Diamonds in the Rough:
Blackwell Practical Music Method Student Band

My Diamonds in the Rough (Blackwell Practical Music Method Student Band) is shown here performing on the Showboat Branson Belle. The student band is an apprentice band designed to play free of charge for charity events such as the Ride for Diabetes, the St. Jude's Ride, fund raisers for the Special Olympics, and for events to provide assistance to senior citizens living at home.

Students range in age from 5 to 16. The BPMM student band has also played at:

  • Silver Dollar City, as a preshow for
  • Jim and Jesse in Marshfield, Mo,
  • at the Grand Palace and the
  • Showboat Branson Belle, for the
  •  Ozark Empire Fair,
  • Bluegrass Festivals,
  • Fiddle Contests and
  • Conventions, Special Olympics, Fund Rasiers, and local TV and radio.


    • Our shows consist of a variety of musical styles ranging from bluegrass, cajun, gospel, Irish, Texas swing, old country, old time, etc., spiced with clogging and trick fiddling for everyone's enjoyment.

    The program is a multi-leveled one consisting of the levels of Achievers, Diamonds in the Rough, Ozark Mountain Diamonds, and the One Hundred's Club.

    The logo for the program contains a drawing of a one room school house, a symbol of a very effective teaching style used in early American history upon which the structure of the BPMM program is based.

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