END DAY THREE: Today was yet another awesome day of band camp! We started putting our first show on the field after getting the entirety of pre game on. Funny story, pre game had to be redesigned because we added over 50 players to our ranks (mostly sousaphones and trombones) so, everything is BIGGER! "Big" pretty well describes the 106th installment of the Georgia Redcoat Band. In terms of personnel, there are just copious amounts of people on the field who are among the most talented musicians, drummers (haha, band people should get that joke), dancers and baton twirlers in the world. I consider myself blessed to have the opportunity to perform with and become friends with all these awesome people. Not only are our numbers big, but our sound is too. All of the new low brass players are phenomenal and give our sound an awesome base (bass) that helps to carry the band. In section time today I nearly was raptured when I got to hear all 62 of us trumpets playing Krypton Fanfare! It was AWESOME! The sound that we made as just one section of the band was HUGE! I am excited to hear how we sound after some more practice!
The intensity I alluded to in the title is the drill for our first show. The music is fast! The drill is crazy! When you put those facts together, you get pure marching band brilliance. I give some serious kudos to the designers of this year's first show. I think this show may be able to grab the attention of even the drunkest, least attentive fan during half time.
Not going to give anything away, but tomorrow's post should be interesting as there is a lot going on tomorrow! "Ain't nothing finer in the land, than the Georgia Redcoat Marching Band! Go Dawgs!"
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