▁this ▁ven ue , ▁but ▁would ▁take ▁his ▁band ▁to ▁book ings ▁at ▁other ▁New ▁England ▁locations . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁charts ▁were ▁arranged ▁by ▁Bach el der , ▁giving ▁the ▁band ▁its ▁own ▁distinct ive ▁sound . ▁▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁day , ▁he ▁taught ▁English ▁at ▁the ▁Mel rose ▁school ▁district . ▁ ▁He ▁would ▁receive ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁coun sel ing ▁from ▁Tu ft s ▁University ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁psych ologist ▁for ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Division ▁of ▁Youth ▁Services ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁teaching ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁when ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Mel rose ▁as ▁an ▁English ▁instruct or . ▁He ▁founded ▁Mel rose ' s ▁guidance ▁program ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁teaching ▁duties , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁concerned ▁that ▁those ▁with ▁special ▁needs ▁and ▁intellectual ▁gift ed ness ▁were ▁being ▁neglect ed . ▁▁▁ ▁Bach el der ▁kept ▁his ▁educational ▁and ▁musical ▁life ▁separate , ▁and ▁many ▁people ▁familiar ▁with ▁one ▁aspect ▁were ▁completely ▁una ware ▁of ▁the ▁other . ▁ ▁Bach el der ▁kept ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁house ▁band ▁at ▁the ▁Tot em ▁P ole ▁until ▁it ▁shut ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁Within ▁six ▁months , ▁Bach el der ▁also ▁dissol ved ▁his ▁big ▁band . ▁ ▁After ▁dis band ing ▁The ▁Tot em ▁P ole ▁big ▁band ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁small ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Bob ▁Bach