--- Raymond Horton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> John Bell wrote: > > > On 22 Jul 2005, at 01:50, Chuck Israels wrote: > > > >>>> "Association spokeswoman Amy Lear said the > group > >>>> enacted the rule two years ago because of > concerns > >>>> that girls auditioning for tenor parts were > hurting > >>>> their voices by singing too low. > >>> > >> If these old wives tales were true, more of us > would be blind :-) > >> > > > > Many years ago, a schoolteacher caught me and my > trombonist friend > > playing jazz using the school's prized Steinway. > He seriously thought > > we might have damaged the sensitive instrument by > exposing it to such > > vulgar music. > > > > John > > In graduate school, when my friend and I, both > composition majors, were > trying to schedule the main recital hall for our > composition recitals, > the secretary in charge, trying to protect the noble > Steinway from the > dreaded curse of 'modern music', said "No banging?". > We both nodded and > replied, with all appropriate seriousness "No > banging." > > > RBH > _______________________________________________ When I was in college, my friend and I snuck into the recital hall for a chance to play on the Steinway concert grand. The first note my friend played snapped a string on the piano. Tyler __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
