The Cool Sub for Middle School Band

Misha had a band concert.  We always seem to be supremely late for them or just never quite as early as the people who fill the parking lot.  We were a half an hour early and still the parking lot was full!  The coolest thing, however, was seeing Mr. Kirkwood, the band teacher from the high school playing percussion with the middle school 7th and 8th grade bands.

One of the percussionists had broken his arm and was not able to play.  With a last-minute call from Ms. Rubin, Mr. Kirkwood happily came to fill in.  Chris and I were totally impressed at Mr. Kirkwood's class act.  Not such a bad thing when you are a middle-school percussionist hoping to play in high school, and you get to rub shoulders with the high school band teacher.