Band Camp, Day 5

Tired of four days of Band Camp, the band was unenthusiastic in the beginning of today's practice, which lasted a total of four hours because there was no evening practice. But as the clouds began to clear and the sun began to shine, we got our act together to make for a very productive practice.

Last night, we had memorized the ballad, music and marching. Though we were "pushing forward", we didn't learn anything new this practice - instead, the focus was entirely on polishing the ballad overall. We definitely accomplished that, and the rotating "gears" certainly look incredible.

Although we were hit with a heavy storm, we managed to finish practice just before the rain started falling. The end of practice was the most intense - we ran the opener and the ballad, music and marching, twice. Although we still have mistakes in both of the pieces, we have made a lot of progress for the first week of Band Camp.