Day 420: Band Day

Today, we staged the finale of The Music Man. For those of you who aren't familiar with the musical, it ends by the sold boys band being created. Even though they are terrible, the parents are so proud of the kids that the town forgives the conman and they all live happily ever after. Therefore, in order to have a band, there needs to be instruments, so today was band day. All of the children were told where to go and then instruments were assigned (generally assigned by age, strength, and other logical factors). It was a really exciting process to watch. The kids looked so thrilled, and we all walked around showing them how to hold them and look like they were really playing them. Not only was it a lot of fun, it was simply adorable. I'm not the biggest fan of kids in rehearsals but you couldn't help but fall in love with the kids band especially this little five year old holding a piccolo. I took photos and it can be compared from the rehearsal day to the real performance in costume.