Step up on the right foot. [music] Thank you. You are here. >> [music] >> A band is dressing up smart and looking neat. [cheering] [screaming] Heat. Heat. [music] [music] Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] Heat. [music] [music] Heat. [music] >> [music] [music] [music] [music] >> abandon. His applause. All right. [screaming] [cheering] [applause] All right. [cheering] >> [music] >> Heat. Hey, heat. Hey, heat. I can't stop. [music] [music] >> All right. [music] >> [bell] [bell] >> A band is the way a couple of million kids in America learn music. [music] >> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] Heat. Heat. [music] [music] [music] [music] Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] >> Heat. [music] Heat. [music] >> [music] [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music]