Friday Nights in the Fall

It's that time of year, football Fridays.  Fall at the Nobles house is all about the Friday night game. Home or away there is a Nobles in attendance.  Why? Because of the band! For me, Friday nights are about half-time! In fact, I will go and leave after the half-time show. For me, they play football before & after the band show.

This is Kate's first year in middle school band, over 200 7th & 8th graders! Many high school bands wish they had those numbers and sounded so good.  My kids are fortunate to be in a system with a great fine arts program.  Year after year, Wade Williams & Mark Hester do remarkable things with adolescent musicians.

Kate playing the trombone before the pregame show on Friday night.

Listen to this great music! 12 & 13 year olds in their 2nd and 3rd year of a band program.  Amazing!

Carrie is a senior, and a leader in the trumpet section of the Rome High Band.  The Sound of the Seven Hills is known for performing difficult music with intricate drill. This year's show is the music of Stan Kenton.  Carrie is part of a trumpet trio, and I've included a clip here.

It's kind of hard to see Carrie, but she is the trumpet on the left during the trio...too many others in front of her, but you can hear them.  They sound great & get better every week. Being the band takes a lot of time, patience, cooperation and dedication.  Sometimes they get frustrated, and want to give up.  It takes perseverance.  It's good practice for life!