Let it rain, and clear it out.

Hey ya'll.


Okay, straight to business. Alright, maybe not serious business, but it's important none-the-less.

Today, our main goal was to learn the correct measurement for a flex step. Each section spilt up and practiced using lines drawn by Mrs. Smith.
The correct step size means that you take 8 steps in 5 yards. Anything more is to big a step, anything less means your step is to small.


As you all know we were washed out. LITERALLY.
Today it rained, of all days. We were steadily marching on the track when a slight drizzle began.

Before long that little drizzle became a large downpour. It really started to come down.
It was a test of sorts though. I test of focus. Instead of scrambling across the track and field we stayed in our marching lines and kept marching.

That is until the drum clicks became faster and faster, until it was every instrument and flag for themselves.
We had to hurry in, lest our instruments become ruined.

Each of the sections took off as fast as we could in the general direction of the band room.

Once inside, we took a small break and went back outside.
Only to have the same happen again.

Afterwards, we broke up into sections Brass/Percussion and Woodwinds.
Mr. Bailey and Luke gave us clear directions on how the song needed to sound and how we were to achieve that sound.
Whether those directions were followed is a different story.

After all that was done, the band meet again in the High school Band room to put together our previous efforts.
And I must say, I'm really starting to like where we are going.


I've also stayed after the designated practice time to watch the color guard.
I must say, they are doing awesome.
They will far surpass last year's performance, trust me.
All problem's are immediately fixed, and everyone is able to voice concerns.
It's great.
Their spins are on time, flags are moving in the same way, and people are working together.




RANDOM MUSICAL FACTS OF THE DAY!:

DO YOU KNOW WHO JOHN PHILIP SOUSA IS?
Well, he is one of the most important American conductors and composers in our military's history. Dubbed the, "March King", John Philip Sousa started his musical career at the age of six. At that time he was found to have Absolute Pitch, which is the knowledge of how to replicate or identify a musical note without the help of artificial means.
Later on in his life, he climbed the Military ranks to finally become a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy.
And of course, it was he who conducted the Navel band at the time.