Region 6 Assessment: CONSISTENCY

Back again to voice my amazing (manly) opinion on our performance at the Region 6 Assessment.


Unlike our other events, which were competitions, this was an assessment. We were not competing against any schools. We received a single score, an overall band rating.

Band Overall: 2

Not cool Region 6 judges, not cool at all. A two? A two? At least we're consistent. (finding the light in the dark abyss here)
I could handle all of the other 2's we received, but this was our best performances to date. We gave everything we had, and what did we get in return? The same comments we've heard over and over again.

-More sound
-More sound
-Play louder
-That bass clarinets steps aren't high enough. (oops, my bad)

Don't get me wrong, constructive criticism is great. It's necessary to improve.
But having it banged against our delicate heads does nothing for us as a band.

We played our butts off. They literally fell off, I'm pretty sure mine is still at NLR somewhere. I have to go back and get it sometime.
I had third party collaboration, and they say that it's the best we've ever sounded!
Mind you, these were band parents, but harshly opinionated band parents. (if there is such a thing?)

I can't say I'm horribly distraught, though. We weren't the only school to receive a 2. In fact, the only school to receive a 1 was North Pulaski, (like they always do.)
Every other school received a 2, or dare I say lower !

That's right. Certain schools received a 3. In all my professional marching career, I've never heard of a band getting a 3. It hurt me to hear that. I cringed.

Guess what we have to look forward to now? CONCERT SEASON!
Tomorrow we will begin our escapades in concert music.
Sure, we can't take Sweepstakes, but we can still try our hardest to get a 1 during concert competition.

Don't forget about All Region either!

It's right around the corner so start practicing now!

That's all she wrote.