A few days ago, I was telling my daughter, Brenda, about some of the things that happened when I was in the band at CCHS. She said to me, “You are always decrying the fact that you weren't good in sports when you went to school, but it sounds to me like you were good in other things, including music.” She was right, of course, and I am going to try to tell you about my experiences in music in Ekalaka schools.

Music first started for me in the second grade. We had a time of singing songs when kids who knew that song were asked to come up before the class and help lead it. Buddy and LaVe...