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From Bulldog to Lion
In the summer of 2000 I changed jobs and moved to Florida. I was no longer a Lynchburg Christian Academy (LCA) Bulldog, now I was a Lion from The King’s Academy (TKA). There’s an old saying, The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Moving hundreds of miles to start teaching…
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Moving to TKA
I spent 10 years as the band director at Lynchburg Christian Academy (LCA) and felt that it might be time to leave. The King’s Academy (TKA) had expressed some interest in me. But, was moving to West Palm Beach, Florida my next step. The Courtship My inquiry regarding the TKA job was met with an…
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Time to go?
How did I know that it was time to go? 1999 marked my 10th year as the band director at Lynchburg Christian Academy (LCA). I had gone from my first competition to Bands of America (BOA) Grand Nationals while I was there. Why leave? Band parents The parents at LCA were mostly very supportive. They…
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1999 Bands of America Nationals
In 1999 I was able to realize the dream of taking a band to Bands of America (BOA) Nationals. I was in my 10th year as director of the Lynchburg Christian Academy (LCA) band. We had attended BOA regionals since 1995 and had won a regional class championship in 1997. Now was the time to…
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Going to Nationals
Going to Bands of America (BOA) Nationals was a life-long dream for me. This dream was planted in me by LJ Hancock at Norwin H.S. during the 1980-82 seasons. My desire has been to pass on to my students the lessons that I learned in those years. Genesis of a dream I was a member…
