Behind the perfected performance shown to the public eye, are the countless hours of practice, dedication, passion, and nerves leading up to the night of the band concert. The weeks leading up to the concert are full of anticipation and hours putting in time collaborating with each other.
Working with fellow band members is a crucial part of putting on a great show. Knowing individual roles and working your hardest is just as important as having fun creating a special night with the people around you. As well as being able to appreciate the hard work that is put in from yourself and your classmates around you.
“I stayed motivated by just seeing how everyone is so inspired by each other and how everyone was so happy and how everyone was just really doing everything that they enjoy doing like to love,” Adnarel Aldana Perez (‘28) said.
It’s not just about playing the right notes or staying in tune with your fellow band students. It’s about the confidence to play in front of an audience, the preparation put into perfection, and the emotion within the music and students. The magic that is brought to the stage night is only through the careful planning and dedication of every individual involved in the behind the scenes.
“We practice every day in class for the whole class period, sometimes doing it as a whole band, sometimes being in sectionals, with just our instrument group… I think just preparing as sectionals helps us a lot because we can listen to each other and focus on ourselves and not the whole band,” Chloe Draper (‘29) said.
Focusing on the creation laid out before you is also just as much of a motivator as the people around you. Putting in your best effort and to feel the excitement and confidence and you perform a perfected piece in front of people who want to see your success is a memorable experience. Keeping in mind the end feeling of completion helps prompt students’ best efforts.
“[Staying motivated] through just seeing the success that comes from the finished product, of all this practice leading up to the finished product, and seeing what we have made, a masterpiece, essentially,” Dallin Clement (‘27) said.
