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Post by angelee on Jul 20, 2020 5:04:26 GMT -6
But even taking into account a community performance for parents, that too currently seems unlikely. Don’t most states still have caps on the number of people that can be at a gathering? I know we do in CO. Unless the situation changes drastically for the better in the next few months, I truly can’t imagine ANY performances, competitive or not, that a marching band will be able to have. Tulsa has a cap of 499 right now. Broken Arrow has no cap. Think outside the box though. If games aren't played, bands can still perform. Live streams are possible of the performance. I'm certain that band directors don't want to sit a season out and have their students go two years without marching if at all possible. Ultimately it likely comes down to how big a program is too. What exactly did that report out of Colorado say? I know that many programs and circuits were waiting on that report. Does playing an instrument around others increase the risk of transmission? Or is it just to the audience?
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Post by hewhowaits on Jul 20, 2020 5:25:34 GMT -6
On the events page is says that all BOA shows are cancelled due to Covid-19. Has Music for All made an official statement or is this a leak? Nothing has been officially announced yet, but I know some programs have been made aware of the cancellations. The standard process for MFA is to share information with affected directors first, with some lag time before public announcement or sharing so that those directors know about it before they start getting questions from students and parents. This has always been true of event schedules so it is no surprise with something this big.
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Post by propsquaddad on Jul 21, 2020 13:53:13 GMT -6
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Post by Jake W. on Jul 21, 2020 18:32:02 GMT -6
I absolutely cannot believe UIL is pushing back Texas's marching season to September - Christmas, other than, you know...it's Texas. Folks at UIL: it just ain't happening. Give up the ghost for this season and stop stringing your state's bands along. I shook my head in disbelief when reading their announcement today.
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Post by propsquaddad on Jul 22, 2020 13:15:03 GMT -6
I absolutely cannot believe UIL is pushing back Texas's marching season to September - Christmas, other than, you know...it's Texas. Folks at UIL: it just ain't happening. Give up the ghost for this season and stop stringing your state's bands along. I shook my head in disbelief when reading their announcement today. Most of the top bands in Texas are not going to compete even though UIL is going ahead with the season. That being said are there going to be some band directors that take advantage of that fact and put kids at risk just to chase a trophy they otherwise would have no chance of winning?
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Post by LeanderMomma on Jul 22, 2020 21:52:30 GMT -6
I absolutely cannot believe UIL is pushing back Texas's marching season to September - Christmas, other than, you know...it's Texas. Folks at UIL: it just ain't happening. Give up the ghost for this season and stop stringing your state's bands along. I shook my head in disbelief when reading their announcement today. The Leander ISD directors got together and made the decision that they will not participate in any competitions this fall, including UIL.
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Post by gregorydf on Jul 23, 2020 9:23:21 GMT -6
I absolutely cannot believe UIL is pushing back Texas's marching season to September - Christmas, other than, you know...it's Texas. Folks at UIL: it just ain't happening. Give up the ghost for this season and stop stringing your state's bands along. I shook my head in disbelief when reading their announcement today. The Leander ISD directors got together and made the decision that they will not participate in any competitions this fall, including UIL. Add on FYI for those who don't know, Leander ISD (LISD South) is composed of the following High School programs: * Cedar Park HS, Cedar Park TX * Glenn HS, Leander TX * Leander HS, Leander TX * Rouse HS, Leander TX * Vandegrift HS, Austin TX * Vista Ridge HS, Cedar Park TX
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Post by propsquaddad on Jul 24, 2020 8:24:59 GMT -6
So has anyone from Texas started a list of what Districts are NOT going to compete in UIL? The onle two I think I'm sure of are Plano ISD and Leander ISD. However, I know there are some more.
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Post by propsquaddad on Jul 24, 2020 13:19:20 GMT -6
So has anyone from Texas started a list of what Districts are NOT going to compete in UIL? The onle two I think I'm sure of are Plano ISD and Leander ISD. However, I know there are some more. I forgot to add Keller ISD
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Post by dbalash on Aug 3, 2020 11:38:04 GMT -6
The Rose Bowl Parade has just been canceled for 2020/2021 for the first time since WW2 due to covid. It seems like all the bands that were chosen to participate will be invited back for the 2021/2022 parade. I'm devastated. From the Macy's Great American Marching Band Facebook:
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Post by bigtrombone on Aug 7, 2020 13:49:35 GMT -6
The Big Sky & Pioneer Football Conferences have announced that they will play conference football in the Spring. The Missouri Valley is also rumored to make the same announcement later today, but is also allowing schools to play their already scheduled non-conference games in the fall.
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Post by Allohak on Aug 14, 2020 8:43:52 GMT -6
Nearly 2500 students and staff nationwide have been sent home with coronavirus symptoms so far. And that's with most districts having not yet started and/or using remote learning.
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Post by paddy on Aug 14, 2020 10:40:25 GMT -6
Nearly 2500 students and staff nationwide have been sent home with coronavirus symptoms so far. And that's with most districts having not yet started and/or using remote learning. Given the list of symptoms, everyone in America should be quarantined. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19: Fever or chills Cough Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing Fatigue Muscle or body aches Headache New loss of taste or smell Sore throat Congestion or runny nose Nausea or vomiting Diarrhea This list does not include all possible symptoms. CDC will continue to update this list as we learn more about COVID-19.
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Post by Allohak on Aug 14, 2020 12:15:30 GMT -6
Given the list of symptoms, everyone in America should be quarantined. If we had done this in March, this all would have been under control by April.
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Post by paddy on Aug 14, 2020 13:06:18 GMT -6
Given the list of symptoms, everyone in America should be quarantined. If we had done this in March, this all would have been under control by April. Maybe. However I was commenting on the idea that people being sent home for symptoms was a big deal.
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Post by hewhowaits on Aug 14, 2020 14:44:15 GMT -6
Given the list of symptoms, everyone in America should be quarantined. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19: Fever or chills Cough Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing Fatigue Muscle or body aches Headache New loss of taste or smell Sore throat Congestion or runny nose Nausea or vomiting Diarrhea This list does not include all possible symptoms. CDC will continue to update this list as we learn more about COVID-19. Note that I added emphasis in the quote above. If having certain symptoms were to get one quarantined, I would be in quarantine for the following symptoms this week alone: Cough - as an asthmatic, I cough from time to time. I also take a medication with dry cough as a known side effect. Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing - see above - I have asthma so by definition I have difficulty breathing. Fatigue - took a hike on Saturday, mowed my lawn and a neighbor's on Sunday, helped my son move out of one apartment and into another on Monday, cleared out the rest of the stuff on Tuesday - all with too little sleep. Muscle or body aches - see the sequence of events that led to fatigue. Congestion of runny nose - I have allergies, so my nose runs. There you have it - 5 of the listed 11 symptoms. OMG - he may have COVID-19 - send him home! Just to be clear - NONE of those symptoms are cause for alarm based on WHY I have (or had) them but would get me sent home from schools.
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Post by dallasman on Aug 14, 2020 17:28:30 GMT -6
I completely disagree with this. Since it has only impacted less than 6% of the population (I am being generous by tripling the official count thus far), with lockdowns impacting well over 50% of the population, I say stay open. Wake me up when the mortality rate goes over 10% or the case rate relative to the US Population reaches 25%. Then you have something. At this point, everyone should be able to make their own choices as the local and state governments have been able to do little - even with their oppressive 'follow the science' BS policies, to stop it. It's highly contagious, but not that bad in the US of A. Too bad people died, but not 1918 pandemic levels. Sorry. Given the list of symptoms, everyone in America should be quarantined. If we had done this in March, this all would have been under control by April.
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Post by cinnamonpromenade on Aug 14, 2020 21:31:57 GMT -6
I completely disagree with this. Since it has only impacted less than 6% of the population (I am being generous by tripling the official count thus far), with lockdowns impacting well over 50% of the population, I say stay open. Wake me up when the mortality rate goes over 10% or the case rate relative to the US Population reaches 25%. Then you have something. At this point, everyone should be able to make their own choices as the local and state governments have been able to do little - even with their oppressive 'follow the science' BS policies, to stop it. It's highly contagious, but not that bad in the US of A. Too bad people died, but not 1918 pandemic levels. Sorry. And right there is the crux of the argument: "Too bad people died." There is this notion that if I haven't died, and if I feel immune I'd be immune to it, then I shouldn't be burdened by procedures that could prevent the death of others. I truly hope this disease never affects you or anyone you love. “One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic." ––Joseph Stalin
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Post by Allohak on Aug 15, 2020 5:32:49 GMT -6
I completely disagree with this. Since it has only impacted less than 6% of the population (I am being generous by tripling the official count thus far), with lockdowns impacting well over 50% of the population, I say stay open. Wake me up when the mortality rate goes over 10% or the case rate relative to the US Population reaches 25%. Then you have something. At this point, everyone should be able to make their own choices as the local and state governments have been able to do little - even with their oppressive 'follow the science' BS policies, to stop it. It's highly contagious, but not that bad in the US of A. Too bad people died, but not 1918 pandemic levels. Sorry. If we had done this in March, this all would have been under control by April. A recently published study found COVID numbers in New York to be comparable to the 1918 H1N1. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2769236?widget=personalizedcontent&previousarticle=187Maybe you've been lucky and no one you know has gotten sick. I've lost 6 people. "Too bad people died" is an incomprehensibly cold and selfish attitude, I sincerely hope you (and the unfortunately high number of those who somehow share this notion) reflect on what kind of person you are and recognize the need for change.
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Post by marimba11 on Aug 15, 2020 19:19:38 GMT -6
I completely disagree with this. Since it has only impacted less than 6% of the population (I am being generous by tripling the official count thus far), with lockdowns impacting well over 50% of the population, I say stay open. Wake me up when the mortality rate goes over 10% or the case rate relative to the US Population reaches 25%. Then you have something. At this point, everyone should be able to make their own choices as the local and state governments have been able to do little - even with their oppressive 'follow the science' BS policies, to stop it. It's highly contagious, but not that bad in the US of A. Too bad people died, but not 1918 pandemic levels. Sorry. And right there is the crux of the argument: "Too bad people died." There is this notion that if I haven't died, and if I feel immune I'd be immune to it, then I shouldn't be burdened by procedures that could prevent the death of others. I truly hope this disease never affects you or anyone you love. “One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic." ––Joseph Stalin And Stalin is right, unfortunately. That is why we have statistics. It’s like we have to enforce all speeding laws for the guy trying to rush his pregnant wife to the hospital, OK that would be insane. This truly is coming to be airport security for the whole country. One life is too many, but shutting the country down through lockdowns hasn’t worked and has ENORMUS consequences. The mask thing is... debatable
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Post by marimba11 on Aug 15, 2020 19:23:09 GMT -6
I completely disagree with this. Since it has only impacted less than 6% of the population (I am being generous by tripling the official count thus far), with lockdowns impacting well over 50% of the population, I say stay open. Wake me up when the mortality rate goes over 10% or the case rate relative to the US Population reaches 25%. Then you have something. At this point, everyone should be able to make their own choices as the local and state governments have been able to do little - even with their oppressive 'follow the science' BS policies, to stop it. It's highly contagious, but not that bad in the US of A. Too bad people died, but not 1918 pandemic levels. Sorry. A recently published study found COVID numbers in New York to be comparable to the 1918 H1N1. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2769236?widget=personalizedcontent&previousarticle=187Maybe you've been lucky and no one you know has gotten sick. I've lost 6 people. "Too bad people died" is an incomprehensibly cold and selfish attitude, I sincerely hope you (and the unfortunately high number of those who somehow share this notion) reflect on what kind of person you are and recognize the need for change. Change what exactly?? Human nature, personal logic, personal thinking or thoughts? Good luck with that. You can’t create a public policy to change people’s individual thoughts... we already have a controlled media and I think that’s just about enough LOL
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Post by bigtrombone on Aug 19, 2020 14:59:36 GMT -6
Youth In Music Championships (Minnesota's State Championship) has been indefinitely postponed and will move to a virtual event.
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Post by ohioguy2 on Aug 31, 2020 5:14:50 GMT -6
Here is a list of non-competitive festivals currently scheduled in Ohio:
September 26 - Logan Elm
October 10 - New Philadelphia, Perkins, Lancaster, Mason
October 17 - Miamisburg
TBA - Ottawa-Glandorf, Pickerington
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Post by dallasman on Aug 31, 2020 22:20:40 GMT -6
My response to this is, what do you want me to do about it? People died. People are dying. People are dying of a whole host of other diseases unrelated to the coronavirus. The CDC just revised their numbers down for actual corona deaths directly related to the infection itself. Dramatic reduction. The hysteria is ridiculous. Yes, it is tragic in many ways, but none moreso than nursing homes being left unprotected in certain states & the impact on so many lives due to shutdowns of the economy. I completely disagree with this. Since it has only impacted less than 6% of the population (I am being generous by tripling the official count thus far), with lockdowns impacting well over 50% of the population, I say stay open. Wake me up when the mortality rate goes over 10% or the case rate relative to the US Population reaches 25%. Then you have something. At this point, everyone should be able to make their own choices as the local and state governments have been able to do little - even with their oppressive 'follow the science' BS policies, to stop it. It's highly contagious, but not that bad in the US of A. Too bad people died, but not 1918 pandemic levels. Sorry. A recently published study found COVID numbers in New York to be comparable to the 1918 H1N1. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2769236?widget=personalizedcontent&previousarticle=187Maybe you've been lucky and no one you know has gotten sick. I've lost 6 people. "Too bad people died" is an incomprehensibly cold and selfish attitude, I sincerely hope you (and the unfortunately high number of those who somehow share this notion) reflect on what kind of person you are and recognize the need for change.
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Post by lhsax on Sept 1, 2020 6:48:37 GMT -6
The CDC just revised their numbers down for actual corona deaths directly related to the infection itself. Dramatic reduction. It's okay to disagree on the number of lives you consider enough to go from "oh well...happens" to actually worth taking action about, but no need to spread flat out false and misleading information. The CDC did not dramatically reduce it's deaths related to COVID itself. It has clarified that Coronavirus has caused and exacerbated other issues which have resulted in all of these deaths. Diminishing the effect of all this on the caveat of "direct" cause of death, is pretty narrow-minded thinking.
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Post by rabb2t on Sept 1, 2020 11:09:07 GMT -6
According to Johns Hopkins University, we have reached a total of 6 million cases in the US alone. I can't say that it's looking good for the winter season either.
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Post by Allohak on Sept 1, 2020 14:24:41 GMT -6
My response to this is, what do you want me to do about it? It's really not difficult to comprehend. Be a good person. Care, even passively, about the wellbeing of others. Take the lives of others, whether you know them or not, to be of equal importance to your own (heck, of ANY importance whatsoever). Take simple, non-invasive actions which are being asked of you (you, here, being everyone, not just you, the individual) to assist in the health and safety of all. Reflect, and discover whether your thoughts, words, and actions are in your own interest only or allow for the betterment of everyone. If that's still over anyone's level of comprehension, they're past where I can help them understand.
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Post by hewhowaits on Sept 2, 2020 5:27:28 GMT -6
Take simple, non-invasive actions which are being asked of you (you, here, being everyone, not just you, the individual) to assist in the health and safety of all. A simple example of this concept: I, personally, have both a medical exemption from wearing a mask if I were to so choose AND a strong skepticism about the effectiveness of any of the measures that have been put in place. In fact, I would argue that wearing a mask for any period of time exceeding about ten minutes fails the "non-invasive action" definition for me as an asthmatic. I wear a mask and maintain my distance from others in order to assist with, at the very least, the comfort level of others during times of uncertainty and to set a good example.
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Post by dbalash on Sept 11, 2020 22:10:15 GMT -6
As Quinnie pointed out to me today, the MFA domain has lapsed. Whoops!
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Post by hewhowaits on Sept 12, 2020 6:57:27 GMT -6
As Quinnie pointed out to me today, the MFA domain has lapsed. Whoops! Allohak texted me about that too.
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