Spring Break
Joys Of Band Spread In Band Day 2006
Timothy Bleasdale
Issue date: 10/9/06 Section: News
"I came to Band Day my senior year," said Kait Moss, a 3rd-semester undecided major and color guard. "It was a great experience and I knew it was something I wanted to do when I came here."
The loss of the football game half time show isn't all bad news for Band Day.
"It's really Band Day now- no football, just band," Mills said.
Many of the UCMB members agree the reformatting of Band Day 2006 has made a positive impact.
"It's great because now we have a lot of time with the high school kids so we can teach them a lot more," said trombonist Ashley Lockwood, a 5th-semester music education major.
Many high school bands still don't have the sort of marching programs that can provide the sort of experiences gained at Band Day. These schools benefit immensely from Band Day. One such school is Woodstock Academy.
"Our school doesn't have a marching program for our band yet. We just started our football team," said Lauren Sansoucy, Director of the Woodstock Academy band and a former UCMB drum major.
Trumpeter Jon Firman, a 5th-semester biology major, declared Band Day 2006 a success.
"You could definitely tell the high schoolers were enjoying themselves which is important because that's what this day is all about," Firman said.
The loss of the football game half time show isn't all bad news for Band Day.
"It's really Band Day now- no football, just band," Mills said.
Many of the UCMB members agree the reformatting of Band Day 2006 has made a positive impact.
"It's great because now we have a lot of time with the high school kids so we can teach them a lot more," said trombonist Ashley Lockwood, a 5th-semester music education major.
Many high school bands still don't have the sort of marching programs that can provide the sort of experiences gained at Band Day. These schools benefit immensely from Band Day. One such school is Woodstock Academy.
"Our school doesn't have a marching program for our band yet. We just started our football team," said Lauren Sansoucy, Director of the Woodstock Academy band and a former UCMB drum major.
Trumpeter Jon Firman, a 5th-semester biology major, declared Band Day 2006 a success.
"You could definitely tell the high schoolers were enjoying themselves which is important because that's what this day is all about," Firman said.
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