We all sat down on stage, sharing both nervously and excited glances with each other. We watched Mrs. Sharpe take the stage and raise her hands into position. The whole band raised their instruments. I saw her count us off, and heard the intake of breath right before we started to perform. On Saturday, April 22nd, 2017, one of the greatest days of my band career occurred. For months, me and the Westville High School band, had prepared for the 2017 ISSMA Band Competition. Eight months have hardcore practice on our pieces and sight reading skills, all came down to this very moment. So how did it all start? How did me and my band get here? It all started in September of 2016. Mrs. Sharpe, our band director was going through the list of …show more content…
It was becoming one of my favorite pieces, but there was one problem. At this point, contest was only a few months away. Four to be exact. We had gone through numerous pieces of music, but couldn’t decide on any. Then one day, Sharpe had us sightread a new piece. This new piece was called “Blue Ridge Reel.” She turned on to the recording and we all listened as light bubbly music filled the room. The sound of tambourines and flute were the start of the piece. Me and Danny shared looks with each other. This piece sounded like a flute feature. A difficult flute piece. I glanced behind me to see what Conner thought, but instead saw him dancing to the music. I turned back around because I knew that I’d end up laughing to hard if I said anything. The piece kept repeating the same part over and over again. The same melody was echoed back and forth between the different parts, and it sounded amazing. After the piece came to an end, Sharpe explained to us why it was called a reel. A reel is a lively Scottish or Irish folk dance where the melody is repeated and passed along between the different instruments. She handed us our music and I knew that the rhythm would be difficult. I thought to myself “Why are we even trying? She’s giving us these incredibly hard pieces that we’ll never be able to perform, let alone in front of four judges, on stage, at competition! This is insanity….” If I had know we’d receive top score for
Between the years of 1930 and 1941 american foreign policy changed how it worked and its goals. They changed because of the threats in the outside world and because of all the absolute need for us to get involved in the war. During this time the world war was restarting in Europe and was leaving no choice except for the United States to get involved in the war. People were dissolving treaties and fighting and the united states could not remain neutral if they hoped to avoid losing their allies. The united states foreign policy changed because of threats and because of the need in Europe.
By the 1750s, the American colonies had come a long way from their original struggles and failures. They had grown in both population and economic stability. Even so, relations between the colonies and Great Britain were strained. The colonists became more and more discontented with England’s control of their political and economic affairs. The colonies were dissatisfied with the rules of British Mercantilism, or the idea that the colonies were a mere source of raw materials and market for the British mainland. This animosity for the motherland had then been seeded by the lack of economic freedom and the harsh taxes that had been set on everyday luxuries and necessities;
Slavery is an institution that has existed since ancient times. To argue over its immorality is irrelevant, as its ethical and moral implications are blatantly evident. However, to say that the main cause of disdain of the institution from the North stems from its immorality is inherently incorrect, due to the fact, that as previously stated, slavery has existed since ancient times, perforce its immorality could not simply be the main cause of hatred toward this withstanding system from the North. Nevertheless, it goes without saying that their disgust toward the peculiar institution (a common name used to refer to slavery) is related to its ethical implications. However, the question still
George Helmholtz, as the head of the music department at Lincoln High School, is very determined with his regular students and the gifted musicians of the band. Each semester and year at school he dreams of “leading as fine a band as there was on
After 2.5 million dollars, that we paid to help you in the war. You still expect us to pay this new tax. After seven years of war, a war that we paid you through. Now you are in debt, and want us to pay more and more money, money that we don’t have. The colonists are upset because of the Stamp Act, a tax on all paper goods, to help pay England's debts. Upset and poor the colonists were determined to find a way to abolish the stamp act. Our families, our pocket books, and we aren’t used to change..
My interest for the Attorney Advisor position with the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) arises from my longstanding commitment to constantly improve myself. I have always enjoyed legal research, writing, and the complexities of intellectual property. I have no doubt that my enthusiasm to research, my eagerness to learn, and my strong ability to communicate clearly, work efficiently, accurately, and quickly, will make me an invaluable asset to the USPTO. I believe these traits combined with my unique skillset, developed as a result of experiences working for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (Diamondbacks), Nike Inc. (Nike), and the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, Liability Management Department (AG Office)
In 1995, DSU’s band traveled to England to perform for the Queen and the people of England for the New Years day parade. It was a wonderful performance to be remembered forever. Since then, the band has performed at many more major venues across the world. They performed in the inaugural parade for President Barack Obama, as well as the MLK parade. The band is conducted by band director Randolph J. Johnson. Mr. Johnson is 61 years old and has 13 years of experience as a college band director as well as 11 years as a high school band director. He has lead the band through many great performances.
The Indian tribes were moved to the west where Jackson hoped they’ll keep their culture
The Northeast had more merchants and business people involved with trade and manufactures. Their economy was more dependent on trade companies with skilled laborers. There proximity to the sea and natural ports helped facilitate. Whereas in the South, there economy was agriculture and plant based with natural raw materials. For example their cash crop was cotton. Their economy was rather successful and didn’t need an economic industrial transformation.
James Oglethorpe’s Vision: Georgia founded by O and unpaid trustees, wanted econ success, military/philanthropic motives, military defense on southern border against Spanish, safe place for the poor, investigated English prisons (disgusted @debtors rotting)
Mayan Empire, led to development of pyramids, palaces, bridges, as well as a written language, art, and a calendar; This was due to advances in mathematics
Perfect competition is an idealised market structure theory used in economics to show the market under a high degree of competition given certain conditions. This essay aims to outline the assumptions and distinctive features that form the perfectly competitive model and how this model can be used to explain short term and long term behaviour of a perfectly competitive firm aiming to maximise profits and the implications of enhancing these profits further.
“The Winner Within” is about a life plan for team players and what it takes to be a successful team. Each chapter is based on one subject, and that subject is one of the many things that a team needs to be successful. Pat Riley shares his game plan for team players in all of life, not just on the court. All of the strategies in this book are very inspiring and motivate teamwork. I think that the first chapter in the book, ‘The Innocent Climb’, is one of the most important concepts you have to have on a team. The innocent climb is the surge that occurs within a team as they are accomplishing more because of the synergy that occurs within a team. Innocence means understanding that the team comes first and being carried along by that.
“Losers are always in the wrong” ,it is a Chinese traditional saying. In a society where the places have people, competition is unavoidable. Competition is a part of life that can’t (cannot) be avoided. Competition is a situation in which two or more people or groups are trying to get something which not everyone can have. Competition is all around us. When we are students and still studying in school, we need to compete with our classmates and schoolmates for better grade.Also, when we are doing sports and games we are trying our best to beat the other teams. When you become a (an adult) maturer and go to work, you would compete with your colleagues, (.) So please (be more hardworking )do more works and get a key[] to a higher and better salary.Companies compete with each other to get more customers, incomes
Da ordet “consequences” er i flertal så derfor skal ordet ”is” laves om til ”are” √