Parade Field Critique

Fort Campbell’s Division Parade Field was a sea of blankets and lawn chairs; people adorned in red, white, and blue chirped merrily in the spirit of Independence Day. The alluring aroma of deep-fried carnival treats saturated the thick humid air; a constant reminder of the festival that served as the audience’s backdrop. The dense crowd of a thousand consisted of older veterans proudly wearing their decorated hats, parents attending to their children’s needs, and teenagers chattering around the stage waiting for Tristan McIntosh and her band to play. Just after eight o’clock the announcer introduced the performers; Tristan who was wearing metallic leggings and a patriotic top took confident strides across the stage and the concert was on its way. She performed …show more content…
The song starts off in mezzo forte; the “my”, in the chorus of the song, is accented and crescendos from mezzo forte to forte and has upward chordal movement. The song was lively and fast, quadruple meter, and polyphonic in texture. It is a song definitely meant for dancing. Because of the flat seating area of the venue, people had to remain seated to avoid blocking other concert goer’s view. Despite their inability to freely move about, people still twisted and turned in their seats and clapped and tapped their feet to the rhythm of the beat. Tristan’s efforts to execute every note ended up muddling the lyrics making them difficult to distinguish. The few lyrics that were distinguishable were used to discover the title and artist. During the opening song, the interests of festival attendees was redirected to the spirited music coming from the stage and more and more people began flooding the already congested area. Out of the seven songs this one has continued to play in my head. I am not a country music fan, but I found this tune to be catchy and quite