What Have I Been Up To?

Lots! I have taken a new position at Dutch Fork High School and I am certainly excited to say the least. It is just too great of an opportunity to pass up. I certainly enjoyed my time at Swansea and wish them nothing but great things and have even offered to help them if they ever need it but things change. Certainly the easiest thing to have done would have been to just stay put and take the easy route. I was comfortable and things were going well but if you know me at all that is not my way. That the thing about growing and advancement. There are no true success or victory for those that "play it safe" so once again I have chosen to take the risk and the unknown over that which is known and safe.

At this time I have been putting together the show for next year. This may seem to be a rather easy task but it is not and it takes time. The music is finished (for now, I am sure we will make revisions throughout the season) so now it is time to get to work on the drill. There are plenty of players in this event too. The drill writer and I usually talk about once everyday during the writing process. The last thing we want is to be making a bunch of changes during camp so the best route is just to get it right the first time. The things we talk about are placement of the guard and percussion, musical phrases, and equipment changes. The band will not be quite as large as it was last year but things like this happen with director changes but I can assure you all that the quality of the final product will not be diminished. We will be competitive for sure.