Figure 1.--These boys are praticing for a band they hope to form. I'm not sure what country they are from, but would guess Australia, England, or New Zealand. The photograph looks to have been taken in the 1970s.

Some set bands specialize in specific types of music, such as Dixieland, jazz, polka, mariachi, rythem and blues, rock, and many other types of bands. Some of these bands, like the Big Bands of the 1930s and 40s and the rock bands since the 1960s have been focal points of modern music. Large numbers of boys while still in school form bands as a recreational activity. For some reason most of the children involved are boys. Uniforms or at least coordinated dress is also worn by these groups' although less elaborate uniforms than marching bands. The one exception are rock bands. While early rock bands, like the Beatles, did wear matching outfits. Modern rock bands as part of their ethos eskew any type of coordianted outfit which suggests regimentation or discipline. Interestingly some of the boys forming bands in countries like Australia and England while still in school have been photographed in their school uniforms.

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Created: May 18, 2004
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