West TN Marching Arts

The hosts of our inaugural season of the podcast - Chloe, Katie, Kaitlyn, and Jojo - gather to share their memories of band and say goodbye.  See you next season!

We talk about WGI and DCI with special guests Tico Parson, Johnathan Johnson, Wyatt Smith, and Jacob Barron.  Who is your favorite drum corps?

We talk about all the things we have been doing in the Spring.  We also talk about how they relate to the fall Marching Season.  And then we talk about field show reveals, both at the high school level and DCI.

What does a marching band do in the Spring?  One of the things many band programs do is a Winter Guard.  We interview the instructors of South Gibson's winter guard - Caleb Gresham and Patrick Carter - and find out how they got started and discuss the challenges and the benefits of a winter guard program.  

What in the world do high school bands do when there is no marching band!?  We discuss the many opportunities to perform in the spring in West Tennessee.

We talk about what bands do after marching season to get ready for Winter performances.  And we put our wish list together for Band Santa!  Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone!

We interview some freshmen from the SGC Band and get their point of view on how the marching season went and what some of their best memories were!  

We talk about our favorite DCI corps, shows, and history.  What is your favorite Drum Corps and favorite DCI Show of all time?

We recap the winners of the Bands of America recap and congratulate Bartlett and Arlington on their successful representation of West Tennessee at Grand Nationals!

Jeremy Tate has been in the West Tennessee area all of his life - as a student, teacher, and judge.  He talks about his story from as student in Humboldt's band to taking the Gibson County Mass Band to the Tournament of Roses Parade and how he is now judging marching events across the country.