(06-16-2013 08:43 PM)tigerjeb Wrote: i was glad to see tulane travel their new band to memphis last season. its not right for a college not have a marching band.
This is like the 4th or 5th new band attempt there. Hard to sustain a band when you don't offer a music major.
That probably isn't the entire problem. NCSU, Georgia Tech, and other big engineering schools don't offer music majors and have 350 every year.
What hurts bands at schools like Tulane is the fact that they're small, private, and ultra selective. Duke, Tulsa, Wake Forest, Northwestern, and others are in a similar position. They do happen to have schools of music and a long time band tradition to fall back on.
(06-16-2013 04:22 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote: I was a Marching Pirate for a long time. I'm a homer. My favorite stands tune is Killing in the Name.
We've been through our ups and downs and I'm certain that we're on the up.
I hope they are going to be getting those new band uniforms this year. I think I've donated to that fund at least 2 straight years so I would like to hope enough money has been raised at this point.
(06-16-2013 03:15 PM)workingodu Wrote: The kids in odu band are great and they sound good. But I don't like the band director. during our losing season of basketball our band director showed up twice to the mens game and to only one womans game. For that reason I think its time for a new one. We can hire a better one that will show better leadership. When a band director doesn't show up the kids don't and while the band hung in there, their attendance dwelled to. No one to take leadership.
Dr. T teaches in the evening at the University. The PEP band is a paid gig. Students get paid to play in the PEP Band and the director of the PEP band is a paid graduate assistant.
just FYI
(06-16-2013 03:15 PM)workingodu Wrote: The kids in odu band are great and they sound good. But I don't like the band director. during our losing season of basketball our band director showed up twice to the mens game and to only one womans game. For that reason I think its time for a new one. We can hire a better one that will show better leadership. When a band director doesn't show up the kids don't and while the band hung in there, their attendance dwelled to. No one to take leadership.
Dr. T teaches in the evening at the University. The PEP band is a paid gig. Students get paid to play in the PEP Band and the director of the PEP band is a paid graduate assistant.
just FYI
I can attest to this, because I'm in the marching band and pep band. Dr. T is very dedicated to the band, but he's also a professor that has to teach classes. That's why we have graduate/undergraduate assistants. Best believe I'll show up, because I'm getting paid for it. haha Not to mention, to be able to do something I love to do and go to football and basketball games for free without the hassle of getting a student ticket,and travelling to other places practically for almost free is awesome.
(06-16-2013 04:22 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote: I was a Marching Pirate for a long time. I'm a homer. My favorite stands tune is Killing in the Name.
We've been through our ups and downs and I'm certain that we're on the up.
I hope they are going to be getting those new band uniforms this year. I think I've donated to that fund at least 2 straight years so I would like to hope enough money has been raised at this point.
According to the director they'll be getting them. Last year wasn't about a lack of funds. It was getting the new guy in there.
one more thing to the list of stuff that I find bewildering here at cusabbs. on top of things like helmet threads and barbecue threads, we can add marching band threads.
one more thing to the list of stuff that I find bewildering here at cusabbs. on top of things like helmet threads and barbecue threads, we can add marching band threads.
you got a better thread idea... post it.
it is the off season... ignore it or we'll see you in ~60 days
one more thing to the list of stuff that I find bewildering here at cusabbs. on top of things like helmet threads and barbecue threads, we can add marching band threads.
you got a better thread idea... post it.
it is the off season... ignore it or we'll see you in ~60 days
I'm not obligated to ignore it. It's a discussion forum. People discuss things here, including discussions about the discussion.
Sorry to the odu people that responded but my mindset is different. First off teaching explains the week games not the weekend games. Second I know allot of band directors all over the country that would be there after class was over or before. You can argue with me but I hate to say this but look at jmu band. Robert smith troy university now. And dr t may be a great teacher for a concert setting but not all director of bands cross over easily to athletic bands/marching bands. Ucf was another good band. Just an opinion and yeap everyone has one.
The nt and southern miss bands have an alum in common. Tom "bones" Malone best known for being in the blues brothers band was a member of both bands.
True...
Also in the Blues Brothers Band was another UNT alum and a UNT 1 O'Clock Lab (jazz) Band alum...Lou Marini. In that movie, Lou was the sax player in the diner playing on top of the bar as Aretha Franklin was singing.
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