There aren’t a lot of bands with flutes and trumpets. Guitars though? Those are big in bands. So I taught Julie and Alex to play guitar. Don’t get me wrong. They knew how to strum a guitar before we got together, but there’s a difference between that and really jamming out a song on stage. And if I learned anything in marching band it was how to play to the crowd. That proved invaluable when it came time to start a band.