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June Comes to a end…

…and Band Camp Registration Forms are piling up on my desk waiting to be entered into our dbase system! Of course the bulk of these

Rain at BOA?

That’s easy!! We stay inside and get to do all kinds of fantastic music / conducting related things! Yesterday the temperatures plummeted, the skies lit

MFA – Day #2

Talk about a jam-packed day! To start with, the morning was filled with lots of opportunities for every member of every squad to get to

Greetings from BOA

And so it begins: the small town of Normal, Illinois has been invaded by over 2000 directors and 1700 students! WELCOME TO MUSIC FOR ALL

What a week in Florida!

The last huts of the 2007 Drum Major Academy at Stetson University in DeLand, FL have been hutted. “Just once” we’ve shown a little bit

Rainy night? Not a Problem!

Here in Florida, we wouldn’t let a little rain, thunder, and lightening dampen our spirits. We spent the evening indoors, but we were still able

Stetson University: night one

Happy Father’s Day, drum majors of the world! Tonight was the first night of Drum Major Academy here at beautiful Stetson University in DeLand, Florida.

Last Night in ‘Bama

Tonight was our last night together here at UAB. I can honestly say that I’ve been tremendously impressed with the growth of these fine young

Mid-week report from ‘Bama

Everything is absolutely cruisin’ in Alabama! The weather has been, um, warm but the staff has is being extremely conscious of this, and more and