Band Bash

This evening, Brandt had a big band concert.  It was at Timpview and three different bands performed.  Brandt played with the sixth grade band, including all the sixth graders in schools that feed into Timpview (I think).  There were a bunch of them.  The Centennial Middle School eigth grade band performed a number, and then the Timpview band.  For the big finale, they all played together, 400 students.  It was impressive.  The songs were exciting, moved right along, and the concert was over in half an hour.

In preparation for the concert tonight, Brandt played both his numbers for Family Home Evening.  Initially, as he began to play, he was playing just one note and it blarted out and Blythe started to laugh.  He had a hard time getting going because he kept laughing, but when Blythe settled down, he was able to play.  He included all the rest portions when he wasn't playing, but counted so we knew something was still going on.  He was playing different notes, and we were impressed.

Tonight was really great.  It is so fun to see Brandt enjoying his instrument and the whole band experience.  He's participating in honor band which meets on Wednesdays from 4-5:30, and he's getting good instruction (from what he tells us).  It is wonderful to see the children developing talents and learning new things.  We love it!

There was a big crowd of band students!

 Getting ready to play.

 

Concert finished.

He blew us away!

I, too, would give the performance a thumbs up!