On March 6, 2013, in the
Pewaukee High School Auditorium, the Asa Clark Middle School, 7th
and 8th grade bands, along with the Jazz Band, performed their
spring concert. The 7th and 8th grade bands each
performed five pieces, while the Jazz Band performed two. Many varieties of music were played,
including upbeat, up tempo style music, to relaxing, calming music. I think
overall that these bands had a good concert, maybe an eight out of ten.
The seventh grade band
played well, they had good intonation and pretty good articulation. On some
pieces the dynamics were there, but on a few others, the dynamics were OK at
best. For almost all of the songs, blend
and balance could have been improved. Although, I think that the performers
really engaged the audience and make the concert enjoyable. The highlight of
the performance was probably the piece “Zoom”, as the band displayed great
dynamic range, and the ability to play many different time signatures. The
worst part though, was that the band did not look very professional, especially
the percussion. One guy had a Mohawk and another guy looked like he was wearing
a jumpsuit. Overall the seventh grade band probably deserves and 8.5 out of ten.
The eighth grade band did
not perform as expected as they lacked in sound quality and articulations. They
did do a good job blending and balancing their sound, as well as doing a pretty
good job with dynamics. The performers engaged the audience very well, almost
in a mesmerizing way. Unlike the seventh grade band though, the eighth grade
band looked very professional. Overall the eighth grade band deserves a 7.5 or
eight out of ten.
In conclusion, the seventh
grade band did a pretty good job, they could just work on being more
professional and varying dynamics better, along with blend and balance. The
eighth grade band could definitely work on articulations and sound quality.
Overall I think the Asa Clark Middle School Bands did a good job in their concert.
