HTMS Spirit Rally

It's great to be a Hewitt Husky! Enjoy the pictures from our Spirit Rally which celebrated the opening of the new HTMS.

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Something Old...Something New

On December 19th we said goodbye to our old HTMS and our small bandroom. On January 8th we said hello to a wonderful facility at our new HTMS. Enjoy pictures from both of these days.

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All State Band Tryouts!

All State Band Tryouts are quickly approaching! Tryouts will be held this Saturday, January 17, at Hoover High School. We will be holding All State Help on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week until 4:00 in the band room. Polish your three prepared pieces and make sure you have all scales memorized. Good luck!

YouTube Clip of the Week

Check out these videos of the HTMS Beginning Band from our Holiday Concert. Does anyone have videos of the Concert Band and Symphonic Band?

Create your own marching band show...

Have you ever wanted to create your own marching band show? There is an interactive online game that allows you to create the movements for a marching band show and compete against other online gamers. You choose how many people are in your marching band and then design pictures for them to create on the field. It is really cool! Check it out.

http://micromarching.com/

Thanks to Autumn for suggesting this game!

Holiday Concert

All three HTMS Bands did a wonderful job in the Holiday Concert yesterday. Thank you students for working so hard over the past few weeks in order to achieve the superb performance. What did you all think of the concert?

Beginning Band
First Christmas March
First Christmas Suite

Concert Band
Holiday Festival
Christmas Bits and Pieces
Jingle Bells and Jungle Drums

Symphonic Band
Santa at the Symphony
Name's Claus, Santa Claus
A Cartoon Christmas

YouTube Clip of the Week

Thanks to Harrison J. in Concert Band for suggesting this week's clip. This performer is really impressive on euphonium.

YouTube Clip of the Week

Well it's that time of the year...time for the Iron Bowl. So of course this week's YouTube clips are halftime shows from the University of Alabama "Million Dollar Band" and the Auburn University Marching Band. Roll Tide and War Eagle! I hope you all enjoy the videos.


University of Alabama "Million Dollar Band"



Auburn University Marching Band

YouTube Clip of the Week

Back by popular demand...this clip comes from the Broadway show Blast. This scene is called "Battery Battle." Check out this cool clip and leave a comment.

YouTube Clip of the Week

This video examines the physical effects on a drum corps member's body. These musicians are often considered "athletes" because of the physical effort that must exert in order to perform the difficult marching and playing found within the show. Do you think these performers can be considered athletes based on how conditioned their bodies must be in order to perform?