Busy Band Week

Tyler had a busy week with the band last week. On Wednesday, the band kids left during 1st period and were gone until the last period of the day. They went to most of the other schools in our district and played for them. They always do this during homecoming week. It's a fun day for the band. They get to spend the day playing, seeing old teachers and little kids who think they're a bid deal, and they stop by the park for a pizza picnic. That evening there was a homecoming parade. Every year the homecoming court is in the parade, the band marches in it, and every fall sport from k-12 rides a float. The kids in the parade throw candy. The kids watching the parade scramble to pick up as much as they possibly can. Everyone knows everyone. It was a really nice time and made me thankful once again to be raising our kids in a small town. After the parade there was a bonfire at the high school. Tyler had to play for that, too. Wednesday was a very long day for him, and he was dragging by the time we picked him up to come home.

Tyler is the 2nd from the right

Each week the band learns and performs a new song. Here is the one they performed at the homecoming game Friday night. I thought this was an especially fun song, and I really enjoyed watching them perform. For most of the song, Tyler is the second kid this --> way from the kid in white.

 

 

 

On Sunday the band competed in the Italian Festival marching band competition. They won the competition two years ago and could only perform in it last year since they were the previous year's winner. Tyler said there are judges all over the place - from the time the band gets off the bus, in the staging area, throughout the parade route, in the performance tent, and stationed at other places - all to anonymously judge the band on their behavior in addition to their performance. They sounded amazing yesterday, but they didn't win. They did win best drum line, though. And Ron, Danielle, and I had the most amazing pizza ever! Mmmm!

 

 

Some of their cadences are fun to watch. I like the one where they turn around while marching, but I didn't get that one on video.

 

 

 

Danielle says band is Tyler's happy place. I agree with her. He is certainly in his element, and I love watching him.