Thanks all. 6 clues garnered one vote each, with that same tie - at 2 each - tyke@15 and sw@25.
For such an appropriate acrostic, my casting vote goes to tyke@15:
Band playing inspired numerous kids - filling lots of young dreams initially (4,5)
Congrats, tyke. Your prize has already been mentioned, and is my poor attempt to link with this week's Clueless - Mathematics: Comfortably Numb(ers) ... groan ... Enjoy. And now I need a rest after this week's exertions.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QrWZNAQrkf4