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wheee!
As previously mentioned, yesterday was the Marching Band Exhibition at the high school. I got there, and discovered that I was Lead on Field Security. Woulda been nice to know that *before* I got there, yanno? And the rest of the field crew was rookies, as in they'd never even *been* to one of these shows. So I ran them down the duties of the Field ( Read more... ) -
again with the music
you'd think that's all I do. Wait, it really *is* the only thing I do outside of the house. so there.
Monday's FCB rehearsal was, again, a scramble. Last Friday, BM (business manager/lead cat herder) found out that the high school we usually rehearse at was holding a pep rally Monday evening. Well, there's not gonna be space for us there! A quick ( Read more... ) -
Music again....
FCB rehearsal Monday night was even *more* freeform than last week! BM got a call Monday noonish "we're going to be using that space tonight. you can use the parking lot at the other end of the building". BM texts me, and I'm like "erm, yeah. I dunno how that's gonna work, as that lot is long, narrow, and has a driveway through it". And of course, ( Read more... ) -
Music!
There was FCB rehearsal on Monday. Outside, as FPS is still figuring out if non-student groups can use the buildings. A little more freeform than we'd perhaps expected, as the parking lot was half-full when *I* got there, and people were still coming in. It turns out that the first Monday of the school year is Curriculum night, where parents come ( Read more... ) -
well then.
First Livingston band rehearsal was last night. Late last week, I got an email from the section leader "did you say you can play (and have a) tenor sax?" "erm, yes? but I'm way out of practice" "oh, good. We need a tenor sax player for the October concert". "erm, OK." So I trundled off to rehearsal with the tenor sax (wow, is it small and light ( Read more... ) -
OhMiBog!, again
A followup on last week's rant:
The day after the District Communications person emailed the event flyer, word came down from the conference that *they* were changing their October(!) events to virtual events because of surging COVID numbers. The District peeps (who were already kinda skittish about an inperson event in September), decided that they ( Read more... ) -
Bands Vs Weather 2021 7-1-1 (concert)
Final Livingston band concert was a tie. We started early due to incoming storms, and got about half way through the concert list before the director looked at the clouds to the north and west, blinked, and called up Stars & Stripes Forever as a finale. Told the audience that we would not be offended if they left during the piece. :) There were no ( Read more... ) -
OhMiBog!
Rattled cages on newsletter articles. Got responses from all four "too busy (moving)", "too busy (work)", "forgot and now on vacation", "ISP is down (email on phone OK; sending attachments not)". So, OK, no articles from those four. Lay out what I have. Point out to managing editor that I have no information on the September gathering. She has ( Read more... ) -
Back from camp!
Lotsa notes played. Most in the right place, even. Did get lost on the back page of the big piece, but managed to join back in by the end. There was another bari sax player this year, so we were able to be a little more comfortable and not try to hit every. single. note. because we knew that the other one would probably catch it. And there was one ( Read more... ) -
Bands Vs Weather 2021 7-1 (concert)
Gorgeous weather for a concert. 80F at concert start, clear skies, not humid, breezy enough to keep the bugs down but not enough to blow music away. I fumble-fingered a few places, and have no idea why -- licks I've played before, cleanly, just weren't there on Tuesday. Hope I find some of that before camp next week.
Which will be interesting -- ( Read more... )