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FACE SHOT OF CONDUCTOR AS HE LEADS HIGH SCHOOL
ORCHESTRA PLAYING SWING MUSIC OF THE 1940s. PAN
MALE, FEMALE MUSICIANS. THE ALL-STARS COME FROM
VARIOUS SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF BABYLON, LONG ISLAND,
NEW YORK. TEACHERS ARE ALL MUSICIANS WHO PLAYED
FOR WELL KNOWN SWING BANDS.

00:09:50
CONDUCTOR LEADS. SHOTS OF SAXOPHONE SECTION,
TROMBONE SECTION PRACTICING SMALL PARTS, AS
TEACHER WATCHES

00:11:08
PAN FROM CONDUCTOR TO GUITAR SECTION, PIANO, BACK
TO GUITARS, THEN TO SAX SECTION, TROMBONES,
TRUMPETS, BACK TO SAX WHICH ONLY GIRL IN ORCHESTRA
PLAYS. ZOOM IN ON GIRL PLAYING SAX.

00:12:22
CU TRUMPET SECTION. CU PIANO PLAYER'S FINGERS ON
KEYS. CU GUITAR PLAYER'S HAND PLAYING. HAND ON
TROMBONE SLIDE.