Over the month of July 2019, I attended DeMatha’s summer band program. I had lots of fun. I play the French horn. I used to play the trumpet. The reason why I switched playing from a trumpet to a French horn is that when I played the horn for the first time, I felt more relaxed than playing the trumpet. To this day, I still play the horn.
I was so happy that I got to play at a high school level of music. Before I had to play with students who were younger and the music was too easy for me. During rehearsal, I would get bored because of how easy these music pieces were for me. When I got to the band program I saw music pieces that had more than 100 measures, I knew I was at the right place. My school is known for its level of academics, arts (a pretty good reputation), and sports (the biggest subject people talk about.) I am going to focus on their band. DeMatha has a great band program. DeMatha’s band is actually a class that I have to take every day as part of my curriculum. I went to one of their classrooms and I saw lots of trophies that DeMatha won. I even saw one trophy they won in New York. The whole summer band program was to learn how to sight-read. Sight-reading is when you play a new piece that you never heard of and play all the way until you finish playing that particular piece. We played a lot of pieces. When I say a lot, I don't mean 3. I'm talking about playing 8 or more. I do remember some of the songs we played. We played Bunker Hill, By the Sword, Black Panther, Aladdin, and Fire and Lighting. I had lots of fun in the program and I am excited to be in the band program for the school year.
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AuthorMy name is Michael Duarte. I am 15 years old. I am a student. I am a soccer player. I enjoy sports. I love to play and watch different kinds of sports. I am also getting in the habit of reading. CategoriesArchives
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