Catching Up

So homecoming has come and gone.  I must say it was really a blast.  The students had a great performance for this time of the year and we all learned a lot about what needs to be worked on in the future.  We've even paved ahead and are almost complete with movement 3 of the show :)

Seating tests are almost done (today is the last day).  They have been long and grueling.  I need to find a way to get/inspire all of the students to sign up and prepare for their exams a little better.  I think maybe we need to talk about "how to practice" and responsibility of practicing.

Our first PD day for the year has come and gone.  It was very long and in many cases very intimidating.  I did learn that the school has a voicethread account so I'm hoping to use that with the ensembles to share videos and comments. 

Another neat thing was this video that I'll share.  Hopefully it's the right one (I'm in school now so can't load youtube... grumble).

Next week: Homecoming

It's been a while since I've had the time to sit down and blog about the year.  Seating test are going strong and overall going well.  Marching band is going well too.  We just finished movement 2 on the field and the show is coming along nicely.

Homecoming here we go...