Bob Jones Marching Band Analysis
On all accounts, the Bob Jones Marching band is best known for it’s musical excellence, and Friday night halftime entertainment.
Amid summer heat, most members of the band will find themselves with around 6 hours of after-school rehearsal a week—not including the time put into each football game, and pre-competition rehearsals. However, the time and effort seemingly is worth it. Junior Color Guard member, Jada Washington says, “When we get out on the field, we don’t want to practice out in the hot sun, but when we go to competitions, football games, or just listen to each-other practice, it makes me so happy to hear how hard we’ve worked, and how much we’ve been working to be where we are.”
The band will perform two shows as usual—a halftime show, and a competition show. One for pure enjoyment during halftime, and another for a more appealing experience for judges. Over the summer, the band spent 12 days, and over 100 hours practicing for this season during their band camp. Throughout their camp, the band put on three of their football tunes, and most of their competition opener.
The halftime show this year will feature songs from the 70s to today, varying from artist, genre, and classification. …show more content…
Thomas says, “I think both shows are going to connect with the crowd in different ways. The football show consists of music through the decades, all of which were popular songs during their time, and the competition show should connect with the audience because there is such a strong military presence in this area. I think people will gravitate towards the universal nature of the show and what it's like for those left behind during times of
Amid summer heat, most members of the band will find themselves with around 6 hours of after-school rehearsal a week—not including the time put into each football game, and pre-competition rehearsals. However, the time and effort seemingly is worth it. Junior Color Guard member, Jada Washington says, “When we get out on the field, we don’t want to practice out in the hot sun, but when we go to competitions, football games, or just listen to each-other practice, it makes me so happy to hear how hard we’ve worked, and how much we’ve been working to be where we are.”
The band will perform two shows as usual—a halftime show, and a competition show. One for pure enjoyment during halftime, and another for a more appealing experience for judges. Over the summer, the band spent 12 days, and over 100 hours practicing for this season during their band camp. Throughout their camp, the band put on three of their football tunes, and most of their competition opener.
The halftime show this year will feature songs from the 70s to today, varying from artist, genre, and classification. …show more content…
Thomas says, “I think both shows are going to connect with the crowd in different ways. The football show consists of music through the decades, all of which were popular songs during their time, and the competition show should connect with the audience because there is such a strong military presence in this area. I think people will gravitate towards the universal nature of the show and what it's like for those left behind during times of