Second Day of School
Yesterday, which was Tuesday, we started school. A whole new year with brand new teachers, but no Marching Band practice, thankfully. Mr. Eick said that we could take of Tueday because we came in the Friday before at 2:00. I love the first day of school because you don't do anything at all.
Today was a new day though. We had Marching band practice after school. I went through the normal school day. We haven't got into anything with school, except maybe German II for me because we already know the language and it's mostly review. But at the end of the day we had concert band, which to me is a whole new experience because as I sophomore I play with the juniors and seniors. As freshman you have your own band. But we got to sign up for band lockers, and tell Mr. Eick the sizes for our marching band tour shirts. (They explain the music we play, comps we go to, and stuff like that).
Marching band practice started with everyone going the snack machines because we weren't going outside because of the rain. Boy was that a blessing, but that means we are going to suck at marching tomorrow. We started playing stuff for our real show, a song called Second Advent. We had no energy at all; Mr. Eick was getting very frustrated.
Then we were handed flip folder size of First Horse Ride. It's 4 windows long (FYI: windows are pages in a flip folder) and that means I am going to have to go and buy more windows. So we continue playing Second Advent and Mr. Eick is explaining this one part at two kids fighting and their parents get in on it. It's really funny.
After some more fine-tuning we go into First Horse Ride, which is a nightmare for a woodwind. Mr. Eick arranged all the music for our real show, he but a lot of 16th notes and runs in 3 of the songs. By this time some band members, who will remain nameless cough TED cough, are getting annoying, playing when they aren't supposed too and are talking and fooling around. Mr. Eick constantly has to warn him.
Mr. Eick leaves enough to ensemble with Drum line on Second Advent. We get started and people aren't listening so Mr. Eick turns angry and he says he is going to leave and leaves us with Fadden. The rehearsal was quiet for the end and we got a little done. By the way Mr. Eick really didn't leave, he only threatened too. So we end at 5:30 and he says that we have a lot of potential we just have to be quiet and listen. So that ends my day, oh and we got our pictures. Mine didn't turn out that great, and we got to see Shauna's uniform. It's awesome, it sort of looks like a kimono and it has big pants that are very cool.
Yesterday, which was Tuesday, we started school. A whole new year with brand new teachers, but no Marching Band practice, thankfully. Mr. Eick said that we could take of Tueday because we came in the Friday before at 2:00. I love the first day of school because you don't do anything at all.
Today was a new day though. We had Marching band practice after school. I went through the normal school day. We haven't got into anything with school, except maybe German II for me because we already know the language and it's mostly review. But at the end of the day we had concert band, which to me is a whole new experience because as I sophomore I play with the juniors and seniors. As freshman you have your own band. But we got to sign up for band lockers, and tell Mr. Eick the sizes for our marching band tour shirts. (They explain the music we play, comps we go to, and stuff like that).
Marching band practice started with everyone going the snack machines because we weren't going outside because of the rain. Boy was that a blessing, but that means we are going to suck at marching tomorrow. We started playing stuff for our real show, a song called Second Advent. We had no energy at all; Mr. Eick was getting very frustrated.
Then we were handed flip folder size of First Horse Ride. It's 4 windows long (FYI: windows are pages in a flip folder) and that means I am going to have to go and buy more windows. So we continue playing Second Advent and Mr. Eick is explaining this one part at two kids fighting and their parents get in on it. It's really funny.
After some more fine-tuning we go into First Horse Ride, which is a nightmare for a woodwind. Mr. Eick arranged all the music for our real show, he but a lot of 16th notes and runs in 3 of the songs. By this time some band members, who will remain nameless cough TED cough, are getting annoying, playing when they aren't supposed too and are talking and fooling around. Mr. Eick constantly has to warn him.
Mr. Eick leaves enough to ensemble with Drum line on Second Advent. We get started and people aren't listening so Mr. Eick turns angry and he says he is going to leave and leaves us with Fadden. The rehearsal was quiet for the end and we got a little done. By the way Mr. Eick really didn't leave, he only threatened too. So we end at 5:30 and he says that we have a lot of potential we just have to be quiet and listen. So that ends my day, oh and we got our pictures. Mine didn't turn out that great, and we got to see Shauna's uniform. It's awesome, it sort of looks like a kimono and it has big pants that are very cool.