We recap a fantastic Dyer County Competition - the Choctaw Classic. Then we preview the Division I and II State Competitions as well as the Bandmasters Championship at the Liberty Bowl this weekend! And we ask the question - are you nervous or excited when you perform at a competition for the final time?

We are back! Fall Break is over and we recap the competitions that happened since then - Huntingdon, BOA Memphis, Bethel, and Gibson County. And then we preview all 24 of the great bands that will be at the Dyer County "Choctaw Classic"!

A short and sweet episode of interviews from the Gibson County Marching Invitational. We hear from Students from McNairy, Brookland (AR), Germantown, and Union City. It was a beautiful day with some great performances by these students!!

We talk with David Aydelott, who hosts the Tennessee Bandmasters Association Bandstand Podcast. You can also hear this talk when you search for TBABandstand podcast.

We share our visions of uniting the Band families of Tennessee, talk about our experiences in band, and discuss how doing this podcast has opened our eyes to a bigger world outside of our band room walls.

We interview a few judges and students at the Huntingdon Marching Invitational!

We preview a unique approach to finals with Huntingdon's contest, and a big event at the Liberty Bowl with the Bands of America national circuit.

We recap the results from the Hornet Invitational and the Arlington Invitational. Then we preview the 24 bands attending the Union City Invitational. Rain, Rain, Go Away!

Our final installment of interviews from the 2024 Hornet Invitational. (apologies for misspelled names!):

0:00 - Intro

0:45 - Emma and Macie from Gibson County

5:31 - John Robison, Band Dad from South Gibson

6:40 - Ella Kay and Nate from JCS

16:13 - Riley Robertson, Adalynn Melton, and Lauren Olson

30:33 - outro