The Second Semester

Today was the beginning of round two. Well the second semester anyway. Most of you know how high works in today's world and it sure is a lot different than when I was in high school. Students go to 4 classes for 90 minutes a day for a half a year and then change at the end of the semester. So today I lost some students and gained some too. To my surprise I heard something that has been some what rare in my band rooms. Clarity! Things were good. No they were very good. We have a long way to go but I think many of the students may finally know why I have been so demanding on them. We should be able to make beautiful music all semester. It is definitely a lot more fun in the end to do things right and not take short cuts.