Pictures of our kids in costume near some props are bound to get posted to the many social media outlets available to us. We’re proud of our kids and excited for this year’s show. Progress feels solid and our excitement builds with it. Now comes the bad part…please do not, under any circumstances, post audio or video to any website during the season. This may make you bristle but there are very good reasons.
First, there’s the obligatory legal reason of copyright infringement.
Second, and dearer to all of our hearts, is the competitive edge that can be lost. Most bands don’t get the chance to see each other perform much, so they don’t know how hard to work or if drill should be changed. Keeping it this way is helpful for our hardworking students.
Third, there may be some judges out there who might preview shows if they can be found online. This can seriously impact their scoring of us due to preconceived ideas. I don’t think this probably happens, but why take the risk?
This “rule” of keeping video from leaking to the general public is very important to our Directors. They are counting on us to keep it this way. Thank you!
First, there’s the obligatory legal reason of copyright infringement.
Second, and dearer to all of our hearts, is the competitive edge that can be lost. Most bands don’t get the chance to see each other perform much, so they don’t know how hard to work or if drill should be changed. Keeping it this way is helpful for our hardworking students.
Third, there may be some judges out there who might preview shows if they can be found online. This can seriously impact their scoring of us due to preconceived ideas. I don’t think this probably happens, but why take the risk?
This “rule” of keeping video from leaking to the general public is very important to our Directors. They are counting on us to keep it this way. Thank you!
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