TMEA Convention 2019 – Day 3, Epilogue We made one more run through the exhibit hall, talked one more time to the folks at MSC and to David Bozeman, then to the great Luke McMillian. I had the opportunity to talk to several marching music composers this week. On top of Luke, I got to…
TMEA Convention 2019 – Day 2 Day 2 of the TMEA Convention had me in the exhibit hall quite a bit today looking at some music and a few other things for next year. I got some extra supplies to finish up this year. I had a sit down meeting with the newest member of…
TMEA Convention 2019 – Day 1 A belated Happy Valentine’s Day to all. Today was a day of clinics, time in the exhibit hall, seeing some old friends and new clients, and to close it with my alma mater, the North Texas Wind Symphony with a tour de force performance. Overall, a generally good day.…
TMEA Convention 2019 – Day 0 I arrived in San Antonio at about 4:30 today. I have registered and will be ready for tomorrow. This is the 99th year of the Texas Music Educators Association and this convention is by far the largest single state convention in the country. Registration was very easy this year…
This is the 10th year that I will be writing for Needville High School in Needville, Texas. They are one of the bigger rivals to Columbia (where I work) but they have been some of the best folks that I have had the pleasure to work with. In the previous nine years, they have made…
We have gained a few more verbal commitments for the 2019 drill writing season. They are: Rangeview High School, Aurora, CO Perquimans County High School, Hertford, NC Tolar High School, Tolar, TX Western Hartnett High School, Lillington, NC Needville High School, Needville, TX (for a 10th time!) That makes it up to 27. And, we…