At the end of third quarter, the brass performs the crowd favorite, “brass suicides”. Throughout the fourth quarter the band plays more stand tunes. At the end of the game, the band marches back to the band room and finishes the night with their rendition of ‘Trojan Pride’. During the week, the marching band meticulously works on their 2015 production, ‘Breakthrough’. Students
About two-thirds of the way through this practice on October 12th, ERPB played a song that had a trumpet solo, and the trumpeter mistimed when she was to play the solo’s first note. After another example of the humorous “brushing off” of the mistake occurred, the Drum Major dictated the band would replay the same song from a certain measure late in the music, so as to give her additional practice. This exemplifies how ERPB allows individual players to work on more challenging elements of the music on an as-needed basis, while also limiting the amount of time invested on what ideally is a quick
I could feel the blood rushing to my face, I wanted to just hide myself away due to the lack of preparation I had put into my solo, especially when a bass clarinet chuckled at the fact that I messed it up. At that moment, I was determined to sit down and learn the music. During seminar the fourth week of prep, I sat in a practice room and played the rhythms repeatedly until I engrained the fingering pattern in my hands. It wasn’t easy
For many years I have been known for being a very talented athlete. But what many people do not know is that I was once in the Elba Marching band. Being in the band has taught me a lot of things, like reading music, discipline and organization. The most interesting thing about the band was that we had to learn how to read music. At first this was a challenge for me, but I soon got the hang of it.
As I struggled learning flanks, Anna was quick to come over and help me, and in that moment I knew I wanted to be a Drum Major. The help I received built my confidence, and led to me to be the best performer I could be every time I stepped foot on the field. The bright lights, the cheering audience, and
Marching band; copious amounts of people scoff at the sound of those words. I often hear students commenting on how easy marching band is, how we don’t train like the football players do. At Anderson High School, that’s not the case, the marching band trains for just as long. As a band of over 125 individuals, it takes determination, pride, and confidence to achieve the goals we have set forth to accomplish. As a leader of the saxophone section, I know what it’s like to face failure, to overcome and turn it into success and to march on with confidence.
Giving Mucca Pazza the spotlight and the Sinfonietta the challenge of playing with the marching band. Overall I enjoyed the second half of the concert because it opened my eyes to a new kind of entertainment and music. Although you may only play in an orchestra, specific to string instruments, it is possible to play along with a marching band, with the right arrangement and blend as if were just a
“Alright, everyone. Take five for water and be back here at... 6:33- no, make that 6:35. ” These are the words that I live for. Those few minutes of sweet relief from the strenuous weight of an instrument and the ever repeating show.
In Medieval, Italy in the year of 1265, a soon to be accomplished author and poet was born. This author, was Dante. Like many other authors who came before him, Dante used his personal life to spark a poem or story. From his first encounter with Beatrice at the tender age of nine, to his “mid-life crisis” after his exile, numerous parts of his life led to his creation of the Divine Comedy. With more than one mission in mind, Dante decided to use both epic and allegorical elements in his Divine Comedy as the best means of revealing his message and wisdom to his readers.
Joining band had an immense and almost immediate impact on my life. Before being in band I had never had a talent that I felt completely confident in. I enjoyed practicing and spent many hours trying to improve my musical ability. In
The Chamber Ensemble Concert took place in Corley Auditorium in Webster on Monday May Second at 5:30 PM. This was definitely my favorite concert, the music was so relaxing and smooth. I felt like I could just record it and play it at home, it was just so beautiful. I’m one of those people that loves music so, I like to experience new sounds, melodies, and tones. I enjoy all the sounds that one instrument can make and how people find inspiration to make something so beautiful.
The harmonies between our bodies are the same as the harmonies that come out of our horns. Every player is so integral to each other’s success that we become a family; a unit of music lovers and determined peers. To me, marching band isn’t just an extracurricular, it’s a place where I can work hard for a magnificent show while spending time with amazing people. To me, it’s a place to express my feelings through my instrument and feel the goosebumps rise while playing with others.
Throughout my years as an organ student, both the diverse compositions I have studied and my teacher have fostered and augmented my musical knowledge. Experience has taught me how to make a piece of music my own. The organ provides me with numerous opportunities that I otherwise would not encounter.
In the Italian Literature “The Divine Comedy”, written by Dante’ Alighieri in between 1308-1321 when he had died is said to be one of the most promising readings that has survived through history. Dante uses descriptive words and ironic characters in his writing that allow the readers to connect and follow easier. His sense of imagery is captivating when he’s describing the different stages and creatures, devils, and places we can visually see it in our minds, which makes his readings remarkable for its time. Dante makes his story very gruesome and real, he uses everything to inflict pain and torture souls as the way he thinks of hell. Dante uses himself as first person in this story to see his journey towards God.
I learned to be patient with others and began to understand other’s strengths and used them to build them up. Starting my sophomore year, I began to take private saxophone lessons under the instruction of multiple graduate students at the University of Northern Colorado, a practice that has taught me skills I share later with my section and band. This past marching season, a sophomore’s father approached me and said, “Thank you for setting Colton’s bar so high. He keeps reaching to be as good as you are,” which was one of my proudest moments in high school. I was also voted the most outstanding and helpful band member by my own peers my freshman and junior year.
