It’s been a while since the last update, but here’s what’s up: the band season ended with the Copper Thunder Marching Band receiving an overall rating of Excellent, as well as a color guard rating also of Excellent. It was a great way to end the season, and has put us in a [...]
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The marching band season is just over one week from ending, and tonight was our second to last brass sectional for the year. It was simple and focused. It was our best sectional of the year by far, and I feel like we’re on the verge of a musical breakthrough…a little frustrating since [...]
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“The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.” ~ Theodore Rubin
I borrowed this quote off the HopBlog [George Hopkins, CEO of Youth Education in the Arts (YEA!) and Director of The Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps], and it really hit [...]
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In a few minutes here, I’ll be on my way to a staff meeting regarding Cienega Indoor Brass. On the table tonight is the need to clear up some misconceptions about the program. Last Thursday, Tom, Kenny, and I held a student-parent informational meeting to get out all the details we had to [...]
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Yikes, it’s November already! And while only a few hours have gone by since my first two posts in October and this one, it underscores the fact that time continues to rapidly pass. Before I know it, it’ll be December, and then auditions will be just around the corner.
On my agenda this week [...]
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