Saturday, September 17, 2011

Corrie Sober - Christian Service Officer

Hey My Fellow Marchers!!
Guess what?! I love band! Today, September 17, 2011, is our second game day! Are you ready? I am stoked mainly because we get to play for our student section! I hope all the new and veteran marchers will experience the same rush from feeding off the crowd’s energy during the show as I did during last year’s performance on the student side. When experiencing that moment of thrill, I think there is nothing else greater except for the coming of Jesus! Yes, that might sound a little nerdish, but anyone who is reading my band blog post in the first place is probably a band nerd too. So I have no shame. J Therefore, when times throughout the marching season get tough, I encourage you to think back to these moments. They will remind you why you are doing what you are doing. They will help you push through your task at present and make goals for the future. Guys, have a wonderful time marching today! I will see you at the field!
~Corrie

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Disney World!

In case you missed the big announcement yesterday...
Liberty University Marching Band is going to Florida November 11-13! 

We will be leaving early (like 4:00 AM early) on Friday morning and arriving in Jacksonville, Florida to perform that evening at Jacksonville Landing! There is a Taylor Swift concert also happening that evening so we're expecting a larger than normal crowd! We will spend the night in Jacksonville and get up early the next morning to head towards the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World! We will have some time to spend in the Magic Kingdom that morning and then in the afternoon we will all meet to prepare for our performance in the "Celebrate a Dream Come True" Parade! After the parade we will have the rest of the evening at the Magic Kingdom! We will then travel back to Jacksonville that evening and leave for Liberty the next morning.

We are all SO excited to get to take such an exciting trip together! Spread the news and remember to "follow" our blog to keep up to date on everything happening with this trip and all of our other events! Also, we will be continuing our weekly Band Leadership guest blogging spots, so make sure you take a look at those!

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Josh detwiler - social media officer

Okay, so i've never done a blog for a marching band before, so this is a new experience for me. I guess if i was writing a blog about me, i'd tell people about my life at that particular time. so If i'm writing a band blog, as an officer, i guess i could tell everybody about what's up with the band right now. so here goes.

Only 3 days left until THE SHOW. the first show. I'm pretty excited because the first show almost always gets the best reaction from the crowd. after that, they remember some of the drill, and the surprising moments aren't quite as effective. but the adrenaline that pumps through you when you first walk out from that road between the field house and the home side of the stadium for the first home game and the crowd hasn't seen you in a year and is going absolutely bonkers makes you feel 10 feet tall and bulletproof. I can't wait.

having said that, there's a ton of work to do before then, on everybody's part. Rehearsing and memorizing music, Getting our drill comfortable, marching correctly, the whole 9 yards. And the officers still have to finish hemming a couple of uniforms. The band I think grabbed ahold of the pressure we're under on monday, so now everybody seems to be in the zone, if just for the last week before our first show.

Today, hopefully, we still have band! because we really need the rehearsal time. remember, if you haven't gotten a text from Broadtexter and responded with a "Y" then you won't get the final word on todays rehearsal and you'll have to ask around.

oh, yeah, so this is the first post from the new band office! We've just finished moving from the old band office (which is now Ashleys office) to the offices behind the band room, between the huge storage room and the practice rooms. Have a great spiritual emphasis week, practice hard, and come say hi to us in the new officers office! (it's like....lonely in here)

-Josh



Monday, September 5, 2011

A word from your president

Dear Marvelous Marchers,

I hope you guys aren't too overwhelmed with everything that the first few weeks of class brings! I'm so proud of everything that we have been accomplishing in rehearsals, and I appreciate your dedication to our program.
As we keep preparing our show, I encourage you to stay focused on our most immediate goal: Our first performance!
Between band camp and our first performance, it's easy to forget why we do what we do, which is perform foremost for God and second for our university. We get so caught up in learning our music and our moves that we forget to look ahead towards the final goal. Isn't it the same in our Christian lives? We get so wrapped up in our day-to-day lives that we forget our ultimate goal, which is to further God's Kingdom.
Don't get me wrong, marching band isn't ALL work. When you step into a packed stadium for the first time or get your first standing ovation, the hard work has suddenly paid off. You forget the days that you sweltered in the grueling humidity, or the 15 times that you ran back and forth between the same set.
As we rehearse this week, think ahead to Saturday! Get in the mindset of doing everything better with each repetition. Don't lose your drive and your focus, and press on towards the prize in both your marching and in your Christian life as well. Don't forget that what we do is ALL for God's glory and pleasure.

See you on the field!

Amy Fox
President
Liberty University Bands

P.S. If you run, there's a breeze!