TMEA 2019 – Day 0

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…

The Needville Project

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…

More Commitments for 2019

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…

2019 Latin Variations

This is the 4th of five shows that I am doing for fun for the off season. This one is entitled Latin Variations by several different sources. The opener is Children of Sanchez by Chuck Mangione and this arrangement is by Ralph Ford and Alfred Music. The 2nd tune is White Rabbit which is the…