Authors Note: In band last week, the 7th and 8th graders had a band concert. Mrs. Mitchell decided to have us do a concert evaluation in a different way, an essay. We were told to write it from the prospective of a person that would do reviews of a concert.
The ASA Clark middle School bands
had a spring concert on March, 6th. They played very accurately and
the concert was a pleasure to watch. The songs included a few things to engage
the audience. The bands had only a few places that needed improvement. Concerts
are normally boring and plain, but for the 7th and 8th
grade bands it was different.
The 7th grade band was
very into their music and played very well during their entire portion of the
concert. My personal favorite part was their 3rd song. They had very
good ways to engage the audience. This includes foot stomping and drumming on
the stands with their pencils. I felt that they were lacking in dynamics in
their second song. The
performers looked very professional and it added the overall look of the
concert.
The 8th grade band
played very well as well. I enjoyed all of the 8th grade music, but
my personal favorite song was, The Great Locomotive Chase. It had intense speed
and dynamics. The song also encoded many ways to engage the audience. There
were many different techniques in making different noises with their music.
They also had many noises they made to simulate the noises of a Locomotive
starting. The 8th grade band also looked very professional and this
helped the entire concert look very professional.
The ASA Clark band was very much
into their music. They really cared about what they were playing. They also
tried to make the concert seem less like an actual concert and more of a fun
music festival. They didn’t limit themselves. I hope I will be able to go to
another concert soon.
