Tuesday Morning

It's Tuesday!

Normally tuesday morning would invoke heavy amounts of depression in a Winnipeggers heart. However for me, it's pipe band day.

Mind you these days almost every day is pipe band day. Tonight, however, is our AGM for St. Andrew's. Not a whole lot to discuss, some election of officers, one or two major purchases to vote on. Then with any luck there will be time to get some music out and put sticks to pads.

Last night my mother and I hosted the first PPBAM meeting since the summer break. Ma is the secretary and I serve as Director of Grading. Wes is the Vice President, Ian Aastrom (CRPB lead drummer) is our PR guy, and Kathy Brown brilliant money manager and wife of Blair "Buzzard" Brown is our Treasurer. Together we're quite a team.

We didn't really discuss much that I can talk about at this time. I know the AGM is looking like mid November. That's all.

As for the big blue machine. Things are well under way. Music is set for the most part. We have a new MSR on our hands and a new medley just going through the touch up phase. The MSR has some old favourites, Marchioness of Tullibardine is the march, Susan Mcleod (my fav!) is the spey, and Pretty Marion is the reel.

I've had a great time writing scores for these tunes. The education I got with Reid Maxwell last year at our clinic/workshop really paid off. I approached each part seperately then compared them to make sure I wasn't repeating myself to much. I'm quite pleased with the scores.

We have 2 new tenors joining the drum corp. Welcome Apryl and Gina! I'm so excited to write scores for a more spread out mid section and I feel it's really going to add another depth to our ensemble sound. Geordie, our lead tenor, is probably cringing at the thought of what I'm writing but never fear Geordie, it'll be great.

Really right now we're all looking forward to the first weekend rehearsal. October 31st. Fly in players will be in town and I'm so psyched to hear the whole kit and kaboodle together for the first time.

Always something to look forward to these days.

Keeps life interesting.

More to come tomorrow on our AGM and perhaps, if I'm lucky, the first practice.

Cheers

Sean