1. I only performed at the required games. I never went to any of the volunteer games because I have basketball 6 times a week, so if it is possible for me to catch up on my sleep and homework, I take the opportunity. I think possibly an A for my Pep Band contributions. I believe this because even though I never went to any volunteer games, I was always on time for the required games. I made sure that I was in tune the whole time when we were playing. Finally, I ensured that I played the whole time and only made a few small errors for the whole thing. I did my best and didn't just sit there and not play. This is why I think an A would be fitting. 2. I 100% believe that Pep Band is an important part of Newark Band. I know that it is important because it helps progress us as musicians. It allows us to play in front of people and teaches us that it is mandatory to be in tune and play the right notes. Next, playing Pep Band lets us play for an audience more than just the concerts we hold. I think it is great that we get this opportunity to play more that just a couple times a year. Finally, Pep Band is beneficially because it get you more used to playing in front of crowds and overtime less nervous about playing in front of them. This helps because when it comes to concert time you are less likely to be as nervous as you normally would. This is why I believe Pep Band is a crucial part of Newark Band. 3. My top three Pep Band songs are Living on a Prayer, Crazy Train, and YMCA. These are my favorite songs that we play because my instrument, the alto saxophone, has a lot to play in it. We don't have a lot of long periods of rests or long notes. I like these songs because they have eighth notes in them and I just enjoy playing eighth notes. I love feeling my fingers run along my buttons. Another reason why they are my favorite is due to the fact that I already loved listening to those songs before I knew we would get to play them in Pep Band last year. My three least favorite songs are Party Rock, Frozen, and Rubber Duckie. I dislike these songs because most of the time I am just playing the same notes over and over or holding notes out for what feels like forever. The only reason I even dislike Rubber Duckie is because I sit behind the trumpets during Pep Band and during this song my ears ring the entire time. I think it is pretty funny though, so I am okay with it. These are my favorite and least favorite songs in Pep Band. 4.I think I improved on measures 5-11 and 63-69 on Crazy Train. I believe I improved on these measure because I don't squeak every single time I play the notes. I also don't play F# when I am going from E to A on the runs. I can play it through, without my fingers slipping up. That is why I believe I improved on Crazy Train. 5. If I could add a song to our Pep Band list it would be We Like to Party by the Vengaboys.
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Eric
12/8/2017 08:37:16 am
um pep band is cool and all but have you ever stopped to think about the capitalist, callow politicians funding your school's pep band? i thot knot
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Bert Waldroop
12/8/2017 08:40:01 am
Hello, Eric. What is your last name? You sound like someone I met once at the secretive nuclear location at the Cheyenne Mountains in Colorado Springs. If so, you remind me of a muppet controlled by someone with carpal tunnel.
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Eric
12/8/2017 08:41:32 am
um i have a wyfe so i dont feel cumfortable telling you my name. but yes. that was me. dont ask how. just know. i am the voice in your head. i am the shadow you see in your dream, but cant fathom. i am your darkest enemy, aside from yourself.
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Bert Waldroop
12/8/2017 08:44:05 am
I am utterly disgusted by your callus response. im going home to go into your home, up the stairs, into your room, pull the sheets of your bed, and put a mcdonalds big mac down in your throat.
eric
12/8/2017 08:45:04 am
sounds hot. thanks bert. wanna grab a brewski sometimes.
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Shauna Redford
12/8/2017 08:48:56 am
ERIC STOP FIGHTING WITH BERT AND GET HOME RIGHT NOW
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eric
12/8/2017 08:50:59 am
im leaving u. hank the cowboy and i are gonna go ride off into the sunset on a golden hamburger bun while making love to a bolo tie in Cripple Creek.
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bert waldroop
12/8/2017 08:52:42 am
hey shauna i know this is sudden but i was wondering if you and i wanna maybe go out. i know you and your husband r going through some things but ill make you real happy ;) wanna hitch it
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shauna redford
12/8/2017 08:53:30 am
you sound ugly but why not
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Eric
12/8/2017 08:53:47 am
bert. i am for one, shaken. i thought we had something special. we were gonna get a brewski. i feel screwedski. im gonna pull a hank.
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