Re: Off topic - the weekend finally ended last night

Cheryl Isaak wrote:
On 1/23/08 9:05 AM, in article x5ednbN3V6P51AranZ2dnUVZ_hOdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx,
"Ericka Kammerer" <eek@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Cheryl Isaak wrote:

I do realize that for many of these kids, it is the very first time they
performed in public and at least it was adoring families and understanding
parents. I'm just really hoping that is loads of improvement before the
spring concert.
Don't hold your breath ;-) Listening to elementary strings
or winds is a labor of love. Count yourself lucky if you can identify
the tune! I don't think it gets palatable until late high school,
if then. We just all go and applaud to support the effort and
provide some encouragement until then, bless their fuzzy little
hearts.

I've heard the efforts of the middle schoolers, they are in "band" 5 days a
week, plus most are in private lessons and all are supposed to practice 3+
hours a week. You can tell what they are playing - usually. The Londonderry
music program is quite well known at multiple levels. The marching band is
headed Beijing this summer and they play at the Rose Parade, Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade and more. The jazz ensemble has quite a few awards
in state and national competitions....

Even so, it's still painful (at least for this musician).
They've got a lot more ability at the middle school level, but
even then the intonation is off (drives me nuts), the rhythms
are rarely as precise as they could be (also drives me nuts),
and there's always a person or two who really has some issues ;-)
That's all to be expected, even among the best players at that
level, but it still sets my teeth on edge. I come, I support,
I applaud, but inwardly I still cringe a bit!

And Friends of Londonderry Music has
their hands out all the time. ;)

But of course ;-) Support your local band!

Best wishes,
Ericka
.

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