Jan. 12, 2016
THS Band takes Second Place
by THS Media Gregory Miranda
Out of four divisions, two winners each and four wild card nominees, Truman Band earned second place in the UCM Festival on Oct. 17, this placing being the highest in Truman Band history, and the band members are all in agreement that preparation and their chemistry sprang their placing this year.
In preparation for their preliminary performance, during school hours as a whole the focus is to review film of previous performance and critique as well as zone in on segments of their show that are not up to par.
When arriving at UCM, it was then where the band got a feel for the space of the Audrey J. Walton Stadium where they focused on movement, musicality and structure. Once everything was in order, it was showtime. For the their preliminary performance the band would play the show titled “Forty Winks” including three songs, “Pure Imagination”, “Awake my Soul” and “Claire de Lune.”
For this performance the judges were keeping a sharp eye on appearance, individual execution, the color guard, drum line and the overall effect just to name a few. Based on these factors, the judges critiqued the performance and gave Truman the nod to move on to the finals with Blue Springs South (BSS) out of the gold division.
In the finals performance, Truman is task to polish their first performance, and did just that. With the performance being second to only Blue Springs South.
Many band members thought they deserved first place but Truman's band is still one of the best in the state and "Results don't lie," senior Collin McClaran states.
With band season coming to an end, emotions tend to run high for some, mostly the seniors as they can look forward to their final hurrah with their fellow classmen at their last big competition, Ozarko, at Missouri State University (MSU) and Senior Night during halftime of the districts football clash between rival William Chrisman on Friday, Oct. 30.
In preparation for their preliminary performance, during school hours as a whole the focus is to review film of previous performance and critique as well as zone in on segments of their show that are not up to par.
When arriving at UCM, it was then where the band got a feel for the space of the Audrey J. Walton Stadium where they focused on movement, musicality and structure. Once everything was in order, it was showtime. For the their preliminary performance the band would play the show titled “Forty Winks” including three songs, “Pure Imagination”, “Awake my Soul” and “Claire de Lune.”
For this performance the judges were keeping a sharp eye on appearance, individual execution, the color guard, drum line and the overall effect just to name a few. Based on these factors, the judges critiqued the performance and gave Truman the nod to move on to the finals with Blue Springs South (BSS) out of the gold division.
In the finals performance, Truman is task to polish their first performance, and did just that. With the performance being second to only Blue Springs South.
Many band members thought they deserved first place but Truman's band is still one of the best in the state and "Results don't lie," senior Collin McClaran states.
With band season coming to an end, emotions tend to run high for some, mostly the seniors as they can look forward to their final hurrah with their fellow classmen at their last big competition, Ozarko, at Missouri State University (MSU) and Senior Night during halftime of the districts football clash between rival William Chrisman on Friday, Oct. 30.