Hey guys!
So last post I talked about concert band, and I thought I'd tell you guys how my concert band has been doing.
This past Saturday, the Oak Ridge Symphonic Band went to a concert festival at Woodcreek High, where we played two pieces, "Undertow" by John Mackey, and "Canticle of the Creatures" by Jim Curnow.
We had never played on that stage before, and were therefore not used to the acoustics of the room; mostly our percussion had a little trouble knowing exactly how loud to play.
My section came away thinking that we scored terribly; everything was out of tune, people weren't counting rests properly, the trumpets certainly didn't know how to play their parts, etc. etc. etc.
Thing is, we come to band class on Monday and surprise!We got a 92! What??
See, our band criticizes itself far more than the judges know. Our expectations are so high we hardly see the good in our band, as, to us, it is overshadowed by the bad things we do. Relative to everything, the Symphonic Band at Oak Ridge is a pretty darn good band, despite the fact that I could have sworn we scored at most an 80 at Woodcreek.
Lesson to be learned: it's okay to make mistakes. If you're doing something right, people will notice that more than the mess-ups.
Thanks for reading! Bye!
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