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2004 TKA The Chase
2004 TKA The Chase. This post will chronicle the 2004 season of the TKA Marching Lions and the show that we called “The Chase”. Background 2004 marked my fourth year directing The King’s Academy (TKA) band program. We had some success in 2002 + 2003 at our local/county competitions. The band was seeing modest growth…
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Working for Norwin
Working for Norwin. I’ve been talking about my college experience. I wanted to be a marching band director. That’s what drove me to college and that is why I was fighting my way through classes that confounded me. A practicum was required for one of my classes. I needed to observe a music program alongside…
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Love of marching band
This is part two in my love of marching band series. Last week I talked about my early years of involvement in the activity. This post will pick up with my college experience. JMU I mentioned in the previous post that I did not have good grades. I also said that my trumpet playing was…
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I lived for marching band
I lived for marching band from about 1979 – 2019. When I say that I lived for it, I mean it. I ate, slept and drank marching band. It took the combined efforts of a nasty separation (from a school) and a world-wide panic (Covid) to break this love. The roots The roots of this…
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Marching band teaches focus
Marching band teaches focus though unique elemental skills that must be simultaneously mastered during a performance. Getting started The foundation of marching band is learning to be still while maintaining excellent posture. This is the “attention” position. Every motion is detailed and dictated to the performer. Being still is like starting with a white canvas…
