Band

You've probably heard that our school has a band where kids can play instruments, well today I am going to tell you a little about it and what I play. I have been in band since fifth grade and I really like it. I play in the percussion section. We play the drums, xylophones, and a bunch of tiny instruments. My favorite to play is the vibraphone. You may have seen it before, it is the big brownish colored one. It is also really long so you kind of have to walk and play it. Right now we are focusing on playing three songs for the Winter concert. We are playing three songs for the Winter concert. One song we are playing is Jingle Bell Rock. For that song, I am on the snare drums with Olivia. The part did not sound very good at all so Mr. Shumaker helped us change it so that it sounds better.

Another song we are playing is The Tempest. It is supposed to be like a wild storm. At first, I was playing the xylophone, but I just switched to play bells so Annika could play the timpani. The part is kind of hard and the notes go along with the trumpets notes. It's kind of hard to play because you have to learn which ones to hit, and the song is kind of fast. This is my favorite song, but I also like our other song Hark The Harrold Angels Sing. For this song, Olivia and I are on the vibraphone. Mr. Shumaker couldn't find any music for it, so we are playing flute music. The upside to that is that we get to write all the notes to make it a little easier.

Some more about band is that we have a few concerts a year. We have a Winter and Spring concert. This year Mr. Shumaker might have more, but I'm not sure. There is also a band cany fundraiser that you can do and order from it too. In band, we have a lot of fun playing instruments and listening to Mr. Shumaker's stories.