Beautiful Music is made.

Hey. I know, I know I missed an entry, my fault.
I was unable to get my hands on a computer with Internet for the weekend, so no update was possible.

Now on to the major event from today. We played the first part of our marching music. But I'm not sure if 'play' is the correct phrase. It's more like we 'attempted' the marching music. And I'm going to be as honest as I can, what we did today was no where near where we need to be. Mr. Bailey has said it time and time again. Looking good is only half of what judges look at when we are being scored. The way we sound is the other half of the marching band puzzle.

You have to practice your music. We can march as good as the men and women and the military. We can have precision on the field. The Drum Major can do their job perfectly, but when it comes down to it, we have to sound amazing to back all of those things up.
See the most important part of a band is the music. And without good music, there is no reason for judges to give us a good score.


On too something on the brighter side, I noticed something while we were playing.
That something was the immediate fixing of problems in the music. If Mr. Bailey said that some one was playing to loud. That section got softer.
If Mr. Bailey wanted to fix a pitch problem, it was fixed without hesitation. And that's what we need.

In my mind, hesitation is another form of procrastination. It's just another way of putting off the inevitable.


BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!
Music pass off's. They are there. You can't escape them. They are coming for you soon.
You can't take cover.

JUST DO IT. The easiest way to pass of your music is to just do it. Go into Mr. Bailey's office and ask to pass it off.
If you do it, great.
If you don't, don't get depressed. Take what Mr. Bailey says and use so that you will pass it off the next time.
The next one is due next Monday.




RANDOM MUSIC FACT OF THE DAY:
Did you know that Saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840's?
It was originally intended to be used in Military Bands.
It became so popular that it is now used in many genres of music.
Anything from Blues to Jazz, the Saxophone has founds is niche in many of today's most popular musical styles.