Is there a reason that the band director couldn’t modify the drill to make something actually achievable, or simply reflect the reality of how it was being performed?
My marching band days were in high school and i don’t really remember if our drill ever got changed midway through, or how.
I know the original thread was about speed limits, but i don’t usually think about marching band so this is fun.
Lol, no problemo! I’m happy to talk marching band.
Basically, he was a perfectionist with high expectations. He wrote his own arrangements and wrote his in drill sheets. He didn’t want to change it because he wanted us to be able to do it. To his credit, we punched way above our weight class. We competed as a AAA band despite being a single-A size and we regularly ranked in the top 3.
He only taught at our highschool for a few years. Then he taught at a university across the country, was there a few years, and is now the band director of a very well known university band. Not interested in doxing him or me, so pardon the vagueness.
I think he is much better suited for his current role rather than the highschool he was at while I was there. Thankful for the opportunity and stewardship, but with the hindsight of adulthood, he pushed us kids more than was appropriate. Not dangerous, just disproportionate to our age.
Is there a reason that the band director couldn’t modify the drill to make something actually achievable, or simply reflect the reality of how it was being performed?
My marching band days were in high school and i don’t really remember if our drill ever got changed midway through, or how.
I know the original thread was about speed limits, but i don’t usually think about marching band so this is fun.
Lol, no problemo! I’m happy to talk marching band.
Basically, he was a perfectionist with high expectations. He wrote his own arrangements and wrote his in drill sheets. He didn’t want to change it because he wanted us to be able to do it. To his credit, we punched way above our weight class. We competed as a AAA band despite being a single-A size and we regularly ranked in the top 3.
He only taught at our highschool for a few years. Then he taught at a university across the country, was there a few years, and is now the band director of a very well known university band. Not interested in doxing him or me, so pardon the vagueness.
I think he is much better suited for his current role rather than the highschool he was at while I was there. Thankful for the opportunity and stewardship, but with the hindsight of adulthood, he pushed us kids more than was appropriate. Not dangerous, just disproportionate to our age.