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

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This year, in particular, has been a rough one because we had a record number of students come to our preseason camp

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Maybe a record number of students trying out since he's been associated with the band, but I seriously doubt they had more kids try out than when Frank Wickes and Linda Moorhouse were in charge.

I'm glad to hear that they have 325 members, but that doesn't mean they'll be loud. I watched the video of them doing their practice march down Victory Hill, and it appeared that there are almost as many woodwinds as brass.

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The whole "stick figure" and "word" thing is what the people want. This isn't 1992 any more. The crowd who is still there at halftime is much more into the stuff like this and just isn't entertained by all the drill stuff. I can't tell you how many times there have been threads on this board bitching about how boring the halftime shows were. "But muh Latin Flair" rabble rabble rabble. So while I am sure the drill shows were a way for the band folks to show off to each other, they just became very bland for the people that they are performing for.

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I wasn't a fan of the constant "Latin flair" shows either, but the stick figures and word spell outs remind me of what my high school band used to do.