Good Luck!!

[BGMello04]

Good luck to all those auditioning for leadership next week! I'm excited and can't wait for the week to be over! LOL!

[FliccGirl]

I'm excited and can't wait for the week to be over! LOL!

No kidding about wanting it to be over. I am so NOT looking forward to the playing auditions... they always make me more nervous than they should. Interviews, meetings, marching, drill... I can deal with that stuff.

*fidgets*

[Metz]

Who all is trying out for Drum Major BGMello? I'm sure you are keeping up with that

[BGMello04]

The following people are the only ones that I can recall, but I'm certain that there are more out there.

Flutes
Alex Craciun
Gillian McCorkle
Leah Steffensky


Mellos
Charles Penird
Brian Seever
Krysten Moore

Trumpets
Chris Coy

These are the ones that I've talked with, and I can guarantee there's going to be more! Good Luck to everyone!!

[FliccGirl]

Dang, that's gonna be a lot of renditions of the Star Spangled Banner.

[Ohiogal]

REAL drum majors don't direct the SSB... they do the BACKBEND!

[Rightupinthere]

REAL drum majors don't direct the SSB... they do the BACKBEND!

Delaine, we conducted the SSB for our tryout did we not? And you STILL made it.

[Metz]

REAL drum majors don't direct the SSB... they do the BACKBEND!

Delaine, we conducted the SSB for our tryout did we not? And you STILL made it.

They had to conduct that last year as well. I do not know about this year though but it'll probably be the same!

[Ohiogal]

Delaine, we conducted the SSB for our tryout did we not? And you STILL made it.

Halford, them there are fighten words....

[Rightupinthere]

Delaine, we conducted the SSB for our tryout did we not? And you STILL made it.

Halford, them there are fighten words....

Love ya, hon!


Good luck to all those trying out!

[bgmaggot00]

Just remember, the SSB is in 4.

I can assure you, someone will conduct it in four. It happens every year. OK, bye. Jeff

[FliccGirl]

Ha.... one of my favorite band quotes is about that very thing regarding the SSB:

Dr Moss: "And what count do you come in on?"
Trumpets: "FOUR!"
Dr Moss: "There is no four! We're in three!!"

[MiamiBando]

i have no idea, and that sounded funny.

Dave Shaffer(to Miami Band): Stop. Stop. That was WONDERFUL, the BEST sound I have EVER heard from a marching band. You know, this is THE BEST BAND I have ever seen. You are SO good, and So talented.
Now can you try a TRUE forte piano?
Band(playing):hits the forte piano....

Dave(to band):NO A TRUE FORTE PIANO!

Band(REally exaggerated): forte piano

Some Trumpet holds over.....

Entire band(turning towards offender):HISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!


HEHE. I love band,

So what happenned at Band camp?

[able1]

I remember Shaffer from back when he was guest director of our all county band when I was in high school. Liles was still directing the marching band then and Shaffer was on staff but basically making his living arranging and composing. I always liked Shaffer. He's quite the character at times.
I studied with James Olcott for a few years and Greg Phillips' (horn prof) wife was my assistant director in H.S.
With all the connections in Oxford, it's strange that I ended up in BG. They were my last two choices and you almost could have flipped a coin. I still remember Olcott acting a little surprised when I told him I had picked BG.

[MiamiBando]

Yes he is. He is a good guy. Makes us ALL laugh. WE ALL know Dave. We have our Daveisms. He STILL arranges. Macy's Parade buys their music off of Miami, because of our band. They extended an open invitation for our band to comeback to New York.