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re: GBFTL band camp question..
Posted on 7/15/13 at 5:38 pm to CSATiger
Posted on 7/15/13 at 5:38 pm to CSATiger
My son just finished up with four years in band, and he's a trumpet player. Proud to say he was 1st part and pre game all four years. It's best to have good marching skills and music major is not a pre requisite. He had a great time traveling and almost got to visit every SEC stadium. Has made many good friends in band and Golden Girls because they spend a lot of time together. If he does make it, you will not see him much that first semester with practice and school. If you tailgate, you'll know how to get to see him. If not, you'll become an avid tailgater! Also, hey warmup in the IFF prior to every game around 9AM till 11:30. Then get a break to make it back to the hall, then eat, then start dress rehearsal and war ups, again. It's exhausting, but he'll love it, and you will, too!
Posted on 7/15/13 at 5:54 pm to jmon
As a former woodwind in TGBFTL, here's how cuts work. 2 scores: playing and marching. Marching is pass/fail. Fail and you're out. Then comes the music playing test. You play a piece and you get a score. They rank the scores and draw a line after the desired number of people. So lets say hypothetically that they want 20 clarinets. You want your son to be in the top 20 on the playing test. Assuming your son is coordinated enough to march, PLAYING TEST is by far the most important.
Good Luck.
Good Luck.
Posted on 7/15/13 at 6:37 pm to jmon
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jmon
sounds great for him. I am used to not seeing him much during school. In HS-band,jrotc, honor society etc.
Posted on 7/15/13 at 8:39 pm to jmon
Does he know you post? I'll tell him.
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