B-U to travel to Robert C. Byrd for drumline expo

     On October 28th, 2017, the Buckhannon-Upshur High School drumline will be traveling to Clarksburg, WV, to participate in the 5th annual Robert C. Byrd High School Drumline Expo. This will be Buckhannon’s 4th year attending the event, where drum lines from all over the state come together and present their drumline shows. 

     Senior and Captain Alex Edwards has helped to make 3 drumline shows during her time at the high school. "This is my senior year, and I want this show to be really good. I want it to look and sound awesome," Alex said when speaking about her hopes for the show this year.

     Every drumline has the option to wear whatever they see fit. Some drumlines opt to wear their regular band uniforms, while others wear matching t-shirts and jeans. This year, Buckhannon’s drumline is going in a different direction. "We're wearing our band uniforms, but we're going to wear bandanas and do cool face paint with it," senior and Center Snare Jeremiah Cochran commented. While costumes are important, the most important part is the show. The music and movements are vital to the show, as they are at its forefront.

     "The bass line sounds cleaner this year. Our runs sound decent," said junior (Bass 3) Larissa Bennett when talking about how the music is going for this year's show.

     "We have some pretty cool forms in the show. The visuals are pleasing. I came up with a couple of the ones that Alex ended up putting in the show," Bennett responded about the moves and formations.

     "This year's show is going to be amazing if we can get it cleaned up. We have some things we need to work through, but I think we can have a pretty freaking cool show," Edwards talked about the show's progress.

     The B-U drumline will perform their show on October 28th at RCB in Clarksburg. In the past, the drumline has gone to the mall for dinner after the performance, and band kids have had the option to ride the bus to watch their drumline at RCB. Whether or not that will happen this year has yet to be determined by band director Garrett Friend, who was unavailable for comment.