This is the 2nd Just for Fun drill for 2024. For lack of a better title, I have created The Edge. I did this music for MSC back in 2011. The tunes are Hal Leonard Publications and are arranged by Jay Bocook. The movements are Jump by VanHalen, The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats,…
This is another one of those just for fun videos. This one is entitled Ladies Night. All three songs are from Arranger’s Publishing. The opener is Soak Up the Sun by Sheryl Crow and was arranged by Tom Wallace. The 2nd tune is Blue Bayou which was sung by Linda Ronstadt and was arranged by…
Ganado High School finished 11th at the UIL State Marching Contest in San Antonio today. This is their best finish in 8 years. They performed Vampire Slayer by Luke McMillan. I have had the opportunity to write for them seven times under four different directors. Congratulations to Mandy Keen, Jennifer Woods, and the entire Ganado…
News from San Antonio. The Palacios High School Band finished 24th at the 3A UIL State Marching Contest. This is the 2nd time in 3 years that Palacios has gone to the state contest. They performed reIMAGINEd by Luke McMillan. Congratulations to the directors Harvey Davidson, Briana Harmon, Justin Kline and the students of the…
The results from the UIL Area Contests last week involving Fred shows: Danbury High School – 27th Place – UIL Area E 3A Stafford High School – 19th Place – UIL Area E 4A El Campo High School – 33rd Place – UIL Area E 4A Deweyville High School – 7th Place – UIL Area…
I am still working on finding the results of one other band but the other two bands that went yesterday at UIL Area Contests had a good day. Here are those two results: Pottsboro High School – Jackie Evans Deen Director 9th Place – UIL Area B ContestProgram – Fair Winds and Following Seas –…
The third show completed for 2021 was for Louise High School from Louise, Texas. Louise is about 65 miles southeast of Houston and about 30 miles northeast of Victoria. They would be classified as a small school. Their director is Kasey Chitmon. This is the 4th year I have done their show. Their show is…
The second show completed for 2021 was for Tolar High School from Tolar, Texas. Tolar is about 50 miles southwest of Fort Worth. They are a smaller size school. Their director is Aaron Noland and this is the 4th time I have done their show. Their show is entitled Caliente! and it is by Luke…
The first show completed for 2021 was for El Campo High School in El Campo, Texas. El Campo is about 60 miles southwest of Houston and about 30 miles northeast of Victoria. They are a medium size school. Their director is Rolando Cantu and this is the 2nd year I have done their show. The…
The 2020 competition season ended today at the 2A State Marching Band Contest. Ganado High School finished 18th with the most fun show of the day. Their director, Mandy Keen, is in her first year there and dealt with a great deal of stuff from the Covid bug. Her kids represented the community and Region…