West TN Marching Arts

A special episode where our student hosts interviewed other students at the 2026 Hornet Invitational! Special shoutout to Danny for staying up extra late Saturday night to edit these interviews down. Here are the time...

It's competition season! We preview each band in the Hornet Invitational, try to guess what their show is about, and gush over the fantastic song selections we see! In response to so much missed rehearsal because of the...

In this episode we talk about the fantastic field show we saw at an away game this week. Plus we discuss how to get prepared for the first competition. It is so important that you eat, rest, and hydrate to make it...

What are the different phases of the Marching Season? The hardest, the most stressful, the most fun? What do you think? Also, we talk about our experience at the Pete Evans Showcase and how hot it has been this week!

We preview the Exhibition in Milan called the Pete Evans Showcase. Plus we talk about what we like about performing about football games and how it is different than performing at competitions.

This week we talk about this extreme heat wave and how it's been keeping us inside! We take that into how the heat feels different, almost worse, we school starts compared to Band Camp. Then we discuss our band's first...

We jump back into Marching Season with a new panel this year after graduating everyone last season. We talk about our summer, how band camp went, and what we are most looking forward to this marching season!

<p>We talk about the things that have been happening in the Spring with our band, and with bands across West Tennessee - Indoor guard and percussion, Concert Performance Assessments, Spring Concerts, Recruiting...

<p>We catch up on what we have been doing this semester, including sledding during the snow/ice storm that shut down school for 2 weeks! We also talk about indoor drumline and All West Honor Band. Then we start talking...

<p>We give just one more look back at the 2025 season and discuss what makes a successful season. Then we share our Santa Wish lists that include everything band related. What would be on your Band Christmas Wish...

<p>We give out awards to the best, most fun, most improved, and many others to show our appreciation for all hard work, creative shows, and fantastic players that we see every week from the marching bands in West...

<p>We recap the BOA Grand Nationals Finals, the official end of the national high school marching season. How did everyone place, and do we agree with the placements? How did the Tennessee Bands do? It was an exciting...

<p>We preview the excitement leading up to the BOA Grand Nationals in Indianapolis, what we consider the official end of marching season! We cheer on the Tennessee bands, talk about who might win this year, and discuss...

<p>We go over the results of the Division I and Division II State Championships as well as the Bandmasters Championships at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis. We also talk about how the rain and cold affected our performance...

<p>Wow! There are so many competitions happening! It's great!</p> <p> </p> <p>We recap the Crockett County Marching Invitational, the Choctaw Classic, Contest of Champions and take a quick look at the results from the...