None of us need justify to anyone why we open the case and play our musical instrument once in a while. It is my wish that everyone play in the band at their school and continue to enjoy music the rest of their life. In addition, playing in the band at school teaches the values of being personally responsible to a large group. These values need to be revisited by some. And shame on any band director that ridicules a former band student who only has time to practice once in a blue moon.
I encourage all of you to dust off your instrument, open the windows, practice with reckless abandon, join the community band, and make no apologies.

By the way. After reading this blog, I’m sure I’ve taught your kids.

I almost lost my sobriety from ana anxiety attack after being exposed to one of the foulest things I have ever heard. Sara Palin, you are truly a dangerous person, please join our troops now.

They meant to say

‘it’s been 10 years since Sarah has played the flute’

really, really bad – she probably was last chair in her jr. high band, and resurrection of this ‘talent’ proves that she had nothing else to offer, poor gal.

The bar is set underground for the ‘talent’ part of beauty contests, though – do we really think that there was a flautist on the panel, lol?

(I love the way she actually pulls the flute away and smiles between one of the phrases – highlarious!)

I’ve played flute for 13 years. That is just atrocious from anyone above a middle school level. She’s out of tune, her breathing is way off, horn angle is too high and that piece is schmaltzy beyond words. And as for the back up…I’m fairly sure that’s a recorded track.
I don’t care what you think about her politics, she’s a bad instrumentalist. So let’s not get quite so personal about it. Pretend you’re judging the contest…then we can all agree, she’s just plain awful. And that’s definitely something that doesn’t depend on how you look.
At least Clinton was in tune and confident…geez.

Terry…Such a typical comment when one woman criticizes another. She’s hot..we’re not. I have been happily married for 14 years to a man who is nuts about me. Jealous? Let me see, I have a son who is gifted. She has a son who sold drugs, a daughter who got knocked up in high school, two girls we don’t know anything about except their idiotic names, and a son with down syndrome.
She attended how many colleges before getting her degree? I have a BA in History, worked three jobs at a time in college and still managed to get on the dean’s list several times. I received my MA in Music History while my son was a toddler, graduating with a 4.0 GPA. I would debate Sarah Palin anytime, any place. But with an IQ of 156, I am certain I would quickly put her to shame.
I also play all the woodwinds with more proficiency than she does on one instrument.
I suppose in your eyes I am an arrogant, liberal, elitist. Better that than an ignorant, narrow-minded, conservative whose idea of a qualified candidate is one who thinks dinosaurs co-existed with humans, can’t name another Supreme Court case, and thinks being able to see Russia from Alaska makes her an expert on foreign policy.
Bubba DID play the sax better than she played the flute, but that isn’t saying much.
Anyone who knows anything about music would be able to tell that was a live band backing her up. And sadly, their playing wasn’t much better than hers.

You missed the whole point of my message, J. My point is, that whatever happened to you, whether teaching, growing up, being 18 or 28…. is part of what made you what you are today. I am sorry that you believe that a woman who has accomplished all that Sarah Palin has, is an abomination. She has a myriad of accomplishments to be PROUD of, that ANY woman would be proud of. Gutting a moose? Maybe cleaning a fish, but at any rate… our ancestors learned to survive knowing these things. What a multifaceted LADY she is!

And by the way, I am a flute player. She may have been a bit sharp, but the band–especially the coronet player was VERY flat. What does this matter in the grand scheme of the adult world. She is awesome in many other ways beside this. WOULDN’T YOU AGREE?

AND…….what did YOU do in the last 25 years, Leila???? Hair and outfit a disaster??? IT WAS 1983, for the love of Pete! Please–give me a break. Send in your videos from a 1983 beauty pageant, and we can compare them.

This is painful to watch (and listen to)! She looks cross-eyed as she plays, the hair is a disaster and so is her outfit. La Reveuse’s comment is too funny!

I’m a band director. This is a class C flute solo. As in 1st or 2nd year, grade 6, 12 years old.

Yep. (Rocks back and forth on heels, hands in pockets, whistling and looking at the ceiling.)