Second Place is not all that bad
Roll Tide Roll:
The gymnastics team gave the best performance of the entire season. They came up short, but Roll Tide anyway. Ashley Miles got TWO TENS. That is freaking awesome. I love me some Ashley Miles (She's hot only because she's a gymnast--one of my fantasy girls). Good luck tonight Ashley as you go for a record third national title on the vault and number two on floor and number one on bars. Good luck to all of the girls competing tonight. Hopefully we can get a first, second, third sweep on the bars.
If you ever have to do field day at your school, never oversee the softball throw. If you have to, make sure you're the one writing the names and distances down and not retrieving the thrown balls and measuring. I've got sore muscles that I didn't know I had.
Thank you to all of the kind words in response to my last journal entry. One additional thing about the whole leadership thing...
I've known Dr. O for a while now. I don't consider us close, but I've known him long enough to be able to read him and pretty accurately guess what he's going to do. That's a talent I have, reading people (just ask Mr. Pompey--notice I didn't call him something else, although I was tempted). One thing I've learned about Dr. O, YOU CAN'T READ HIM!!!!!!! No matter what process he chooses to undertake, it's still his decision and he's going to make it on his own with probably some input from a few people, but not many. Anyway, I don't know why leadership was such a surprise. He did interview people in front of the entire band. Think back to A-Day...
Dr. O. did a lot of talking to individuals. He made an unusual trip to the top of the band toward the trombone section. It's more than one way to interview for a job. Music is performance-based, you audition people. Sometimes you audition people in the natural environment in which they will be working. I don't know, but that's what it appeared Dr. O did at A-Day.
Let me address one more thing about music ed. majors...
The best musicians are not always the best choice for section leaders.
Performance majors are not superior to ed. majors (vice versa).
Non-music majors are not inferior to music ed. majors.
The whole music ed major thing is a moot point until you get to be juniors, until you have some ed. classes.
However...
Why are music ed. majors chosen at a higher frequency than nonmusic majors?
1) If section leader were how it used to be, rarely rising sophomore, usually a rising junior or senior; music ed. majors have more training. They get in class training and time doesn't have to be spent in marching band training.
2) Music ed. majors typically, take the position a little more seriously because this is a life choice for them.
3) More often than not, music ed. majors are better players. They might not have come in as better players, but they continually train and play outside of band, in the spring, and some in the summer.
I have seen five separate sets of leadership. They are all unique in their own respect. It's hard to pick leaders. Personally, I think the section should have their opinions included in the decision. It shouldn't be the whole opinion, but these are the people the leaders are going to be working with. Just because you play well or interview well, doesn't make you the best candidate. Conversely, just because the section likes you, doesn't mean you're the best candidate. It's a combination of things.
Last thing...
This is what I've always said when discussing freshmen as principal players in wind ensemble. The way I set up my band when I get a job is that I might have a section leader and a principal player. Why? Your principal player might not always be the best leader or the most responsible person in the section. One that I would trust to run sectionals or have established proper rapport with the section.
Anyways, I've rambled long enough...
Take care and God bless not only America, but all of his children across the world.
David
The gymnastics team gave the best performance of the entire season. They came up short, but Roll Tide anyway. Ashley Miles got TWO TENS. That is freaking awesome. I love me some Ashley Miles (She's hot only because she's a gymnast--one of my fantasy girls). Good luck tonight Ashley as you go for a record third national title on the vault and number two on floor and number one on bars. Good luck to all of the girls competing tonight. Hopefully we can get a first, second, third sweep on the bars.
If you ever have to do field day at your school, never oversee the softball throw. If you have to, make sure you're the one writing the names and distances down and not retrieving the thrown balls and measuring. I've got sore muscles that I didn't know I had.
Thank you to all of the kind words in response to my last journal entry. One additional thing about the whole leadership thing...
I've known Dr. O for a while now. I don't consider us close, but I've known him long enough to be able to read him and pretty accurately guess what he's going to do. That's a talent I have, reading people (just ask Mr. Pompey--notice I didn't call him something else, although I was tempted). One thing I've learned about Dr. O, YOU CAN'T READ HIM!!!!!!! No matter what process he chooses to undertake, it's still his decision and he's going to make it on his own with probably some input from a few people, but not many. Anyway, I don't know why leadership was such a surprise. He did interview people in front of the entire band. Think back to A-Day...
Dr. O. did a lot of talking to individuals. He made an unusual trip to the top of the band toward the trombone section. It's more than one way to interview for a job. Music is performance-based, you audition people. Sometimes you audition people in the natural environment in which they will be working. I don't know, but that's what it appeared Dr. O did at A-Day.
Let me address one more thing about music ed. majors...
The best musicians are not always the best choice for section leaders.
Performance majors are not superior to ed. majors (vice versa).
Non-music majors are not inferior to music ed. majors.
The whole music ed major thing is a moot point until you get to be juniors, until you have some ed. classes.
However...
Why are music ed. majors chosen at a higher frequency than nonmusic majors?
1) If section leader were how it used to be, rarely rising sophomore, usually a rising junior or senior; music ed. majors have more training. They get in class training and time doesn't have to be spent in marching band training.
2) Music ed. majors typically, take the position a little more seriously because this is a life choice for them.
3) More often than not, music ed. majors are better players. They might not have come in as better players, but they continually train and play outside of band, in the spring, and some in the summer.
I have seen five separate sets of leadership. They are all unique in their own respect. It's hard to pick leaders. Personally, I think the section should have their opinions included in the decision. It shouldn't be the whole opinion, but these are the people the leaders are going to be working with. Just because you play well or interview well, doesn't make you the best candidate. Conversely, just because the section likes you, doesn't mean you're the best candidate. It's a combination of things.
Last thing...
This is what I've always said when discussing freshmen as principal players in wind ensemble. The way I set up my band when I get a job is that I might have a section leader and a principal player. Why? Your principal player might not always be the best leader or the most responsible person in the section. One that I would trust to run sectionals or have established proper rapport with the section.
Anyways, I've rambled long enough...
Take care and God bless not only America, but all of his children across the world.
David