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Vincent Rapini
200 Smiling kids!
Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:17pm
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It was a great night! I love the friendly rivalry that our three bands have, and the greatest thing is seeing the CHILDREN support each other. Seeing our students, together, enjoying the arts and learning to appreciate the activity was a joy! The constructive critisicm the Pride Band recieved was so helpful into preparing for our game next Friday and our upcoming shows.


The amount of class shown from the Northwest and Hillsboro parents towards myself and the De Soto band parents association was uplifting.

I can't wait to see the many great things this season from all of the bands, developing or established, and from the great directors who do all they can for the kids!

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  • Jefferson County Preview — Kevin Blair, Sun Sep 16 10:45am
    I would like to extend a huge thank you to Mr. Rapini and the De Soto community for hosting a wonderfully positive and educational event at De Soto High School last night. Never before have I seen a... more
    • 200 Smiling kids! — Vincent Rapini, Sun Sep 16 9:17pm
    • Re: Jefferson County Preview — Anonymous, Sun Sep 16 7:04pm
      Very weak performances...very weak.
      • Re: Jefferson County Preview — Anonymous, Mon Sep 17 7:39am
        Agreed....It was a celebration of mediocrity. Lets lower the bar so we feel great about being below average.
        • Hah — Mr. B, Mon Sep 17 10:54am
          Hah! I love this forum, so many jerks. Nothing positive will ever stay that way for long. Thanks for the lunch time entertainment. On the rough days when I need a laugh I troll this website for basic ... more
        • Re: Jefferson County Preview — Vincent Rapini, Mon Sep 17 9:35am
          If you were at the show, me so I can make it better! 636-586-1065 x38. Id love your ideas on how to improve it...and my band, and Id also invite you to spend a day with me at school so you could... more
          • Re: Jefferson County Preview — Anonymous, Mon Sep 17 11:32am
            1st...stay off this board nothing good comes from posting on here. You just open the door and invite conflict. 2nd...Only praise when something is worthy of praise! ENCOURAGE ALWAYS, but ONLY PRAISE... more
            • Re: Jefferson County Preview — BG, Tue Sep 18 3:54pm
              I will have to say that I agree with Point #1. At one time, this was a true educational board where one could come and find useful information about upcoming events and even read some interesting... more
              • Re: Jefferson County Preview — Anonymous, Tue Sep 18 5:15pm
                Sounds like you should be a school counselor and not a music educator. Our job is not to make children feel good. It is to teach them. Whatever the medium, marching, jazz, symphonic....the goal is to ... more
            • Re: Jefferson County Preview — John Mooney, Tue Sep 18 9:55am
              I didn't see Mr. Rapini or Mr. Blair saying anything about how great their bands were, only how educational the event was for their kids. That's what we are here for, is to educate our students. Why... more
            • Re: Jefferson County Preview — VR, Mon Sep 17 2:52pm
              Call me...number above! I want to chat sometime...please, please do. Vince
    • Re: Jefferson County Preview — Bill Schaffer, Sun Sep 16 6:46pm
      Kevin, thank you for having us and kudos to you, Vince and Brett for doing sometihng like this for you kids. I hope the comments you all got are of some help as your season goes along and I look... more
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