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symphonic, the music is LAME! except for chester, but I played that my sophomore year.

And they can make cool websites! Although that's probably not in the judging criteria...

sickest drumline ever

And what about summer music festivals? Aspen, Tanglewood, Round Top which is in Central Texas, etc. Those are targeted at college music majors. Anyone had experience with that? Applications for the festivals are usually due in January and I'm thinking about it.

I'm playing bassoon in our high school's musical. We're playing My Fair Lady.

University of Michigan undecided

Are there any concert band pieces that actually use contra-bassoon?

At the start of the season, the inside of both my middle fingers had horrible blisters. Fabric band-aids or this liquid brown stuff that you wipe over them help.

So I went to the crossmen camp, lots of potential there as you would expect. Some things seemed a bit unorganized, like the girls basketball team coming into the gym across ours and having practice at 6 am! George Hopkins came in and gave us a few words of encouragment. He basically told us that he's getting rid of the crossmen so that they can become as successful as the Cadets. Everyone that I talked to was really happy with the staff. Things looking up for the Crossment! and I made it to the next cut!

most of it looks like weird stuff that you find on ebay

that's right, martin is not going, neither is cedar park. And predictions for this should be up shortly!

yeah it's right here: http://www.pasic.org/ThisYear/MarchingHSIndividuals.cfm

2006 Marching Festival Participants November 10, 2006 Austin Convention Center Austin, Texas HIGH SCHOOL SMALL ENSEMBLE Rank School 3 Cinco Ranch High School 2 Lorena High School 1 Colleyville Heritage High School HIGH SCHOOL STAND STILL Rank School 7 Foster High School 6 Denton High School 3 Azle High School 4 St. Thomas More Catholic High School 8 Lakeview Centennial High School 2 Franklin High School 1 Georgetown High School 5 Paris High School HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING Rank School 7 Grapevine High School 4 Lewisville High School 11 Keller High School 6 Coronado High School 8 Sandra Day O'Connor High School 9 Crowley High School 9 Central High School 5 James Martin High School 1 Flower Mound High School 3 Colleyville Heritage High School 2 Marcus High School COLLEGE SMALL ENSEMBLE Rank School 1 University of North Texas 2 University of North Texas COLLEGE MARCHING Rank School 6 University of Memphis 4 University of North Alabama 1 Texas Christian University 5 Oklahoma State University 3 Texas State University 2 University of Texas at Arlington Another award known as the Fred Stanford Award goes out to the group regardless of classification with the highest score of the day. And that award was won by Georgetown High School with a score of 94.00

bassoon, because cedar park does. lol

We rent out this building downtown and make a haunted house out of it every year. All the band students and parents help "decorate it" and then the band students get into scary costumes and do business. It makes a lot of money and is kinda fun to do.

AP music theory, English IV, European History, Economics

What could they do to them? They already have established reputations and most of them are retired from their jobs. Maybe the could revoke their medicare lol

Another thing to consider is the high number of outstanding bands this year. I imagine it's quite difficult to distinguish placements correctly for 31 amazing bands. In my opinion, the best system of judging at this level would be the tick system. However, the judges are all men, most likely age 60+, with huge guts. So they could be somewhat senile...

Mr. Irons gets an A+.

I'm pretty sure you can only compete in one type of competition. So I'd have to say they're only doing the moving drumline show. Do any of you Martin kids know Ethie? He plays bass drum, he moved to Dallas last year from Georgetown. Yeah the Marcus show is always insane... I remember one year when the pit and battery members traded instruments for part of the show! It's a shame that you won't be able see it this year!

Yeah, Martin has a marching show. They're playing it at PASIC this Friday too.

lol I just tried to walk around my house with my basson on a neck strap, it's nearly impossible to play. You have to have the upper body absolutely still because the shock from taking a step moves the reed in your mouth A LOT and screws up your embouchure. Yeah, I have no idea how that kid is doing it.

I gotcha, yeah for sure, the more snares the merrier. Thanks! We got to check you guys out from the back at Westlake, very nice. And best of luck to you at GN's!

Like having four snares automatcally goes against you?? Add some scoops and you'll be alright. btw, they added a fifth, he had a hurt leg but it's healed. And yes, it's just as clean.

I like the suite better, we played it my sophmore year. This year, my senior year, we're playing the overture. And niagra falls!