Family Band Leader Prints

Von Trapp family masks

"Aw, come on, Dad! Chill out!"

Marimba

"My mom says I can start a rock band if I call it 'I Love My Mommy.' You in?"

Dogs

"I will always cheer you on, but I will never 'Woo-hoo!' you."

"Play 'Misty' for me."

Woman as a beacon and guide of the family

Joe Henry

One-man band rehearsal.

"Hey, Dad, I've been working on a song for our family band!"

'Hey Dad, Mom's got a new hobby...still life painting...er, Dad?'

'Someday, Son, all this will be your ex-wife's.'

"This is what happens when a family business doesn't have a succession plan!"

'I couldn't practice last night on account of my Dad's head was gonna' explode.'

'The Orginial Big Band sound'

A saxophone player reads music that says, 'Dade, dade, dade, dade, dade, deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee' with the eeeeeeees falling off the music stand onto the floor.

'In a slight change to the programme, the second year jazz quartet aren't playing 'Hello Dolly'. They are however playing truant!'

'And now, the Meeting Marching Band.'

Cab Calloway Swings

Ha! Musical fruit my patootie...

Lady practising the clarinet.

'Thank goodness for family. Today my sales included two aunts, three cousins, and my mother and father.'

Music Shop Percussion. I don't know if I should get a snare, kettle, bass or bongos. That's a conundrum!

"Clare, I just can't reed you sometimes."

"We don't need a test drive. Just let us try out the cup holders."

"Being a Mom may be a lot of work but at least you've got job security."

'Don't take it too hard, Dad, Mr. Hodes down the street is just having a great year.'

'And a one, and a two, and a three, and a four...'

"Where are you getting those notes from?"

'Ingrown trombone.'

"He doesn't miss an opportunity when it comes to leading the school."

Brass Band

The critic as band leader

"I'm a rockhound."