re: Tiger Band thread. How's the new director? How are the numbers looking?

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According to those SOM faculty members, the SOM likes the Tiger Band and promotes membership in the band.

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When Wickes was the director, your "sister" was admonished (according to Wickes & Moorhouse) for their ill-treatment of band members. The dean told the school of music faculty they were behaving badly. According to Moorhouse and King, the school of music faculty constantly advised students against being a part of the band. When the band went to Ireland, the school of music faculty told the students that it was a "waste of money." Wickes was an alumni professor and could handle them. Moorhouse left because of them and King was left alone to deal with their childish behavior. This info is straight from the folks involved.

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King was also a poor TB leader.

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Really? King was named "band director of the year" by a national bandmasters fraternity. He directed two international performances by the tiger band. The band, under his leadership, was named "top 10 college marching bands in the country" and so on....
(I got this info from the LSU band website)
The students loved Mr. King because he was always looking out for what was in their best interest.

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FYI, the TB has always been part of the SOM and not under control of the AD.

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You mix facts with half-truths. When the band was first organized, it was an ROTC unit. This was in place until after well WWII. Eventually, the band became part of the school of music. When the band became fully funded by the athletic department (the early 80's), the band director "answered" to the AD. Anyone who thinks the folks who write the checks doesn't have control are just plain stupid.