Band Camp, Day 1: Part 2

The first day of Band Camp is over, and while it was quite exhausting, the band has definitely made some major progress. This evening's practice did not include the opening "speech" - instead, the band made it's way down to the field on it's own, in order to be ready at exactly 6:00 PM.

The beginning of practice certainly had a lazy feel - despite the basics, in which we practiced moving in a box, and the breathing exercises, the pass-offs were a good chance for the band to relax. We were tested on certain parts of the opener and the ballad (Part 1 and Part 2, respectively), but we did not have to play when others were being tested - allowing some much needed rest to the weary band.

Practice really kicked off when we worked on the 14 sets that we had learned in the morning's practice, and began to put music to them. It was quite difficult, even for me - it has been several months since I have practiced playing music while moving. By the end of practice, we had put music to the first 9 sets of the show, and tomorrow, we will do the rest - the band has already set the goal of having the entire opener (music and drill) memorized by the end of tomorrow.

Tomorrow, I'll make sure to upload some pictures of the morning and evening practices, so you can get a feel for the environment.