Bob Jones High School Band
The Making of A Halftime Show

 

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS THE 1999 SHOW. THE 2000 SHOW WILL BE ONLINE SHORTLY.

The Bob Jones High School Marching Band takes great pride in creating its own marching shows each year. Our directors write customized  music and drill to fit our unique instrumentation, personality and logistics. That means a lot of work for Mr. Thornton and Mr.Thorson, but they feel--and we agree--that it's worth every bit of effort. Take a look at our ongoing photo essay of the steps involved in creating this year's show, "American Dreams."   
 

The Making of "American Dreams"

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Here's Mr. Thornton working with the music...

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And Mr. Thorson putting the drill together.

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Distributing drill books by section at band camp

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Drill books also work for horns in the early parts

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It's a team effort--Mr. Thorson, Thornton and Pryor

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It's practice, practice, practice...

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96 minutes of classtime each day,
 

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Thursday night rehearsals

And then ... finally ......
 

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The actual performance--at a football game halftime show

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Performing at competitions..and......

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Winning the prizes!


 

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