Sunday, November 23, 2008

Thanksgiving in the Desert-results

After 3 days of rest and practice The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps returned to competition against 20 other World Class Corps at Thanksgiving in the Desert, hosted by Dark Legion

The Corp Scored a 65.285 and finished in 8th place overall!!

An 11 point jump in score in just 3 days is damn impressive. I am xtremely proud of the kids and the work they showed during this time off

The Wolves percussion section won once again last night by scoring an astounding 7.530!!!
The guard also won, scoring a just as impressive 7.355!!!

The Wolves currently rank 31st out of the 179 World Class Corps. The Corps is slowly moving up the rankings. At this rate they may be competing for a spot at Finals by the end of the season
The Percussion reclaimed it's spot at the top of the rankings in World Class!!!
The Colorguard is also #1 in World Class!!!

The Wolves finished in 5th in Music Performance
4th in Visual Performance

The kids continue to impress me day-to-day with their work ethic and pure talent. I am extremely excited about this season and the future of this organization as a whole.

T.J. Woolfolk
Corp Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Musical Sights and Sounds Spectacular-results

Wednesday November 19th, 2008 The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps competed against 28 other World Class Corps at the Musical Sights and Sounds Spectacular, hosted by The Alliance.

The Corp Scored a 54.530 and finished in 8th place overall!!
It wasn't a top 5 finish but, 8th out of 29 is still extremely impressive for this young group. The Wolves are showing that they plan to be competitive this season.

The Wolves percussion section won once again last night by scoring a 7.020
The guard also won, scoring a 6.865
The Wolves currently rank 52nd out of the 174 World Class Corps that have competed thus far.

The Percussion section has finally reached the top of the pack and is currntly ranked #1 in World Class!!! The Colorguard is ranked 2nd, and .025 behind first.
The Wolves finished in 5th in Music Repitoure
4th in Music Performance
3rd in Visual Performance
5th in Overall Effect

Thie progress the kids are making is astounding. I am extremely proud of the kids, and specially the Drumline and Guard. This season looks to be even better then last season was. Hopefully this success will continue as the season moves along.


T.J. Woolfolk
Corp Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Firestorm Classic-results

Monday November 17th, 2008 The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps competed against 18 other World Class Corps at the Firestorm Classic, hosted by Firestorm.

The Corp Scored a 53.165 and finished in 6th place overall
While not as impressive as their third place finish yesterday The Wolves did show that they are still going to be a competitive group this season.

The Wolves percussion section won last night by scoring a 6.905
The guard also won, scoring a 6.685

The Wolves currently rank 57th out of the 171 World Class Corps that have competed thus far.
Both the percussion(.085 behind first place) and guard(.020 behind first place) are ranked 2nd overall in World Class!!

The kids are working really hard this season. And it is paying off. Hopefully their work will pay off as the season progresses

T.J. Woolfolk
Corp Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Season II-Opener: Southeastern Winter Classic

Sunday November 16th, 2008 marked the opening of Season II of FMA. The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps competed against 12 other World Class Corps at the Southeastern Winter Classic, hosted by The Georgia Rebels.

The Corp Scored a 52.795 and finished in 3rd place overall!!!

This is a wonderful way to start off the season and I am very proud of the kids for performing the way they did today.

As they did so many times last season, both the percussion section and color guard won their caption for the night. The percussion scored an amazing score of a 6.900 and the guard scored a 6.685
The Wolves also finished in third in Music Performance(4.650)

The Wolves currently rank 58th out of the 169 World Class Corps that competed on Opening day. This is a great start to the season.
Both the percussion and guard are ranked 2nd overall in World Class!!

If things continue at this rate then this season may show just how much hard work can pay off. And believe me, these kids have worked hard this off-season. They are determined to be one of the final 12, if not one of the top 3 sorps this season.

T.J. Woolfolk
Corp Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps

Saturday, November 8, 2008

FMA Season II TENTATIVE Tour Schedule

*Please Note, this is not the official schedule. Some shows may be added, removed, or the locations may be changed. If that is the case I will update the schedule as soon as possible so that you may be made aware of the changes*

SouthEastern Winter Classic-November 16th, 2008
Hosted by Georgia Rebels

Firestorm Classic-November 17th, 2008
Hosted by Firestorm

Thanksgiving in the Desert-November 23rd, 2008
Hosted by Dark Legion

Sight and Sound-November 26th, 2008
Hosted by The Vangets

Turkey Classic-November 27th, 2008
Hosted by Archimedes Crest

*Wolves Den Invitational II-December 1st, 2008
*Hosted by The Wolves


VIP Invitational-December 2nd, 2008
Hosted by VIP's

Stones River Parade of Brass-December 4th, 2008
Hosted by Fantasia

Battle at the Collisseum-December 5th, 2008
Hosted by The Praetorian

2nd Annual Bands in LaGrange-December 7th, 2008
Hosted by The Thunder Hammers

Monday?-December 8th, 2008
Hosted by Uncommon Reaction

Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corp Invitational-December 9th, 2008
Hosted by Hurricane Drum and Bugle Corps

Battle of the Brass-December 11th, 2008
Hosted by Legacy

Drums on the Blue:Part Dos, with a Door-December 12th, 2008
Hosted by Blue Thunder

Battle for the Elitists Trophy-December 14th, 2008
The Elitists Drum and Bugle Corp

The Titans Invitational- December 17th, 2008
The Titans Drum and Bugle Corp

Section Leaders

The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps would like to announce our section leaders for Season II

Drum Major-Jeremy Jones
Assistant Drum Major-Alyssa Fredrickson
C0-Drum Captain-Jason Smith
CO-Drum Captain-Andrew Johnson
Guard Captain-Andrea Wilson
Guard Lieutenant-Micheal Moore
High Brass Captain-Jeff Young
Low Brass Captain-Bobby Young

Congratulations to the section leaders

The Wolves first open practice will be held November 14th, 2008

T.J. Woolfolk
Corps Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps

Season II

The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps is returning for the 2nd season of the World Class Division of FMA

The Staff:
Corps Director-T.J. Woolfolk
Percussion Caption(B)-Jeff Williams, Eric Jones
Percussion Caption(P)-Erin Castle
Guard Caption(F)-Kate Richards
Guard Caption(W)-Alex Mitchell, Brittany Williams
Brass Caption(H)-Jeremy Fletcher
Brass Caption(L)-Andrew Fletcher, Katie Williams
Visual Coordinator-Nathan Woodward

The corps will be presenting their Season II program: Lunaria
This 3 movement long show features music made specifically for the corps by our staff, and friends who I have hired to help assist with the development and design of the show
Rising
Full Moon
Fall


We are very happy to be competing in FMA's World Class this season. We hope to have great success this season and in seasons to come

The Corps is itching to get into competition and show the rest of FMA that they mean business
Our percussion section is especially excited. After slipping up towards the end of the season the kids are very excited to prove that they are even better than they led everyone to believe last season.
The guard is also excited, hoping to get even closer to winning the Color Guard Caption after their 9th place finish last season


T.J. Woolfolk
Corps Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps

End of the first FMA Season

The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps has ended it's season..

The Wolves were a semi-finalist in their first season in FMA

After quite a few amazing victories during the season the Percussion section, which at one point was ranked number 2 out of 236 corps, has finished ranked 19th out of 326

After some amazing performances and a 2 day stint as the top ranked Guard in World Class, the Wolves guard has finished ranked 9th out of 326

It has been an amazing season and we look very forward to next season

Announcements for the 2008 season, including the tour schedule the staff and the show, will be posted Monday November 10th

The Corps overall finished 105th and made it to the Semi-Finals. The final score was a 62.795


T.J. Woolfolk
Corps Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps

Friday, October 10, 2008

FMA Drum Corp North-results

Thursday October 9th, 2008 The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corp competed in their 5th, are largest, competition of the 6 day grindfest to open the season

The Wolves competed against 29 other World Class Drum Corps

The corp recieved a 51.870 and finished in 10th

While they had hoped to medal the kids were very excited about their performance

For the first time this season The Wolves percussion section did not win(or tie for) the gold medal. They tied for 2nd(with the Birmingham Beasts) with a 6.415(.025 behind Moving Sound, the first place finisher)
The Wolves placed 7th in the Music Caption with a 17.445
The Wolves guard finished in 7th with a 5.940(inching closer and closer to finally breaking 6)

The Wolves finished in the top half(15th or higher) in The Visual Caption(15th-16.585) and Music Performance(15th-4.620)

The Wolves dropped in rank among all 212 World Class Drum Corps, moving down from 30th to 40th
The percussion section dropped one spot to being tied for 5th in World Class
The guard dropped in rank from 8th to 12th in World Class

The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corp is showing that it can be a tought competitor deeper into the season. Hopefully the kids will continue to work hard and will be proud of their show. I kwow I will, regardless of their final placement
Tonight the corp will be competing in a much smaller show, only facing 7 other World Class corps. Hopefully they won't let this change their mindset and will they will be looking to get their first gold medal of the season

T.J. Woolfolk
Corp Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corp

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Bristol Big Brass Bash-results

Wednesday October 8th, 2008 the Wolves Drum and Bugle Corp was in competition for the 4th day of our 6 day grind fest to open the competitive season

The Wolves competed against 11 other corps, including new found rival The Birmingham Beasts

The corp recieved a 51.660 and placed in 2nd

Their second Silver medal finish of the season brought the kids to a new level of hype as they heard their names announced

Once again, The Wolves percussion section showed their amazing talents and finished ahead of the pack. Well, minus the Birmingham Beasts. They tied for first with a 6.415
The Wolves placed 2nd in the Music Caption with a 17.410
The Wolves guard once again took 2nd to the Birmingham Beasts with a 5.940. But they are confident that they will overtake the Beasts sometime this season

The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corp is ranked 30th in World Class(out of 210)
The percussion section is tied for 4th in World Class
The guard is ranked 8th in World Class

Overall this has been a relatively strong start to the season
Our true test will come Thursday October 9th, at the first FMA sponsored competition: FMA Drum Corps North, where The Wolves will be facing 30 other World Class corps in competition.

T.J. Woolfolk
Corp Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corp

The Green Hornets Open-Results

Tuesday October 7th, 2008 The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corp competed in their 3rd competition of the season

The Wolves competed against 14 other corps, including a fellow top ranked percussion and guard sections, The Birmingham Beasts

The corp recieved a 50.625 and finished in 4th

While they did drop in placement from the previous show, the kids were still very excited about the improvement, although very minor, that they made

The Wolves percussion section still managed to show their dominance as the premier secttion of the corp, tieng for first place with the Birmingham Beasts, and scoring a 6.175
The Wolves placed 4th in the Music Caption with a 16.850
The Wolves guard placed 2nd,behind the Birmingham Beasts, with a 5.755

Our percussion section was tied for 6th in the World Class division
The guard was ranked 16th

T.J. Woolfolk
Corp Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corp

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Update-10-7-08

Since they have done so well thus far I decided to give the kids and extra 10 minutes to relax before practice while we talked about staying humble and not letting this early success get to their heads.

They all seemed to understand what I was getting at. The main ones I am concerned about are the percussion. Those kids are performing on a much higher level than the rest of the corp is at this point. But they do still have a lot of things they could be doing better. I want to see them continue to improve as the season progresses. And I think that the way they are going now will definitely help them do this. But I fear that if they continue to have such success as they have had these first two shows then they will let it get to their heads.

The Guard is starting to come together. They won last night after placing 2nd in the season opener. They worked really hard and have continued to do so thus far today. The guard staff has challenged the guard to compete with the percussion. They are down 1-2(in terms of win this season) but they aren't going to give up. I can tell these kids are going to make this an interesting competition.

The Brass guys, on the other hand, are just trying to break out of their weird funk that they've started in this season. They were supposed to be the best section of the corp, given their age, but the percussion and guard are pushing the show this season. Hopefully Jeremy and Andrew can help the kids to focus so they will start competing with the guard and percussion in the 'trophy race'.

Perhaps they will be able to make a statement tonight at the Green Hornets Open(Hosted by the Green Hornets D&BC)



T.J. Woolfolk
Corps Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps

Monday, October 6, 2008

Music at the Edge-results

Monday October 5th, 2008 The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corp competed in their 2nd competition of the season

The Wolves competed against 11 other corps in their classification

The corp recieved a 50.360(1.045 increase from the previous show) and finished in 2rd. The corp was .74 from finishing in first

The kids were ecstatic upon hearing their name announced in 2nd place

For the 2nd straight show The Wolves took first in The percussion Caption scoring a 6.160
The Wolves placed 2nd in the Music Caption with a 16.770(.866 out of first place)
The Wolves guard won the Guard caption with a 5.740

The Wolves Percussion section is now ranked 7th in the Wold Class Division

It was always important for me to keep our percussion section strong and I think that they have done an excellent job rising to the challenge and are showing that they are the driving force behind this ensemble

And our Color Guard has an important role as well because of the impact they have in our extremely visually oriented program this season.

Hopefully these sections will continue to drive the corps to a World Class Gold Medal

T.J.Woolfolk
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corp Director

Waldo Classic-results

Sunday October 5th, 2008 The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corp competed in their first FMA World Class Drum Corp competition

The Wolves competed against 6 other corps in their classification

The corp recieved a 49.315 and finished in 4th place. They were .036 away from finishing in the top 3.

The kids were very excited with how they fared in their first competition of the season

The corps won the caption for Percussion with a 5.920
They finished 2nd in Guard with a 5.560(.06 away from finishing in first)
They finished 3rd in Music Ensemble with a 5.105
3rd in Music with a 16.270
3rd in Visual Performance with a 5.165
3rd in Visual with a 15.690

The corps Percussion score was one of the Top 10 in the entire World Class(182 corps!!)

Hopefully the kids will keep this up and win tonight in the 2nd competition of the season

T.J. Woolfolk
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corp Director

FMA 2008 tour schedule

Waldo Classic-October 5th, 2008
Hosted by Waldo Express

Music at the Edge-October 6th, 2008
Hosted by Discovery

*The Green Hornets Open-October 7th, 2008*(recently added)
Hosted by Green Hornets

Bristol Big Brass Bash-October 8th, 2008
Hosted by Speedway

FMA Drum Corp North-October 9th, 2008
FMA Official Competition

Husky Invitational-October 10th, 2008
Hosted by Husky Fighter Corp

FMA Midwest Regional-October 12th, 2008
FMA Official Competition

Music in Zwolle-October 13th, 2008
Hosted by Zwolle United

FMA Drum Corps Super Regional-October 14th, 2008
FMA Official Competition

Music in the Corn-October 15th, 2008
Hosted by It's Not Lupus

Bugler's Holiday-October 16th, 2008
Hosted by Saphires

Southeastern Sounds-October 17th, 2008
Hosted by Sound in Motion

Drums Across the Desert-October 18th, 2008
Hosted by Dark Legion

Deleware Classic-October 19th, 2008
Hosted by Crash Corps

FMA Southeastern Regional-October 21st, 2008
FMA Official Competition

Southwest Invitational-October 22nd, 2008
Hosted by Obsidian Drum Corps

*Wolves Den Invitational-October 23rd, 2008
*Hosted by The Wolves


FMA Brasstastic-October 24th, 2008
FMA Official Competition

Longs Peak Invitational-October 25th, 2008
Hosted by Knight Star's

FMJ: Japanese Regional-October 29th, 2008
Hosted by FMI

Brass of the South-October 30th, 2008
Hosted by Birmingham Beasts

Sounds of the Night MusicFest-October 31st, 2008
Hosted by Phantom Regiment

Drums Along I-95-November 1st, 2008
Hosted by The Raiders

Fancy Footwork-November 2nd, 2008
Hosted by Chromeo

Redline Rumble-November 3rd, 2008
Hosted by Redline

Evening with the Corps-November 4th, 2008
Hosted by New York Skyliners

The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps

The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps is proud to announce their entry into the World Class Division of FMA

Corps Director: T.J. Woolfolk
Percussion Caption(B): Jeff Williams
Percussion Caption(P): Erin Castle
Guard Caption(F): Kate Richards
Guard Caption(W): Alex Mitchell
Brass Caption(H): Jeremy Fletcher
Brass Caption(L): Andrew Fletcher
Visual Coordinator: Nathan Woodward

The corps will be presenting their 2008 program: Pandora's Box
This 4 movement long show features music made specifically for the corps by our staff
The Opening
The Chaos
The Victory
The Closing

We are very happy to be competing in FMA's World Class this season. We hope to have great success this season and in seasons to come

The Corps has been practicing for weeks in preparation for the season opener October 5th at the Waldo Classic, which is hosted by Waldo Express, a fellow world class corp. There have been many changes to the corps repertoire before their first show but the staff feels that it will help them in the end. Hopefully we will be able to clean the show in time to have a clean run-through on the 5th

T.J. Woolfolk
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps Director