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TWHS Marching Band has finally officially announced their newly hired head director who is replacing longtime head director Joni Perez. They have hired Carter Frederick from Jersey Village High School (located in the Cy Fair Independent School District, along with many other fantastic Houston area bands!). Congratulations Mr. Frederick! We wish you all the very best for continued success with one of the top band (and guard!) programs in the entire state of Texas!

Frederick seems like a solid pick. He's had some good success in UIL marching. Concert and sight-reading results are solid, too. I don't think Jersey Village does much BOA. I'd have to check. But the wall between the stereotypical "UIL-style band" and "BOA-style band" is fast dissolving anyway. And it's not like that Bluecoats/Blue Devils design team is going to write a show that isn't fairly contemporary, assuming they stick around. There are so many staff changes underway in Texas. Somebody needs to compile a concise list. This season is shaping up to be a very fascinating one!

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oh was she involved in the process? i don't do social media. if they were smart and she were willing, they'd hire her on as a consultant for at least the 1st year, considering both of their wind specialists are leaving.

I don’t know whether or not he ever did any DCI but I do know he graduated from the University of Houston as a Music Education major with a focus in Trumpet Performance. Mrs. Perez also said that Mr. Frederick is currently working on hiring an assistant, so hopefully that will happen soon as well! 🥰

results for the proposals were posted. https://wgi.org/2022advisoryboardvotingresults/ it looks like the guard members mostly voted to keep the status quo. i guess that's not surprising. why change the system much when you've been successful in it.

hurray! they'll have a director! they won't turn into a Rice University-style scatter band! hahaha. it looks like the assistant position has also been removed from the Conroe ISD site. i wonder... good luck to Mr. Frederick! he seems like a nice guy. younger than me, which truuuly makes me feel old. does he have DCI experience? obviously not a requirement, just curious. he could be a woodwind player.

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