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Help Wanted: Chaperones
Everyone has skills. Everyone has talents. Everyone has a desire to make their children happy. (I mean, mostly. Right?) Anywho, if...
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Kathy
Jun 9, 20202 min read
Help Wanted: Blog
Everyone has skills. Everyone has talents. Everyone has a desire to make their children happy. (I mean, mostly. Right?) Anywho, if...
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Kathy
Jun 1, 20202 min read
And the 2020 Marching Band Season Begins with a Zoom
Welcome to the 2020 season of the Spirit of Woodlan marching band! Tis I, Kathy Palm, your friendly band-mom-blogger. If you are new to...
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Kathy
Feb 7, 20201 min read
The In-between Time and a New Site!
Hi, tis your friendly band-Mom blogger. And no one panic! Marching band season is not quite upon us. We float in the land of no longer...
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Kathy
Nov 15, 20191 min read
The Glorious End of A Thousand Cranes
A lone voice drifted through the fall air. (Thank you, Tanner, for the fabulous solo you delivered every week!) A desire. A plea. A wish....
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Spirit Of Woodlan
Nov 7, 20192 min read
Crane-volution
I’m sorry, what? I still have cranes on the brain, and making up words is fun…that’s what. Every show season is different, but each year...
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Spirit Of Woodlan
Oct 30, 20192 min read
Semi-State Stress
Last Saturday, the Spirit of Woodlan played, not for judges, but for the community. The rain drove them inside, and no one cared. They...
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Spirit Of Woodlan
Oct 25, 20191 min read
Woodlan Didn’t Win, But They Did
ISSMA regionals happened last Saturday. It was warm and sunny and not like October at… Did we win? Oh, well…Nope. Which is odd for us,...
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Spirit Of Woodlan
Oct 17, 20191 min read
Cranes on the Brain
We have waded deep into competition season. The cranes have invaded life, taking over thoughts and dreams. The melody plays on a constant...
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Spirit Of Woodlan
Oct 10, 20192 min read
Never the Same Show Twice
The Spirit of Woodlan strives for perfection, to get every note and every step exactly right. Well, for humans, that’s impossible. Who...
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Spirit Of Woodlan
Oct 2, 20192 min read
Let’s Talk Theme: A Thousand Cranes
No competition last weekend. That was weird, right? But there was much fundraising! I hope everyone enjoyed some pancakes…and a nap. And...
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Spirit Of Woodlan
Sep 28, 20192 min read
Cheering Leads to Awesome
When asked how they did after the Snider competition, the band promptly replied…Good. Mr. Slattery replied with a nod. “Not your best,...
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Spirit Of Woodlan
Sep 16, 20192 min read
Music Ninjas
Last Saturday was a long day with practice and lunch and more practice, then a bus ride…so before the time arrived to step into their...
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Spirit Of Woodlan
Sep 10, 20192 min read
Bluffton: When Everything is New Again
The first competition happened. Were you there? It was awesome! A Thousand Cranes shirts were everywhere! Even though the Spirit of...
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Spirit Of Woodlan
Sep 4, 20192 min read
Embrace Competition Season, For It is Here
I hope everyone enjoyed last Saturday, for it was the last free Saturday we’ll have for a couple of months. Band. Band. And more band are...
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Spirit Of Woodlan
Aug 27, 20192 min read
Tis Busy Behind the Scenes
School has begun. Two weeks sit comfortably, though maybe unwanted, under the waistbands of our comfy sweatpants. Routine settles in....
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Spirit Of Woodlan
Aug 19, 20191 min read
One Last Parade: Harlan Days
The first Saturday in August. It was warm, but not too bad. The sun shone, gleaming off instruments and the happy faces of all the eager...
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Spirit Of Woodlan
Aug 6, 20191 min read
Reset. Do it Again. (AKA Bandcamp)
What is this? An alien language? Art? A mess? More like band graffiti, the language of learning drill. All these dots and numbers mean...
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Spirit Of Woodlan
Jul 8, 20191 min read
Time Off…But Not Really
Does your Woodlan musician seem to be home a lot lately? No band practice in July is strange after so much practicing. A full week of...
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Spirit Of Woodlan
Nov 5, 20183 min read
The Witching Hour: A Tale of Victory
A bell tolls. Once. My mind stirs from sleep. Twice. Stretching and yawning, I sit up, my fingers brushing a mushroom, a spark of energy...
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