The Band

four C’s are key points that go into what makes a band successful. All of the different aspects are added up to make each performance the best it can be. These are incorporated in our band through ways like the Reminds. They are a very efficient way of communicating to the entire band to get important information out there. Without these, I know that I for one would sometimes forget pep band and report times. Critical thinking is a skill that every band student should use every time they play…

HD ("SW 32nd St. Navy Brass Band Recap"). You can feel the community environment of veterans, the local civilians in a military-dominated city, and their families gaining that sense of community through music and by the uniquely military nature of its transmission. As with the nature of the military, the specific band members rotate in and out with their tours of duty but the main instrumentation played remains, the show continues to go on, and the 32nd Street Brass Band lives on (Reichow…

In 1982, the Van Halen rock band decided to include a controversial clause in their contract rider; have a full bowl of M&Ms in the backstage, but with the restriction of not even a single brown M&M in it. This requirement was used by the band to ensure that the promoter had read throughout all the points in the contract, and if this particular request was not paid enough attention that might indicate that even other more important information was neglected. As it was explained by David Lee Roth…

Much like Arnold Schwarzenegger's character in the movie 'Twins', the walkie-talkie can claim to have many fathers. However, one of the most prominent names in the debate (and maybe the one with the single strongest claim to having invented the walkie-talkie) is Canadian/American inventor Al Gross. The son of Romanian immigrants, Al Gross was born in Toronto, Canada in 1918, but his parents moved to Cleveland, Ohio, USA when he was quite young. Whilst on a steamboat trip across Lake Erie, the…

actually a small group and I didn't expect to see anytime new. I didn't know who the band was nor did I know what I was getting myself into. All I know is that that are based in California. So when the band started playing, I was shock to see that there were only three men playing. One playing a Jazz like guitar, one playing the drums, and the other man playing a cello. I was actually expecting to hear a piano in this band but that didn't happen either. I also didn't hear any kind of regular…

In the past year in band I believe I have contributed a lot to the band. Junior year I broke out of my shell and became more vocal during the season. This season I contributed to help my superiors teach and guide the ones struggling with their learning. I also believe I have contributed to make Marching Band even more fun. At football games I am one of the most spirited and the most “hyped”. This contributes to me being more engaged into the football games and our pep tune music so our football…

My first band concert Chapter One My concert I am having a band concert tonight. Yesterday I practiced at E.B Stillman and I am nervous. The stage is so big and I get to sit up there with all the other band players. I play the flute, yes I am a flutist. There are flutes, clarinets, trumpets, trombones, tubas, french horns, snare drums, oboes, a xylophone, and a big drum. I am a nine year old fifth grader. Some little kids might think a flute of a toy flute. But no, this is what a real deal…

students are met with a rather difficult choice: whether to join concert band or a symphonic orchestra. While both are ensembles with a conductor that play music arranged into different parts together, there are several important differences to take note of when deciding which one fits each musician perfectly. First of all, not every instrument is represented in every ensemble. A concert band, often called symphonic wind band, consists, as the name suggests, predominantly of wind instruments.…

to start my first year of marching band. Millions of thoughts rushed through my head, “What if I forget the music? What if I mess the drill up?”As I walked to the field one of my friends introduced me to someone who would become the greatest mentor during my high school career. Alex Murphy was the lead saxophonist at Kingsway Regional High School. He aspired to study biology, similar to myself. When I first entered high school, I did not intent on continuing band, let alone becoming a lead…

John Lennon was most known for his work in the band the Beatles. They were a rock band that formed in Liverpool in the 1960s. There were four members of this band John Lennon ,Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. They quickly became famous for their good looks and great music, they were a boy band to start. Their albums a hard day’s night, please please me, are still popular albums today. John and the Beatles made many amazing albums ,but once they got older a huge change…