How about a standing ovation for Denver comedian Janae Burris as learns the fine art of music conducting from Colorado Symphony Associate Conductor Chris Dragon at Boettcher Concert Hall. Motivational training montage included.

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J= Comedian Janae Burris C= Resident Conductor Christopher Dragon

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J- I’m doing my best to fit in in Colorado, you know I’ve got my plaid shirt game on fleek. I’ve got all the plaids, red plaid, blue plaid, funeral plaid, wedding plaid. All the plaids!
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*music playing*
C- Janae
J- Hey Chris!
C- What are you doing?
I was just about to conduct the Colorado Symphony, I’ve seen you, you make it look pretty easy, I figured I would give it a try.
C- Well actually, it takes a lot of work to become a conductor, you can’t just pick up your baton and start. Here, let me show you
*Chris conducts Colorado Symphony*
J- Will you teach me?
C- I can try
J- Okay
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J- Hey there, I’m Janae Burris, Colorado comedian and I’m here today at Boettcher Concert Hall with Chris Dragon, Associate Conductor of the Colorado Symphony and he’s going to teach me how to be a conductor. Chris, I am very, very ready for this, so ready that I even brought my own baton…Ever heard of Star Wars?
C- Whoa, why don’t we focus on picking a piece of music.
J- Great, I’m already ready for that, I brought my mix tape, number 5 is my favorite track, I think you should play it in your car, that’s where it sounds the best
C- Maybe we should just start with some fundamentals
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*training montage*
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J- What’s one of the most challenging gigs you’ve ever had as a conductor?
C- Have you ever conducted an orchestra in a t-rex suit?
Together- Tiny arms, tiny arms
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J- Have you ever been heckled before? Anyone from the audience just been like, “you suck!”
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*conducting montage*
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C- Just in the trumpets, on bar 94, let’s have more of a diminuendo between beats 2 and 3
J- Like make it bump though, like hit it hard, something I could drop it to
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J- So what’s your plan b for this, when this inevitably falls apart
C- No plan B
J- Are you a chef maybe, a secret chef?
C- There is nothing else that I could do, waving a stick is probably the only talent
J- Where else can you even wave a stick?
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So what do you call a cow with no arms and legs?
J- Hmm, uhm I don’t know?
Ground beef! Does it have to be clean or can I tell a dirty one?
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J- Chris, do you think I’m ready?
C- Noooo. But we need to get back to work
J-Good enough, let’s do it
J- Nailed it!

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