Band Essay

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, 6^th. 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 7^th and 8^th grade bands it was different.

The 7^th grade band was very into their music and played very well during their entire portion of the concert. My personal favorite part was their 3^rd 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 8^th grade band played very well as well. I enjoyed all of the 8^th 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 8^th 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.