Because you had your sheet music out. You already knew what you were gonna play. Probably played it 3,000 times. Not quite. Getting ready to play, just walk on the bandstand and take your drum out and play the prescribed music. The show we were with had a very good band director. We went on the bandstand and played for at least 15 minutes before the afternoon show, and that 15 minutes was in that show pretty well. Stranger’s music.
