Band Camp, Day 4: Part 1 - 2

Practice started off unenthusiastically on the fourth day of band camp - overcast skies and the threat of rain definitely put a dampen on the band. However, we quickly shaped up and made the morning our best practice yet, polishing the opener and putting music to all of it. And, with only about half an hour to go, we got through every set of the ballad as well (only 10 sets).

Unfortunately, the practice of these 10 sets was rushed, and the beginning of the evening practice definitely displayed that. A lot of mistakes were made, and it seemed like we wouldn't be able to turn around - but after a quick pep talk, we did just that, and managed to put music to all of the sets in the ballad, as well as shaping up all the sets.

The ballad drill is quite interesting - the band forms into two adjacent circles and spins around, resembling gears. Although it took awhile to get right, it looked amazing, and will continue to look amazing as we practice it more and more.

At the end of our evening practice, we ran the opener and the ballad - two of the three pieces of the entire show. And while we have a lot of work to do with both, it's comforting to know that we have both of the pieces memorized - music and drill.