In the Beginning (High School Band) Part 1

Like many dorks, I got my musical start in Jr. High band which led to high school band and marching band. I played the tenor saxamophone, and was on the drumline in high school. I basically chose the sax cause it looked really cool at the time (I was a kid), and no, there was no deep hidden Kenny G infatuations at the moment. I was a quick learner but like many others, turns out I wasn't as good as I thought. Ok, I wasn't bad, but there were many who were much better. It's kinda weird though, cause for some reason when you are out and about (like at your uncle's house, church or with friends) where no one else around plays sax or any instrument for that matter, all of the sudden you are a master of the art. My mom's is a God-fearing woman at church back then 3 nights a week. So needless to say, about the same time I was in high school band, I played with the church band since I was there a large majority of the week. Luckily, the other two horn players (who I eventually dated, and was corrupted Warning: Good girls you meet at church doesn't mean they are good girls once they leave church to my youthful surprise ) were younger and much worse than me, which made myself look that much better. It's like a trick musicians play on themselves sometime. You get in this trend of playing with a group of people, who turn out to be not really great musicians. All of the sudden you think you're pretty good, then eventually you go play with some real musicians, and discover you suck. I've fallen into this category several times. But maybe that's just me, I love music and enjoy playing with anyone who wants to play, whether they've been playing a week or 10 years, kazoo or the washboard. There is always something you can take away from it and there is always going to be someone out there bigger and better than you.