When I marched in high school, in Houston, bands was big as heck. Now you can't even make a simple 128 man drill because the programs have fell of.I've noticed that in Dallas, Beaumont and other areas.And it's a f-ing shame.So I converted my group over to for all musicians from Texas, not just Houston.I suggest that someone would step up to do the same from tere respected state, because HBCU bands are gonna be nonexisted if this keeps up.You dont have to be from Texas to join this group.This group is really intended to get the high school musician back interested into music.Give input, info., (scholarships and auditions and performances as such) on this page.The group site is http://www.bandhead.org/group/musiciansfromhoustontexasLets make it happen.
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Edd Bro ive already Started on your missin like 3 years ago.....just give me some TIMe and trust me Houston will have a beast band once agin..i just need more time...BUT LIKE BOOK SAID THIS IS A GOOD POST
Yea, my old school Sterling has fallen off to an 18 peice band. Granted they were never 100+, but I never thought I'd see they day where they got down to 18. They ususally held around 50-80 every year. I think it's the lack of middle school programs.
people need to understand this aint pre-2003 anymore.
interest in marching band is down. HISD does not care about marching band anymore. Parent's dont care about marching band anymore.
when budget cuts need to made the FIRST program they are going to look at is the fine-arts program. they're not gonna cut the football or basketball program. they are going straight for the band.
Parents today are too lazy to pick up their kids from band practice and would rather spend their money buying their kid a game system and letting him sit for hours playing madden then buying a horn then buying mouthpieces and picking him up for band practice and blah blah blah.
middle school programs suck now. my middle school used to hold test and quizzes on scales for a grade. now band is like .P.E., just show up with your horn and you get an A.
kids now have youtube, and my space, and facebook, and all this other stuff to now they forgot about marching bands. kids don't even go to football game that more.
back then before myspace and facebook and youtube kids went out and DID stuff and took up hobbies. now they stay locked up in their rooms because this new age of technology.
call me pessimistic but i think this age great high-school bands are done.
HS director dont develop MUSICIANS anymore. just marching band students. you get a director that will throw ESPN or NECK in a kids face and tell him to blow it and the kid can't even play an instrument specific solo or march.
and say what you want but college bands are going to get worse too. college bands are getting BIGGER while HS programs are getting SMALLER.
you do the math on that. now college bands are gonna get kids with little skill or technique on the horn. it used to be that high-school bands were BIG but the college programs were slightly bigger with nothing but experienced players. now you got college marching bands pushing 250 with the deepest high-school band in their area pushing 64 TOPS
sad times are ahead.
thank god for all-star bands or HBCU style marching band would be COMPLETELY dead
but i agree something needs to be done to bring awareness towards bands again
This is so TRUE!
and believe it or not its not just happening to "showstyle h,s, bands" numbers are dropping in "core style h.s. bands" also.
I have not been to a H.S. BOTB in the past 6yrs. I noticed that numbers have dropped especially in Birmingham, AL.
When I went to the BOTB I was like wow what happened to the numbers.
If you think about it marching bands have been reduced to; if you show up you get an easy A. Just to get students in the band program. I really can't blame that easy A mind set. Things are going BAD.
Disco sTu said:
people need to understand this aint pre-2003 anymore.
interest in marching band is down. HISD does not care about marching band anymore. Parent's dont care about marching band anymore.
when budget cuts need to made the FIRST program they are going to look at is the fine-arts program. they're not gonna cut the football or basketball program. they are going straight for the band.
Parents today are too lazy to pick up their kids from band practice and would rather spend their money buying their kid a game system and letting him sit for hours playing madden then buying a horn then buying mouthpieces and picking him up for band practice and blah blah blah.
middle school programs suck now. my middle school used to hold test and quizzes on scales for a grade. now band is like .P.E., just show up with your horn and you get an A.
kids now have youtube, and my space, and facebook, and all this other stuff to now they forgot about marching bands. kids don't even go to football game that more.
back then before myspace and facebook and youtube kids went out and DID stuff and took up hobbies. now they stay locked up in their rooms because this new age of technology.
call me pessimistic but i think this age great high-school bands are done.
HS director dont develop MUSICIANS anymore. just marching band students. you get a director that will throw ESPN or NECK in a kids face and tell him to blow it and the kid can't even play an instrument specific solo or march.
and say what you want but college bands are going to get worse too. college bands are getting BIGGER while HS programs are getting SMALLER.
you do the math on that. now college bands are gonna get kids with little skill or technique on the horn. it used to be that high-school bands were BIG but the college programs were slightly bigger with nothing but experienced players. now you got college marching bands pushing 250 with the deepest high-school band in their area pushing 64 TOPS
sad times are ahead.
thank god for all-star bands or HBCU style marching band would be COMPLETELY dead
but i agree something needs to be done to bring awareness towards bands again
On a serious tip.
When I marched in high school, in Houston, bands was big as heck. Now you can't even make a simple 128 man drill because the programs have fell of.…
MAn I went to a parade last year with a 40 piece band. WHy was everybody like "Man your band is huge!!!" You can imagine what the other bands looked like. ITs just a different time. It has already started hitting up the colleges though. Look at the downward spiral GSU, AlSU and ASU have taken the past 8 years. Now TXSU and PV are much smaller, still good but much smaller. Soon our colleges will be marching 64 on the field.
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it's whats needed
interest in marching band is down. HISD does not care about marching band anymore. Parent's dont care about marching band anymore.
when budget cuts need to made the FIRST program they are going to look at is the fine-arts program. they're not gonna cut the football or basketball program. they are going straight for the band.
Parents today are too lazy to pick up their kids from band practice and would rather spend their money buying their kid a game system and letting him sit for hours playing madden then buying a horn then buying mouthpieces and picking him up for band practice and blah blah blah.
middle school programs suck now. my middle school used to hold test and quizzes on scales for a grade. now band is like .P.E., just show up with your horn and you get an A.
kids now have youtube, and my space, and facebook, and all this other stuff to now they forgot about marching bands. kids don't even go to football game that more.
back then before myspace and facebook and youtube kids went out and DID stuff and took up hobbies. now they stay locked up in their rooms because this new age of technology.
call me pessimistic but i think this age great high-school bands are done.
HS director dont develop MUSICIANS anymore. just marching band students. you get a director that will throw ESPN or NECK in a kids face and tell him to blow it and the kid can't even play an instrument specific solo or march.
and say what you want but college bands are going to get worse too. college bands are getting BIGGER while HS programs are getting SMALLER.
you do the math on that. now college bands are gonna get kids with little skill or technique on the horn. it used to be that high-school bands were BIG but the college programs were slightly bigger with nothing but experienced players. now you got college marching bands pushing 250 with the deepest high-school band in their area pushing 64 TOPS
sad times are ahead.
thank god for all-star bands or HBCU style marching band would be COMPLETELY dead
but i agree something needs to be done to bring awareness towards bands again
and believe it or not its not just happening to "showstyle h,s, bands" numbers are dropping in "core style h.s. bands" also.
I have not been to a H.S. BOTB in the past 6yrs. I noticed that numbers have dropped especially in Birmingham, AL.
When I went to the BOTB I was like wow what happened to the numbers.
If you think about it marching bands have been reduced to; if you show up you get an easy A. Just to get students in the band program. I really can't blame that easy A mind set. Things are going BAD.
Disco sTu said:
i don't' think they'll be 64 piece smaller lol but i wouldn't mind