Yeah, cute is good. I took my brass guys out busking for a downtown event a couple of years ago. (Back when I had access to a Horn. *sigh*)

Four of us in orchestra uniform, with a small sign saying "help us go to a workshop with the Canadian Brass!" We were playing 50's and 60's music that I arranged. Another busker came up and asked us how much we made... it was $17 bucks or something for 6 hours of playing. (Two three-hour sets.) And it was more than he made. (Though he was kinda scruffy, and maybe $17 divided by the four of us wasn't more than he made.)

I also asked people directly for donations at other times, and we got scholarships to go. It was a fantastic experience! And the busking really helped. Because, for one, we got a lot tighter with our performing, really entertained people and started developing our style. We got good enough to be able to keep playing even when the stands blew down, too! For the other, we got some spending money when we went to Toronto for the workshop! WITH THE CANADIAN BRASS!!!

One orchestra member is really cute, she's 7 years old, missing teeth, frizzy irish red hair and freckles, she played flute at the farmer's market, and made $60 in an couple of hours! But that was a good day.