Do You Stop To Hear the Music?

GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY FRIDAY!

Bella Blues Spring Show- The Bella Blues invite you to view attend their Spring Show TONIGHT, April 6 at 6 PM at Memorial Auditorium. Featuring their 2018 contest routines, our 2018-2019 New members, solos from Mariah Young, Leah Hollingsworth, and Natalie Minyard, Jr. Bella groups from Pioneer, Crestview, and Woodland, and a few very special guests. Admission is FREE.

GHS Art Exhibit Gallery Opening- Thursday, April 12 at the Old Post Office Museum and Art Center- Come see the collected works of the GHS Art Department on display! Hundreds of pieces created by our students are hung for you to enjoy - come celebrate their artistic successes during this past school year. Admission is free.

RSB3- Congratulations to the Rompin Stompin Big Blue Bands on their performances in the UIL Concert and Sight Reading contest! The Varsity Band - Sweepstakes. Straight 1s. JV Band - 2 on stage, Straight 1s in Sight-reading. GREAT JOB RSB3!!!

Lady Blues and Graham Steer Track Capture the District Championships-  The Lady Blues scored 263 points and the Graham Steers scored 179.5 to to capture the district 6-4A championship. As usual our student athletes have represented the school, the community and themselves in fine fashion!

Lady Blues Softball- Lady Blues defeated Vernon 10-5 to improve to 4-0 in District Play! Iowa Park next up at home tonight. Keep it rolling Lady Blues!!!

Graham Steer Baseball- Good luck at home this evening vs Iowa Park. 7:00 approximate start time.

Do You Stop… To Hear the Music?

Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning… A man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approximately two thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

After 3 minutes:  A middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule.

 

4 minutes later: The violinist received his first dollar.  A woman threw the money in the hat without stopping and continued to walk.

6 minutes: A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.

10 minutes: A 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly.

45 minutes:  The musician played continuously.  Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money, but continued to walk at their normal pace.  The man collected a total of $32.

1 hour: He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.

Findings; No one knew this, but:

●      The violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world.

●      He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written.

●      With a violin worth $3.5 million dollars.

●      Two days before Joshua Bell sold out a theatre in Boston where the seats averaged $200 each.

This is a true story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the Metro Station was organized as part of a social experiment about perception, taste, and people's priorities.

The questions raised: "In a common place environment, at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?"

One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:  If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made... How many other things are we missing?

Have a nice day...unless you have already made other plans!

CORNY JOKE OF THE DAY:

What are four hundred rabbits hopping backwards? (Scroll down for the answer.)

A receding hare line.