* Smothers Academy Marching 100 *
Smothers Academy will model its Marching 100 music program after the phenomenal marching bands of Southern University, Florida A & M University, and Grambling State University. Smothers Academy musicians will have an age appropriate understanding of music theory and have access to a diverse repertoire of fun Show Band music. The Academy Marching 100 will perform oldies as well as current top 20 music. The Academy musicians will learn to dance while playing music, entertain a stadium full of spectators, and develop a love and respect for a nontraditional style of performance. Our musicians will be able to sight read, play with control, march with precision and most of all enjoy playing their instruments.
Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA vs. Grambling State University, Grambling , LA
2009 Bayou Classic Battle Of The Bands
The Smothers Academy Marching 100 music library currently has the following arrangements:
"Star Spangled Banner" - Francis Scott Key "Money Can't Buy Me Love" - Blackstreet
"Empire State of Mind"- Jay Z featuring Alicia Keyes "Obsessed" - Mariah Carey
"Coke It's The Real Thing"- Roy Johnson "Thriller" - Michael Jackson
"In The Stone" - Earth, Wind, & Fire "Let It Whip" - Dazz Band
"Can You Feel It?" - The Jacksons "He Reigns" - Kirk Franklin arrangement
"Pimpin' All Over The World" - Ludacris "Never Too Much" - Luther Vandross
"Play That Funky Music" - Wild Cherry "Theme from Good Times" - Quincy Jones
"Signs" - Snoop Dogg "Give It To Me Baby" - Rick James
"Steppin' Out" - Steele Pulse "Danger" - Mystikal
"We Belong Together" - Mariah Carey "Get Low" - Lil John & The East Side Boyz
"Don't Stop Till You Get Enough" - Michael Jackson "Showdown" - R. Kelly
"Caught Up" - Usher "7-Day Weekend" - Grace Jones
"My Mind Playin Tricks"- The Ghetto Boys "Bad Boy" - Luther Vandross
"Rock And Roll"- Arr. B. Simmons "Diary" - Alicia Keyes
"Dangerously In Love" - Beyonce "Don't Wanna Loose You" - B. Angie B.
"Word Up"- Cameo "Happy Feelings" - Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
"Diamonds from Sierra Leone" - Kanye West "Talkin Out The Side Of Your Neck" - Cameo
"Don't Phunk With My Heart" - the Black Eyed Peas "Outstanding" - The Gap Band
"Halo" - Beyonce' "Swoop" - Dazz Band
"Isn't She Lovely" - Steveland Morris "Tribute to Bob Marley" - Bob Marley
"Knocks Me Off My Feet" - Steveland Morris "Spirit"- Arr. B. Simmons
"Low Rider" - War "Washington Post March"- John Phillip Sousa
* Smothers Academy Honor Band *
The Smothers Academy music program will also host an Honor Band which will perform only classical music such as 1812 Overture, Tannhauser, Marche Slave, Incantation And Dance, and many more extraordinary arrangements.
WE WILL CONTINUALLY ADD TO THIS MUSIC LIBRARY
Positions available in the Smothers Academy Marching 100
10 Clarinets
15 Trumpets
10 Flutes
8 Alto Sax
8 Tenor Sax
10 Baritone Horns
10 Trombones
8 Tubas/Bass Horns
8 Mellophones
6 Snare Drums
4 Tenor Drums
1 Tom Tom
5 Bass Drums
4 Cymbals
107 Total Band Members