Bill Nemoyten has educated and entertained thousands of people
all over the U.S. for over seventy years. And how did it all start?
With a beat up loaner trombone and free lessons from his Cleveland
public school. That one opportunity started him down a road he is
still on at age eighty-four. Along the way, he spread his love of
music to generations as a music teacher, arts advocate and
administrator and as a performer in Ohio, Illinois and the San
Francisco Bay Area.
In "retirement," Bill created The Hornman Show, an educational
and entertaining extravaganza involving sixteen horns from around
the world, jokes, funny hats, fake noses and, of course, music. He
also started writing his memoirs which became this book.
Many stories like "Trombone" and "Learning to Teach" are about
the experience of being a music lover and teacher back when arts
programs were fully funded and valued, giving a rare historical
perspective on the decline of arts education and its ramifications.
But there are also stories about being a twelve-year-old soda jerk,
being the father of rebellious teenagers in the 1960's, visiting a
Bay Area clothing-optional retreat, spending a memorable weekend
with Victor Borge (and encounters with many other famous folks) and
finding out when he was sixty-two that his father wasn't really his
father
The book is enhanced by more than one hundred photographs,
newspaper clippings and other memorabilia from Bill's family,
friends and former students.
One thing is certain. The Hornman's life continues to be full of
surprises. As Bill's friend and colleague, the multiple
award-winning composer and conductor, Dr. Thom Ritter George points
out in his Introduction, "Unlike many who desperately cling to the
known fixtures of their lives, Bill embraces change and is open to
following new developments when they arise." This openness to
life's adventures and joy in new experiences is what makes Bill
Nemoyten's life stories not only entertaining and educational, but
a rich source of wisdom and historical perspective for generations
to come.
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