sentences:  He served as the band's director until 1983 when he accepted a promotion at his job at Ameriprise.Despite tensions, the band, and in fact Tech's music program as a whole, underwent significant growth and changes during Bridges' tenure as band director and head of the music department.In the summer of 1975, the music department moved from the Crenshaw building to the Couch Building, formerly Couch Elementary School.