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Looking back on the season with Mr. Turpin.  Where did Westlake marching band succeed?  Where did they fail?  Where are they headed?  What is everyone up to now that they are not marching anymore this year?  Get all of your questions answered here.  Check back for show links.

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Mr. Turpin got sick, so we just discussed the shows that we saw this season.  There were so many good shows and things that we loved.  Apparently, Ayren loved the Marcus show and we never learned how Round Rock used their big orange ball.  

The Marcus Band:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvHYaxVIrls

The Westlake Band:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQxZOzeDjoH/

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Learn all about Westlake Band's fundraising.  How much do they raise? How is that decided? Where does it go? How can you give?  How can you help with fundraising?  So many questions!!

A small warning about a hard story here.  The Guillots have suffered a huge loss and she talks very openly about it.  Ms. Guillot does give a warning right before she tells the story, so skip ahead if you need to.

Coming is a link to the Leukemia program that she mentions.

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A very serious and not serious conversation with music writer/arranger, Robert Selaiden.  Hear about the writing and arranging process for the Westlake Marching Band show.  Ayren and Tania make an announcement that is huge for them and Robert gets behind it completely.  Hear his ideas for cake music and what band meals were his favorites.

https://selaidenmusic.com/about/

LD Bell's 2007 show:  https://youtu.be/H4ofXehLk1w?si=I_5vMb_vf2Fv5nm8

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How do you feed over 200 people on a regular basis?  Find out here as we talk with Nancy and Carolyn, a couple of volunteers in charge of feeding the band for games and contests.  Discover why it is one of the best volunteer jobs and how to get involved.  

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CBS Austin Morning Meteorologist, Avery Tomasco, joins us.  He was recently knighted the Westlake Band Meteorologist and credits Westlake Marching Band with changing the direction of his life.  Find out how marching band can help influence the rest of your life and if the time commitment and effort are worth it.

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We learned so much talking with Kaysey Thompson about colorguard in Eanes ISD.  Hear how hard they work, when you can start and how well they compete.  So many things that band people do not know about the extra-visual part of the marching band.  Westlake's colorguard is very extra, just listen to how they have placed nationally.

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A short episode where we talk with two brass players that are both Seniors and in band leadership.  We ask them to think back about instrument selection day and their first days of band as a Freshman.  We also hear about the bus rides today and the foods they like to eat.  Most importantly, we learn what kept them in band and how band has made their high school experiences.

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In this episode we learned about the requirements and rules for props, their entance and removal from the field and all of the time requirements.  We answer a listener question about the uniform and hear how Mr. Pearson made his mark on the Eanes School District.

Here are the links to the videos of band shows that are referenced in the podcast.

Tarpon Springs 2010 (7:30 in the video) - The rising bed

Kennesaw Mountain 2008 (11:15 in the video) - The bow

Here is a link to the Intro for MacGyver:

https://youtu.be/yOEe1uzurKo?si=BAVKo_WRSNhuTcVt