mrman04

I hate to say this but the band is a part of high school football they go hand an hand there is nothing like your team getting a TD ( touchdown or 6 points for you band members that dont know whats going on in a football game) an your band is playing your fight song.

1. Most band members (at least where i went to school) had good understanding of how the game works and they did care about the game. I (a band member) actually played football. There is no reason to judge others unfairly and be insulting.

2. Yes the band is part of a football game, the band did everything that they could to get an ensemble together to perform at the game and were unable to get a useable instrumentation. The band cannot be expected to reserve every saturday after a football game on the very rare occasion that a game is postponed, this would be unreasonable.

3. I don't believe that Lincoln County's band was at the rematch game either, should they have messed up all their members schedules too?

I'll just let you know, the Tullahoma Band program isconsidered one of the finest programs in the state by university directors and professional musicians. They have always done everything possible to be at every football game and if they were unable to be present at a rematch game there was good reason.

Couldn't go to that one, but i'm goingto the UT/ Vandy Game, hope y'all do some awesome stuff there

Patrick Sewell

Tullahoma High School

You guys are awesome and I have no idea why you are rarely mentioned.

Keep up the awesomenity.

Patrick Sewell

Tullahoma High School

too bad there wern't any on field cameras, that would have been schweet. But it still turned out well.

Patrick Sewell

Tullahoma High School

at Tullahoma We usually have around 4 part time instructors who we see about two to three times a week.

During Concert Season we have had Julie Davila teach lessons one day per week

for Marching Season:

Don Radford throughout the season about two days a week, write our book.

Phillip Gregory: Instructor during band camp, writes book

Dr. Sean McBride: Helps instruct, tune drums, small changes and improvements to our book

Overall I think we have one of the best percussion instructor staffs one can find. Not there everyday, but that puts more responsibility to improve on the students then if they were at every rehersal, and it has proved to be very successful in the past few years.

Patrick Sewell

Tullahoma High School Drumline

It's hard to beat a marching band that can play more than just the standard ballgame fare. A band that can take on classical pieces and play them successfully is almost as adrenaline-inspiring as a touchdown pass...almost.

I like drum and bugle corps because you get to see extremely talented musicians/marchers from all over the nation. The performance level is so much higher than what you can see in a high school or college marching band. They also tend to play much more musically interesting pieces.

Marching band is also great because you can have so many more sound colors by adding woodwinds, especially if they are used the right way. Rock and Jazz are good for marching band, but when a band does a classical piece and makes it awesome its the best feeling i've ever experienced. I definately love marching band.

Concert and Jazz band are also great give the musicians a chance to think more about the music and what the composer is trying to "say" in his piece.

So i'm basically saying every type of ensemble has its advantages and i like all of them, but i stil voted for drum corps. GO PHANTOM

Patrick Sewell

Tullahoma High School

Percussion

well over here at OHS were doing a show that doesnt have a name yet . the opener/closer is ghost train and the ballad is called light in the window. the show is awesome and goin to rock pretty heavy!! plus ill be head DM!!!!

 

my cousin goes to Lavergne and he told me that yall are doing a nightmare before chrismas show??? i cant wait to see that i think itll be awesome. i think myour director is a elfman freak lol. cant wait to see your show!

Ghost Train is an Awesome piece. We played it at govoners Schools this last year (2006). I hope That i get to her you guys this year. Too bad my band isn't going back to travelers rest to competethis year.