First of all, I hope Mr. Wells doesn't see this. I know he will at some point, but I hope and pray that he somehow misses this. To think that this man inherited a band that was on a collision course with failure and that he turned it around and brought it back to prominence (straight ones last year - that's right, not two ones and a two, straight ones - and coming within one judge's rating of taking the district sweepstakes title) within two years, in addition to meeting the demands of the fans in regards to the tempo of Cherokee (if you don't believe me, watch the highlights video from the Crosby game), just to get fussed at again because of one bad show.
Now, why did we have one bad show? What have we had a lot of lately? Rain. I spoke with a close friend of mine (who's also in band) recently and he told me that he'd done a little math. By this point in the year, the band should've had about sixty hours of outdoor practice based on our practice patterns over the last three years. Guess how many we've had. Go on, guess.
45. That's right. We've lost one quarter of our practice time to rain. It seems like we've had to either cut a practice short and go inside or start a practice inside and stay there the whole time at least twice a week since the beginning of summer band - not to mention the fact that about 80 of this band's 188 members are freshmen or that we're assimilating a new assistant band director (who's adjusting very well considering the circumstances and should be commended for the job he's done so far).
He doesn't teach with that same push and pride that others before him had.
Have you been to a practice under Wells? I can't think of a single practice I've been to in the last two or three years where he hasn't mentioned something about the "Honor, Pride, and Tradition" that our school is known for and the reputation that the bands that came before us established.
Topic: 2010 Halftime Performances (Read 1133 times)
