Hey everyone! I'm back, and today I am interviewing my step-brother, Tyler, because he had a concert in Fresno at the Valdez Hall today. This is a very important concert because they were elected the top middle school band of the state and that is why they performed. So it is a huge honor. So this is how the story begins! He had to wake up at 3:30 in the morning and be at his school, which, is at Harvest Park Middle School in Pleasanton, by 4:30. He said that the morning was very tiring. When he got to school he and his friend met and went to the band room. His friend's name is also Tyler and plays Baritone Saxophone. When he got to the band room he noticed his bari was gone and so their music teacher was going crazy. So then at that moment my step-brother told his teacher that Tyler could use his bari. Although it may seem gross all he uses is the body of the instrument not the reed or mouth piece. So then everything was fine once again and all the band kids filled two huge buses. He said that the seats were really comfortable. So then the buses left the side parking lot of the school and Tyler, Tyler and his other friend Austin all linked up each of their DS and all played together. Tyler says that it was so much fun and that they played Mario party DS. As the trip continued all of us started to get hungry so at 7:00 AM Tyler's mom, who was one of the chaperone including three other chaperones passed out big muffins. As the trip continued further everyone started to get super excited about the concert. Finally after three long and painful hours we finally arrived at Valdez Hall. So when we arrived a guy came on the bus and asked for helpers and coincidentally since Tyler and his friends were in the front of the bus he called on them. So they had to bring in all the percussion supplies on the stage. They had to roll the tympani, bass drum, and all the other percussion things on stage. Tyler says that when he first saw the stage it was much smaller than what he first thought it would be. When they finished helping all the buses were unloaded and we all had to go upstairs to set up. Then they went back downstairs to practice.
Tyler told me that a few minutes before the concert started he looked out to the crowd and saw a lot of parents and the whole Amador Valley High School band in the audience. Then it was time to play. They played Overture on a Shakertune, Sonatina for Band, Dreams and Fancies, Danza Festiva, Joy Revisited, Polly Oliver, and Don Pedro. Tyler's favorite songs were Sonatina for Band, Joy Revisited, Polly Oliver, and Don Pedro. He says he liked Sonatina for Band because of all the cool rhythms it had. He liked Joy Revisited because of the fast tempo of the song, it was fun to play, and most importantly he had a little solo. He liked Polly Oliver because they had a guest conductor conduct his band. Then the reason why he liked Don Pedro is because of how fun it was to play. When they finished they left the area where they preformed and went to a music clinic. In the clinic there was a wide variety of instruments on display and for sale. There were soprano saxophones, alto saxophones, tenor saxophones, baritone saxophones, bass saxophones, clarinets, bass clarinets, flutes, alto flutes, bass flutes, alto trombones, tenor trombones, bass trombones, tubas, baritone horns, and percussion drums. Tyler says that he really liked the bass flute and bass saxophone because of how big and cool they are. There were also fundraising stands that gave away free candy and cookies. Time went by really fast and they went back to Valdez Hall to listen to the Amador Valley High School band perform. It was really fun and then it was time for them to leave.
So then everyone got back on the buses. They were all very tired. Tyler and his friends played video games again and had fun on the way back. When they got back to their school the bell had rung and so there was a lot of traffic going back into the school. So in the end Tyler says that he had a lot of fun and would do it again and again and again if he could. Also he says that everyone was giving them compliments on how well they performed. And that's the end of his interview. Thanks for taking your time to read this. I hope you come back next week. Until then, see ya!
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