My 18-year old daughter, Angela, is a senior in high school and recently finished a CIS (college in the schools) English class. One of her assignments was to write an ethnographic paper on a particular sub-culture. She asked me for ideas and right away I thought the Nova Band — a band I perform in on a regular basis — would make a very interesting subject. At first she resisted my suggestion, as teenager daughters sometimes do, but she finally came around and ended up being fascinated by us. The following is her final draft, and though I’m somewhat biased, I love the way she captures the essence of the musicians, the band and what we do!
Congratulations Kari!! This looks terriffic!! I’m very impressed. The process of even finding an appropriate grant to apply for blows me away. Best of luck!! And again, thank you for your support during my production endeavors of the premiere of Stand: A Symphony for Jazz Orchestra in September.
As for the process of writing…just give me blank paper and time. I love blank paper. As long as it’s good paper. A nice little notebook, a formidable medium-sized notebook or my favorite 11 X 17, 18-stave score Archives notebooks. And my new favorite writing utensil is the Staedtler 925 pencil. The most important tool is still the Pentel Click Eraser, but given those tools…just leave me in a beach chair on a secluded, sandy beach with some sunshine and a little ocean mist…that’s it.
Hi Anita! Yours is one of my first comments, thanks for your kind words. I’m too busy these days, but things are rolling along and it’s all very exciting. Take care!