Mary Norwood Jones - on her experience in the band under Mr.Pickard (clip)
Interviewed by Bob Gilgor on January 29, 2001
BG: What was the band like under Mr. Pickard?
MJ: Well, we were getting started and what happened then was that Mr. Pickard would put all of the instruments out on tables and people would go into the room and choose the instrument that they were interested in playing so that everyone would know all the different instruments and that is not done this time and day. Some students are way up in high school before they know all the different instruments. He put them on display. When I came along I was very interested in the trombone because it looked to be hard to play and I couldn't understand how you could just slide an instrument and make notes. I chose the trombone, and I told Mr. Pickard, "I don't think I would ever understand how to play this." He said, "Why don't you take some lessons on it?"
BG: Who gave you a lesson?
MJ: Mr. Pickard did.
BG: Did you have to purchase the trombone or was it school property?
MJ: It was school property.
