DCI

Well, it's the time of year to get ready for drum corps auditions, and this yar im going for two. I'm going for capitol regiment, and bluecoats. I have both of the audition packets and have been working really hard on them. the material is alot harder than last year but im doing my best to be able to play it as well as i can. I do think i have a better chance this year than last but, it'll be really tough. Both of the groups are better than they used to be and now everyone wants them so the competition will be fierce. Oh well, i love it and am excited to do it

School

So far school is going really well.......other than it's really hard, I really had no idea how hard music really is, i mean i always knew it was hard but....not this hard. I'm having fun dont get me wrong but there is just soooo much to do that it's hard to find the time to do it all. People are alwas saying go be social, well, the most social i am is with the practice room and homework. This is certainly different than high school, duh, but it's harder than i expected. I just have to do my best and hope it pays off.

Teaching

I dont have alot to say but being an insructor is really really fun. I'm the drumline instructor for southport high school and i must say it is very different than actually being on the line. It's hard sometimes to know when enough is enough but i think i do pretty well. I had to yell at my kids for the first time the other day and it was kinda weird, but overall, I'm having alot of fun because i want to teach and this is certainly giving me the experience i need

Bluecoats Audition.

So last november i went to go audiotion for a Drum Corps called The Bluecoats. I was really excited to go but very nerveous at the same time, comming from a somewhat small school, i was going from a small drumline to a proffesional level drumline. When i got there i saw tons and tons of people, i was auditioning on snare and there were 5 spots available and 70 people going for those spots. now i had been practicing for a long time but i was just not up to this level and as the weekend went on i had played more than in two days then ever before and when it came down to it i didnt get invited back but got an amazing experience out of it. I believe i became a faster better player that weekend and am excited to go back and try again this year.....i will get into more detail when i write the memoir.