JSU band member playing during game.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDuring previous games, many fans in the stadium commented on how small the band appeared on the field during the halftime show.\u00a0 The rumor on campus was that some of the band members were cut but Taylor quickly dispelled that rumor.
\n\u201cWhen I was first offered the position, I didn\u2019t know anyone. In order to understand who and what I was working with in the band, I had to audition them to know their playing ability, not to get rid of them,\u201d said Taylor.<\/p>\n
However, this year, the band is smaller in size because of the transition from one band director to another and the fact that minimum recruitment was done during those transitions.
\nCurrently, there are 145-150 band members whom Taylor refers to as a dynamic group of strong dedicated players. Next year Taylor says that the band will be bigger and better because all of the assistant band directors will start recruiting the best students across the nation and offer them auditions and scholarships on the spot based on need.<\/p>\n
Taylor also stated that even though the bands scholarship budget needs to be enhanced to compete with other band programs, the \u201cSonic Boom\u201d will continue to march forward with anticipation of stabilizing the band program.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe band today is the same size of the band that was under my direction that went to Motown and the NAACP Image Awards. The band will continue to be as funky as ever,\u201d said Taylor.
\nWhether it\u2019s increasing band scholarships or recruiting more players, Taylor\u2019s main goal is to make sure that JSU has a dynamic band program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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