has been canceled.
I'm sad, but it's not Mr. Bailey's fault.
Other band directors deemed it unwise to march on our field.
I personally saw nothing wrong with our field, but what do I know.
Just wanted to make sure people knew.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Cabot Invitational: Not a bad start!
The title says it all!
Not a bad start at all!
But we can do better, I know. You guys and girls have it in you.
You've seen other schools, and what they can do, now let's make ours 10x better!
(and I know, we're not supposed to compare our performance to other school's, but we have to have a basis for improvement, no?)
Listen, I'll be the first to admit, I didn't play at my best.
If we were going to make a metaphor out of the situation:
I shot for the stars, and landed among the black holes that viciously ripped apart my performance. I did tragically bad. Great poets will write of the destruction I wrought on the ears of those poor, innocent bystanders.
But, I know I can do better. You all know you can do better.
If I know what I can fix, I will do so much better the next chance I have!
Just think. If you fix one thing yourself, and others take it as their responsibility as well, we'll have a Division 1 band. No doubt.
Never think that you are perfect. That is the downfall of any organization.
If you start to think there is no way to get better, you're right there isn't.
You've instantly blockaded yourself a superior rating.
Leave yourself open for criticism and improvement and you'll soon get awfully close to perfect.
Math Breakdown:
Let's say for one moment that each marcher fixes 3 mistakes from their last performance.
3 x 50 = 150 mistakes fixed
Think about it.
Think about it.
Seriously, that's 150 things that wouldn't go wrong the next time.
That's a ton of things.
[ton of things is a unit of measure not yet endorsed by the The International System of Units, I'm working on it, as well as phrases like "a whole heap of quarters"]
We may have gotten a Division 2 this time, but we're going to blow away (no pun intended, or was it...) the judges next time.
We're heading for a Division 1, and there is no stopping us now.
Thanks for reading.
Not a bad start at all!
But we can do better, I know. You guys and girls have it in you.
You've seen other schools, and what they can do, now let's make ours 10x better!
(and I know, we're not supposed to compare our performance to other school's, but we have to have a basis for improvement, no?)
Listen, I'll be the first to admit, I didn't play at my best.
If we were going to make a metaphor out of the situation:
I shot for the stars, and landed among the black holes that viciously ripped apart my performance. I did tragically bad. Great poets will write of the destruction I wrought on the ears of those poor, innocent bystanders.
But, I know I can do better. You all know you can do better.
If I know what I can fix, I will do so much better the next chance I have!
Just think. If you fix one thing yourself, and others take it as their responsibility as well, we'll have a Division 1 band. No doubt.
Never think that you are perfect. That is the downfall of any organization.
If you start to think there is no way to get better, you're right there isn't.
You've instantly blockaded yourself a superior rating.
Leave yourself open for criticism and improvement and you'll soon get awfully close to perfect.
Math Breakdown:
Let's say for one moment that each marcher fixes 3 mistakes from their last performance.
3 x 50 = 150 mistakes fixed
Think about it.
Think about it.
Seriously, that's 150 things that wouldn't go wrong the next time.
That's a ton of things.
[ton of things is a unit of measure not yet endorsed by the The International System of Units, I'm working on it, as well as phrases like "a whole heap of quarters"]
We may have gotten a Division 2 this time, but we're going to blow away (no pun intended, or was it...) the judges next time.
We're heading for a Division 1, and there is no stopping us now.
Thanks for reading.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Great Night Guys!
Wow. What a night!
It's official, we've gotten all the drill on the field!
Now it's just time to clean the music and polish the drill.
Can you dig it?
I urge you to work on your music. We can march our hearts out, but if the music is terrible, it won't mean jack-diddly.
Remember, next Saturday is the Cabot Invitational and we don't want to suck it up when we are there (coughlastyearcough)...
Anyways, great job guys. Keep up the good progress.
I have History homework to do. Ugh.
Mrs. Evans if you ever read this, you're a great teacher but the homework is not good at all.
It's official, we've gotten all the drill on the field!
Now it's just time to clean the music and polish the drill.
Can you dig it?
I urge you to work on your music. We can march our hearts out, but if the music is terrible, it won't mean jack-diddly.
Remember, next Saturday is the Cabot Invitational and we don't want to suck it up when we are there (coughlastyearcough)...
Anyways, great job guys. Keep up the good progress.
I have History homework to do. Ugh.
Mrs. Evans if you ever read this, you're a great teacher but the homework is not good at all.
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