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[FoOd]

Its always possible to get a superior command

Anyway, when I was in middle school, we got a superior and we beated all the highschool bands hee hee I didn't think it was that big a deal when I was younger because I wasn't much of a band geek

[*tweeak*]

of course its possible, and we WILL, but my class is like completely ADD and has the combined attention span of a chicken with its head cut off

[FoOd]

ha ha, that means they can't pay attention then

[*tweeak*]

yes, exactly. we were running through the music friday, and it was goiong alright until we got to the slow part, and then they miscounted their rests, or missed their entrances and it all went to hell. the brass skrewed up, so the woodwinds had to come in late.. it was bad.

[FoOd]

Awww don't worry

It just means your whole band had a brain-fart at the exact same time.
Well our band has that too

[*tweeak*]

yeah. its really not that good though...

[crazeegirl411]

Are you guys talking about festival? We just went to the festival yesterday. I think we did okay. The stage setup and the curtains made the sounds absorb, so we can't hear ourselves...but the people out in the hall/audience could hear it fairly loud. I can't wait to hear the cd on Monday!

We did really really reallyyy bad at sight reading though. SERIOUSLY we sucked a lot. We were so surprised when we heard our results.

We got a superior overall on the performance, and a 2 (excellent) on sight reading.

Our band is really big for a concert band...it contains the size of our marching band (about 100 people). We're splitting finally next year, but only for three months just for festival. I'm glad that I came in this year...because it was a really phenominal marching band year, and it's the last year where we don't split. I like the feeling of being together with the whole band.

I do hope I get into the top band next year. I'm not sure how many flutes he's taking, and I'm third chair. I'd like to play some challenging music, where our band director doesn't need to chew on the brass and saxophones. Where there are all the people that could finally play all the music because they PRACTICE.

We had a solo in the second song for festival...featuring three flutes. We were staying at lunch to work on some stuff, and he said that he was glad that he could work on stuff that's not technical for once to people that can actually play. It's really fun when you take out the people that don't practice.

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Did you guys go to Solo and Ensemble also? Maybe I should read back...but it was a good experience for me. I had a 10 minute duet, and then a solo right after it, and it really tested my endurance -_-. On district level, we got a 1- and I got a 1. On state level regionals, I got a 2 on both the duet and the solo.

It really improved my sound and my experience.

[crazeegirl411]

I never thought this would happen...to me. Blah. Sorry.

[teeners4]

lol im not a band geek =) although i love music and i used to play clarinet, piano + saxaphone. but i dont like being in the band class i just like playing

[*tweeak*]

Are you guys talking about festival?  We just went to the festival yesterday.  I think we did okay.  The stage setup and the curtains made the sounds absorb, so we can't hear ourselves...but the people out in the hall/audience could hear it fairly loud.  I can't wait to hear the cd on Monday!

We did really really reallyyy bad at sight reading though.  SERIOUSLY we sucked a lot.  We were so surprised when we heard our results.

We got a superior overall on the performance, and a 2 (excellent) on sight reading.

Our band is really big for a concert band...it contains the size of our marching band (about 100 people).  We're splitting finally next year, but only for three months just for festival.  I'm glad that I came in this year...because it was a really phenominal marching band year, and it's the last year where we don't split.  I like the feeling of being together with the whole band.

I do hope I get into the top band next year.  I'm not sure how many flutes he's taking, and I'm third chair.  I'd like to play some challenging music, where our band director doesn't need to chew on the brass and saxophones.  Where there are all the people that could finally play all the music because they PRACTICE.

We had a solo in the second song for festival...featuring three flutes.  We were staying at lunch to work on some stuff, and he said that he was glad that he could work on stuff that's not technical for once to people that can actually play.  It's really fun when you take out the people that don't practice.

- - -

Did you guys go to Solo and Ensemble also?  Maybe I should read back...but it was a good experience for me.  I had a 10 minute duet, and then a solo right after it, and it really tested my endurance -_-.  On district level, we got a 1- and I got a 1.  On state level regionals, I got a 2 on both the duet and the solo.

It really improved my sound and my experience.

ooooooooooh wow. long. but i love that

yes, festival festival festival. sucks about the 2 in sight reading =[ thats the part that were going to best on, as far as it looks now.

ive never done solo and ensemble, but its one of those things that i get confsed about, becuase ive never done it.

our concert band isnt that big- about 60? i think the top band is bigger but the lower band is smaller. were growing so much next year, they thik we may split the concert(lowest) band into brass and woodwind classes. ill still be in the middle band, though, so it wont effect me anyway

but im still so nervous about festival on thursday. i hope people practice this weekend

[crazeegirl411]

ooooooooooh wow. long. but i love that

yes, festival festival festival. sucks about the 2 in sight reading =[ thats the part that were going to best on, as far as it looks now.

ive never done solo and ensemble, but its one of those things that i get confsed about, becuase ive never done it.

our concert band isnt that big- about 60? i think the top band is bigger but the lower band is smaller. were growing so much next year, they thik we may split the concert(lowest) band into brass and woodwind classes. ill still be in the middle band, though, so it wont effect me anyway

but im still so nervous about festival on thursday. i hope people practice this weekend

Yeah...we were working on sight reading, it's just the dynamic contrast and the key signature. It was the key of D flat concert...and I suddenly put in a G flat on accident X_x. I was too nervous.

I did Solo and Ensemble last year in middle school...so I had some kind of experience for this year, except I got a 2 last year, so I never experienced a regional Solo and Ensemble.

Our concert band was the largest through the whole festival. We should have split this year instead...but it was a good thing also. We achieved higher than others, because with a band this big, it's hard to listen to each other...but we managed. Somehow. It's really fun.

We already have brass and woodwind classes. It's just that we have a class with the whole ensemble also. We have block schedule, so we would have sectionals with the woodwinds one day, and then the whole ensemble the other day. Sectionals improve individual technic and tone, while the whole emsemble puts everything together.

I actually wasn't very nervous. I'm getting used to this kind of stuff, and I learn to enjoy it ^^. Have fun, and good luck in advance.

[FoOd]

Our festival is coming up for us soon. Lets see, our director is hoping to play The Phantom of the Opera (I want to play it sooo badly), Variations on a Korean folk song, and Overture on 'Candide'.

Very difficult music pieces. But I hope we can pull it off.

Also!

The BD is plannning to make us do sight reading for the festival. (For background information, I am in a band that is only four years old) We haven't been practicing for sight-readings, but I hope we do well.

If anyone has done a solo festival, what were your guys ratings?

[crazeegirl411]

We're at our fourth year also. Our sight reading piece was called Overture, but I'm not sure if it was the same piece. What is the key in? It was pretty hard...especially for a sight reading piece.

[FoOd]

Usually sight-reading materials are one level lower than the highest music level piece that you guys played in the festival.
So if it was really hard, then the piece you must have played was harder.

[crazeegirl411]

It's level 3 music, which is equivalent to two of our pieces.

[FoOd]

Have I mentioned that my theories are barely correct?

Ha ha, not all bands are good at sight reading, it just seems that you guys need to do more in sight reading.

For example, when doing pep-tunes, that could be counted as sight reading.
But yea, more sight reading practices help... I just never practice for it...

[crazeegirl411]

I know, we practiced sight reading just BARELY, mostly because they put sight reading in festival again. For the past few years, they've taken out that part.

We were working on sight reading, but people don't practice, so we spent the last few weeks working on the music. >O

[xsweetxcandyx]

i love festval but like of your school is running it it sucks, i couldn't get my flute until the end because they were using the band room as slight reading... o and my friend made up the true grading system

1. good
2. kindda good
3. crap
4. totally crap
5. why are you even here, stop trying!!!!!

[*tweeak*]

Yeah...we were working on sight reading, it's just the dynamic contrast and the key signature.  It was the key of D flat concert...and I suddenly put in a G flat on accident X_x.  I was too nervous.

I did Solo and Ensemble last year in middle school...so I had some kind of experience for this year, except I got a 2 last year, so I never experienced a regional Solo and Ensemble.

Our concert band was the largest through the whole festival.  We should have split this year instead...but it was a good thing also.  We achieved higher than others, because with a band this big, it's hard to listen to each other...but we managed.  Somehow.  It's really fun.

We already have brass and woodwind classes.  It's just that we have a class with the whole ensemble also.  We have block schedule, so we would have sectionals with the woodwinds one day, and then the whole ensemble the other day.  Sectionals improve individual technic and tone, while the whole emsemble puts everything together.

I actually wasn't very nervous.  I'm getting used to this kind of stuff, and I learn to enjoy it ^^.  Have fun, and good luck in advance.

last year our sight reading went really well. we had the easiest music even, so we did really well. but i think we were playing like grade 3 music (again, not sure) so it wouldve meant we sight read level 2, so that may have had something to do with it, but still.

thats cool that you can have sectionals. we had sectionals once, but we have full schedule, without block, so we have a lot less options. i dont think they would help our class much though, because most of the problems lie in balance and coming in at the right time

Have I mentioned that my theories are barely correct? 

it wasnt that far off. you said they go by your highest piece, and she said only 2 of here pieces were that level

i love festval but like of your school is running it it sucks, i couldn't get my flute until the end because they were using the band room as slight reading... o and my friend made up the true grading system

1. good
2. kindda good
3. crap
4. totally crap
5. why are you even here, stop trying!!!!!

thats fairly accurate. marching season wise, ive never seen anyone get below a 3, but those that do get 3s are reguarded as completely awful. even 2 bands get little respect in our book

[xsweetxcandyx]

i never seen anyone get below a three in marching as well, my band has gott a feww 2 during marching, but we are improving. PLus my district is fixing the middle school programs so now next year's wil be more prepared for marching. Next marching season, watch the rose parade of dbhs thundering, this years juniors are determined to to. The sad part is that this year's seniors are the only classe in about 10 years that didn't get the chance to march it.

but since we are in concert band, i'm focused on festvial. I really do understand how much work is out in to them after what i had to go trhough on friday... its a lot fo work!!! next time thank the people there.. big time!

[crazeegirl411]

I'm not showing off...really, I'm not. Our band has gotten straight superiors all four years, and first place in our division. It really gives more pressure if we get a 2.

And haha, that's a pretty good definition of the ratings. That's funny.

[gigiopolis]

Today we had the dress rehearsal for our "tour" around the elementary schools. (I know...sad). We're playing a bunch of really cheesy pieces that are supposed to make the little kids happy. There's a "rock" piece with the I-IV-V sequence and it's supposed to feature the trombones. It's annoying and horrific.

We're playing:
March and Procession of Bacchus
Earl of Oxford's March
Addison Way
Big Bad Bones
Cruella De Vil
Spongebob Squarepants

The first three pretty good in quality...but the last three are just...dear God. The tour's on Wednesday, by that time I'll post some more about it.

Oo and festival in a few months! Yay! =]

[Ballpointpencil]

We had festival on Saturday. ^_^ Straight superiors. And I didn't mess up my big solo. Wh00tness.

uhh. im not a band geek 

Then why post...? *Points to title*

[huggznkisses]

u guyz r gonna get kiddnapped 4 givin out ur personal info

[Ballpointpencil]

What info- school? State? Nearly everyone here is on xanga, and most give out that information by way of xanga anyway. Personally, I could care less if someone freak knew where I lived. Let him try and come after me. If he got past the dog he wouldn't get past the guns.