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Making A Comeback

Posted by Ozell Pace Jr. on May 5, 2011 at 11:41am

From Colleges Even To High Schools, Some Programs Are Getting Ready To Make A Come Back. Fall 2011-2012 Should Be One Of The Most Promising, Yet Challenging Year For Bands Programs. Recently We Have Seen Band Show style Bands Across The South Make Slight Improvements. Numbers Have Increased. Band Directors Have Stepped And Some Have Stepped Out, Never the less we expect should expect bands from all across the South to be packing the heat.

One Band Who Has Made Improvement In This Pass Season Is Jim Hill High School of Jackson, MS

Another School Is S. Fairley

Just A Year Ago These Bands Did Not Sound Like These. There Is Going to Be Alot Of Good Changes In Band Programs. What Changes Will You See In Your Band Program?

There Is Always Room For Improvement!

For Example Greenville Weston Will Be Changing Things Up This Year From How Music Is Arranged To Song Selections.

Lets Get Ready For A Great Year, Go Help Out At Your Local Band !

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TBoneSuave May 5, 2011 at 1:05pm

back in the day, to about 2007-2008 JIM HILL was NOT to be F'd with.

Fairley was THE monster of Memphis back in the early decade too.

glad to see my first HS and fairley make a strong comeback.
- WOAH NAH > TBoneSuave May 5, 2011 at 9:50pm
  
  I know I know growing up I always use to enjoy going to the Natchez Jim Hill game just for the bands.
BigDawgBR May 5, 2011 at 1:11pm

in the video of jim hill marching in at the mlk botb. I was there with lli and i must say that they did have a nice sound and power...but the event was like over when they arrived lol...but atleast they showed. Sucks that they couldnt really be apart of it because their bus had issues, but i kno that having them get in the mix with the rest of us there would have made it even better than it was. Props to Jim Hill.

-BigDawgBatonRouge
- TBoneSuave > BigDawgBR May 5, 2011 at 2:54pm
  
  i was wondering why there was only ONE clip of Jim Hill. smh
  
  They making strides to get back to the days of old. They'll be THE powerhouse of JPS again real soon.
SG862 May 5, 2011 at 9:31pm

I enjoy Jim Hill's field show style. Bell Front(from the BOTB clip i saw at Jackson State) Strong brass sound balenced with the percussion section. Not only is this next season promisable for that area...I see Louisiana, Houston and Dallas coming back as well...being from Houston i see progession at each performance. Though some bands come up and some go down..and some pop right off the map. I really hope to see bands that were monsters when i crabbed in 06 make a come back...One of them already has and i see a bright future for Beaumont Central!! as for Hightower, Austin, Ozen, Memorial, Worthing, Westbury, Jeff Davis, Milby, and my own school. Royal...they will be up there soon. Worthing already is. I'll be able to see these bands alot more in the fall since i'll be graduated and attending Univeristy of Houston. Cant wait for Houston to take back over!
- AG > SG862 May 5, 2011 at 10:32pm
  
  aww UH :/ lol
  
  for real though.. I can hear them practicing from where I stay at.. monster trumpet players over there..
  - TBoneSuave > AG May 6, 2011 at 5:32am
    
    I went to UH from 07-08....
    
    trombones and trumpets run that band. LoL. Mellos sounded nice too.
    
    Tubas....... *thumbs down*
    - SG862 > TBoneSuave May 6, 2011 at 8:25am
      
      yeah, their tubas are not like what I'm used to hearing lol. be a big change..still deciding if I should even march. I really would like to just build on my musicianship through classical and jazz music. I've just taught my self by ear Coltrane's Giant Steps(well the melody at least) the rest is just what is in my head lol. and trumpets are absolute monsters...think some of these SWAC bands screaming lol...I'll come back and post Willowridge vs UoH @ MLK 09 parade and you'll see what we both know lol...this is for others.
      - TBoneSuave > SG862 May 6, 2011 at 8:50am
        
        yeh man...they trumpets just go crazy with them high notes. First time i heard it in person i was like :-O
        
        lol
        
        AG > TBoneSuave May 6, 2011 at 9:15am
        
        no disrespect towards our trumpets because our style has us cover them and for their size they are pushing a lot but hearing UofH trumpets from halfway across our campus lets you know that they can play full too