Yesterday evening went very well for all of the first year bands: level 2 and 3!
It started off with the Level 2 band then we began to go through each Level 3 band, my band being the last one before the break. Our performance was fairly explosive compared to the gradual build up before hand; as a band we were visually appealing to, we agreed to wear black and white to set the mood for the soul song we were playing and for its historical background too, for soul players at the time they were expected to dress smart to try impress the white audience, because typically most soul performers were black.
Playing wise, I could of done better and this goes to both me and the guitarist here, as we didn’t have time to warm up our hands. For me this could of brought up more strain than need within my hand from playing in the cold, next time depending on the temperature either way I will be warming up before and after.
The change within dynamics from forte the first time to piano on the second, was also a big help for impact, no one else thought of the effect it would have on the audience; I thought it made the song a lot more meaningful and it helped to show that it meant a lot to our band!
However, it was a very good first performance overall and I cannot wait to further improve as a professional musician and play more venues representing Fareham Music!
Ellie Thornton Music 