Subject: Re: Sgt Pepper
Music from many past generations, from the baroque and classical eras through the swing and pop generations are constantly incorporated into movies and often generate renewed interest in that music.

I went to see a kid band yesterday.... 12 multi-instrumental kids no older than 14, a band camp sort of thing. 3 horns, drums, keyboards, lead/rhythm/bass electric guitars, congas/bongos... mikes for vocals at several stations....

No doubt their teacher/director made the setlist, but it was a kick to hear them do Take the A Train Ghostbusters Dance to the Music, some soul, some ska, some soft rock Fleetwood mac...no rap or hip hop...just a broad range that the kids obviously had a great time playing.

Music schools help keep generations of music in front of kids. A lotta stars, popular musicians learned their chops in school bands and music schools that expose them to that broad range.

Many of todays most popular singers/writers/musicians learned their 'ABCs' in school bands, orchestras and band camps before moving on to the likes of Berkeley and Juilliard.

Hence the 2 hours of Chris Thile's solo partitas and sonatas I tolerated last month (actually, he sing a few songs...one by Radiohead?). We were expecting something more along the line of Punch Brothers or Nickel Creek or even with a Yoyo Ma.

Any of the 10,000+ people attending Telluride Bluegrass can tell you that you'll hear anything from Bach to Philippine nose flute with even a tinge of hip-hoppy stuff thrown in here and there by these well-educated musicians.