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Evan is a freshman in high school this year (I know, I'm still in shock as well) and is a trumpet player in the marching band. The halftime show's music is taken from the soundtrack of the movie, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. (Think the movie with Kevin Costner as Robin Hood and the actor that plays Snape in all of the Harry Potter movies as (the villain) the Sheriff of Nottingham.)
It has been a great experience for me to see Evan march. The first time that Mike and I watched a practice of the full halftime show I started to cry. I was moved by the music (I really love the soundtrack and the band is fantastic...of course, I'm not biased) and I had one of those, "I can't believe he is old enough to be doing this!" kind of moments.
I leaned to Mike and said, "He has your great looks and intelligence...but see that perfect heel toe roll? That's all me, baby." ("Heel toe roll" is the way you march to give the appearance that you are gliding across the field.)
Thank you, Mike for allowing me that, "Band Geek" moment. I was a flag girl in high school. (Yeah, I know I have mentioned I was a cheerleader, too...but let's not dwell on the fact that I was a boy's basketball cheerleader in high school. For some reason cheerleading seems to have a negative reputation in the blogsphere. I'm not sure why.)
So, this post is mostly for grandparents (but you know I'd be thrilled if you watched, too. You can leave your address in the comment section and tell me who to make the check out to)...it is the opener to the halftime show that the band takes to competition.
Evan is the fourth trumpet from the left...the trumpets usually comprise the frontline of marchers.
Brian is readily able to pick Evan out while marching. He said loudly a couple of weeks ago during the halftime show, "I can always find Evan. He's the really short one."
Thank you, Brian.
This video was taken early in the season...so many things have improved even more since then. In fact, the band took the title of Grand Champion at a competition several weeks ago.
(The opening scene is hard to make out. The band has just been, "hiding" behind some trees and they, "sneak" to their opening positions. One drum major is Robin Hood and the other is the Sheriff of Nottingham. The entire drumline are, "villains" and the rest of the band are Robin Hood's men.
Thank you for indulging me. I am off to cut your checks right now ☺.
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I watched every second, and watched it again. Because as a fellow band mom, (I was critiquing their performance and trying to see if we could take them, kidding!) I know just how hard this is. The hours of practice, the hours and hours of time parents put in on the side. Tear to my eye.
I LOVE BAND! I love what it's done for my kid. I'm so proud of Evan! I loved when you said earlier in the season "He's all in." Keep it up Evan!
Congratulations!
Cheerleaders suck in blog land because how is dancing dirty and shaking your booty a useful skill? Band is useful and cool because every day we attempt to walk in a roll because we want to appear to
Glide when we walk. Or because we need to be coordinated enough to play and march at the same time? I dunno. I do know cheerleaders are lame. That's all.
Thank you for answering, Paige ☺. It's all clear to me, now.
The actor your're thinking of is Alan Rickman. If you've seen him in Sense & Sensibility, you will be as much in love with him as I am. Dreamy...
Love the video! I have a middle school trumpeter and it would be fun to watch him march next year.
I was totally in the colorguard too! I loved being in the band and I get a little nostalgic when I see videos like this one. Our school's band was almost always state champions and we were super arrogant and snotty about it. Ahh, high school.
Oh I was walking (mentally) down memory lane. I, too, was in the color guard. Ahh, good memories.
I loved watching the video--hold the check--I enjoyed it!!
Congrats on being the mom of a high schooler!!
I think I was a freshman when Mike taught seminary. This is a frightening full circle moment. Are you loving being a band mom as much as Jaime? She wasn't a band geek though so she can't appreciate as much!
I love your "band geek" moment...C'mon the blog world needs to give the cheerleaders a break. We weren't all sleazy...geez!
You must be so proud of your boy! How wonderful for him to play an instrument.
I couldn’t get either of mine to stick with music (maybe if it involved marching and sport I might have had more success).
Also Go You!!! A cheerleader how cool. I am both envious and in awe.
Reading music is a life skill and dancing skanky only gets you a job by the airport.
I was on the dance team but we did kicks, formations and splits. No jiggling allowed.
Your Evan is awesome. My Evan was a trombone player. He marched in the Rose parade. It was fantastic.
That is the exact same arrangement we played one of those years I was drum major! (I think senior year.) Thanks for the memories. :)
Fun times for Evan. My 8th grader plays the trombone. I can't believe he will be in high school next year. It all goes fast.
La - I actually teared up when I watched this (not because I could tell which kid was Evan, because I have no idea which one he is...) but because I can't believe how grown he is. He will forever in my heart be the 2 year old jumping on the trampoline & singing the thong song with me. I'm so proud of him
Oh, Meg...I still haven't decided to forgive you for teaching my boy The Thong Song, or not...;)
Thanks for saying you got teary when you watched this. You are a wonderful Auntie...save only the teaching of The Thong Song incident.
I was very impressed by this! What a talented Grandson I have. Although I must admit the first time I watched this I was drawn to the flags because it reminded me of Evan's wonderful, talented mother (sigh). And I would like to say that Cheerleaders are not all skanky and lame. All 3 of my cheerleading daughters were athletic. They did tumbling and the 2 younger based for the "flyers" and even went to states in competition. They spent a lot of time practicing and building up their muscles and coordination. (okay, I'll get off my soapbox) Anyway, let Evan know how very proud I am of him and being in the marching band is VERY COOL!!
I hear ya Lauren. I took dance for 5 years & I see it as a positive way to great exercise, but music is something I carried with me & will keep no matter how old I get in life. Although, I do still get down. Lol.
What a fun "parent moment" gor you. Music is so cool. My nephew just got a tuba scholarship to BYU... Something for your son to look into! Maybe they'll be on the Y's marching band together someday.
I do think both take coordination & skill. I was a dancer & my daughters have taken some ballet. Yet, I have to admit this fully... As a mom of all girls I think that giving our daughters opportunity to be musicians at a young age teaches people to respect them for their mind over their body.
Music has literally given them confidence in school achievement & in knowing who they are.
Forgive me, it is not I who has placed these limitations of the world... But simply observed that for dancers there is WAY too much emphasis on looks & having the perfect body (by both men & women.) Yes, they are beautiful too, yet society already places way too much value on physical appearance. It just seems like a world where people care too much who is gorgeous & who is not.
As a mom of all girls I want to do anything I can to help impact the outcome of how people value & respect them for their mind more than their body.
Already I think they respect themselves more because they use their brains for good & a huge majority of that reason is because of their involvement in accompanying people on the piano or performing solos on the harp & flute themselves.
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