My Band Experience

 

This trimester I had band as my fine art, so far I’m enjoying it a lot. At first it was slow, and we weren’t going fast, and for the first week, we didn’t even get to play! But, we quickly progressed through the trimester learning new techniques and new songs. During this process, Mr. Lovett helped us through the whole thing and I couldn’t have done this without him.

I played the instrument called the baritone, and I loved it! It’s quite the big instrument and there are only 3 keys to play, so you have to use your voice to play different notes and patterns. One of the biggest things was articulation. Articulation made the notes sound, the way the notes sound by making each note clear and using the tongue to do that. The instrument is huge with long pipes going around and through the whole instrument, which I think is kind of cool.

You HAVE to take care of your instrument properly, or it wont play! Doing stuff like putting it back in its case, making sure it’s clean, handling it gently etc. Those things will make sure your instrument stays fresh, and ready to play. Overall, I really enjoyed band!

Image from: http://jupitermusic.com/international/products/brass/baritones/

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