Three words: That. Was. Awesome.
Great work.
Although our rehearsal (or musical walkthrough as it turned otu to be) resulted in questionable levels of success, we performed fantastically. The crowd loved us. As did the news cameras.
And now, we are free until the October rehearsal, at which point we'll be getting mad keen for spec.
Until the next...
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
The September Rehearsal
THis post is dedicated to the memory of Shane's pants. They served him well and went out in a blaze of glory.
At the beginning of saturday's rehearsal, Lindsay unveiled the plaque the band won for our overwhelming awesomeness at the Lions Convention parade. This was closely followed by Lindsay commenting on the aesthetucs of Liam's knee following its surgery. Liam described it as 'tasty' much to the mild horror of his listeners.
Flip folders were distributed, shrunken music was also distributed and then torn into small enough pieces to insert in the flip folders. It was then off to sectionals followed by a rehearsal with the whole band.
It was then onto the field where the parents had marked out the walkway, ramp and stage we would be using on wednesday. At which point we practiced walking up the ramp safely and at the correct speed. For a very long time.
It was beginning to get a bit monotonous when Lindsay decided that at the end of Ode To Joy, the colourguard should throw their flags over the ramp to the colourguard members on the other side - an awesome piece of choreography when excuted right.
As colourguard practiced, the drumline decided to see if they could better them using their sticks. They couldn't, dropping them. This all went rather unoticed by the people at the front of the band until Shane's pants, as he was dropping to one knee to retrieve his stick, went in the blaze of glory described above.
Mild hilarity ensued.
The rest of the rehearsal then continued as it had been going before, as we got better and better at not falling off the imaginary ramp into the imaginary crowd.
In preparation for wednesday, remember to iron your cape, get your school release form signed by your principal, your permission note signed by your parents, and most importantly, GET KEEN!!!
This is going to be legend....
...dary. So play loud and proud on wednesday.
At the beginning of saturday's rehearsal, Lindsay unveiled the plaque the band won for our overwhelming awesomeness at the Lions Convention parade. This was closely followed by Lindsay commenting on the aesthetucs of Liam's knee following its surgery. Liam described it as 'tasty' much to the mild horror of his listeners.
Flip folders were distributed, shrunken music was also distributed and then torn into small enough pieces to insert in the flip folders. It was then off to sectionals followed by a rehearsal with the whole band.
It was then onto the field where the parents had marked out the walkway, ramp and stage we would be using on wednesday. At which point we practiced walking up the ramp safely and at the correct speed. For a very long time.
It was beginning to get a bit monotonous when Lindsay decided that at the end of Ode To Joy, the colourguard should throw their flags over the ramp to the colourguard members on the other side - an awesome piece of choreography when excuted right.
As colourguard practiced, the drumline decided to see if they could better them using their sticks. They couldn't, dropping them. This all went rather unoticed by the people at the front of the band until Shane's pants, as he was dropping to one knee to retrieve his stick, went in the blaze of glory described above.
Mild hilarity ensued.
The rest of the rehearsal then continued as it had been going before, as we got better and better at not falling off the imaginary ramp into the imaginary crowd.
In preparation for wednesday, remember to iron your cape, get your school release form signed by your principal, your permission note signed by your parents, and most importantly, GET KEEN!!!
This is going to be legend....
...dary. So play loud and proud on wednesday.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Leadup to the Septembember Rehearsal
Floating the nether-regions of the aether known as your inbox is an email directing you to the band website so that you can download the permission forms for this saturday's rehearsal adn then return them before the due date of thursday.
So go forth, and return your forms.
Get keen, kids.
And don't forget to practice your music with much vigour... dare I say it: loudly and with pride.
Until saturday...
So go forth, and return your forms.
Get keen, kids.
And don't forget to practice your music with much vigour... dare I say it: loudly and with pride.
Until saturday...
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