Jon Miles Blog 2

For almost a month now, Eastview's marching band has been getting ready for the season with a few relaxed practices. In these practices, director Rich Berggren has been teaching the band's newer members how to march, practiced warmups, and memorized music. The hope is that these practices will cut the time necessary for basics (marching technique, posture, etc.) later on in the season. The last of these practices was Tuesday, June 9th. The band will meet again on Friday, July 3rd to prepare for the Eagan and Apple Valley 4th of July parades, in which the band has historically made a very good showing. These practices have also given freshmen a taste of what marching band will be like before commitment forms were due. The freshmen seem very excited (and a bit nervous) about the upcoming season. Keep up the hard work, guys! It'll pay off later in the season!