Matthew had a fun opportunity this evening. His band teacher, who is a percussionist, spends Wednesday evenings jamming with the band at a jazz club in Park City. It is really just a bar with live music, but it is one of those situations where whoever happens to show up is welcome to play with the band. His teacher invited Matthew to come play this evening, so Kevin and Matthew drove up the canyon to check things out. Matthew had a grand time. Not only did he get to jump in and sightread a bunch of tunes from the jazz charts, which provide a melody and chords and leave the rest up to the musicians, but he got some serious encouragement and some great tips from another of the players, who happens to be the band teacher at another high school and whose main instrument is trumpet. Matthew has been craving some of those finer tips and has been trying to find a private teacher to get some of them, so it was a highlight for him. Matthew had a great time and has already expressed interest in going again.
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