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The Institute for Advanced Band Director Research

(Department of Unexplained Educational Phenomena)

Chapter 3: Kinfolk Economics

Advanced Directorisms often introduce family members into situations where they have absolutely no business being involved.

Director Statement

"If a hog and a half costs a dollar and a half, for Aunt Louise and Uncle Fate's sake tell me how much are your kinfolk gonna pay to hear that?"

Scientific Translation

The performance currently lacks commercial value.

Freshman Interpretation

There will be math.

Veteran Interpretation

That run-through was terrible.

Parent Interpretation

The band director appears to be teaching agricultural finance.

The Aunt Louise Effect

Researchers initially believed Aunt Louise was a real person.

Evidence now suggests she has evolved into something larger.

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