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Solo
Festival Information
This year's festival Saturday,
March 8.
Commonly Asked Questions
Description of Festival
Each spring the Elementary School Band Program has its
annual Solo & Ensemble Festival. This is a wonderful opportunity
for all 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year
players to prepare a solo piece of music and have it critiqued by a
judge. 1st year students are occasionally asked to
participate in the festival. Information about
this event will be sent home in the mail and with students at
lessons. Participation is not mandatory but is strongly
recommended.
Picking Music for the Festival
The student’s lesson teacher will bring music for the
student to pick from after Christmas. It may be possible for the
student to play a piece of music they bring from a favorite music
book or other source. Music is ordered by the student’s teacher and
will be delivered to them at their lesson.
The Benefits of Participation
Performing in a festival like this is a wonderful
opportunity to have someone else listen to your playing and provide
feedback on what is done well and what needs improvement. The same
thought is true for large ensembles. Very often in our individual
and group playing we are not able to hear things about our playing
that can easily be improved if we had another set of ears to listen
to us. Each soloist and group is rated and will receive an award
for his or her performance that day. Their evaluation and solo will
be kept in their portfolio.
This opportunity also helps the students to set a goal and work hard
to perform a piece of music they might not have been able to perform
just a few short months ago. It helps students to evaluate
their level of playing and also begin to push themselves to new
levels of playing in a group and on their individual instrument.
This positive experience will also help students gain more
confidence in playing their instruments. Playing independently
of others is a very beneficial experience to young instrumentalists.
Soloists will also need to find an accompanist to play with them.
Finding an accompanist and working with them will help develop
relational skills needed not only in music but also in life.
Students will also be afforded the opportunity to hear others
perform various types of music on many different instruments.
Event Information Links
Fall Pep Band
Camp Information
Concert Information
Solo Festival Information
Spring Awards Day Information
FVLHS Middle School Festival
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