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ICS Musicians Participate in Collaborative Band Festival!

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A large auditorium filled with rows of chairs and a stage at the front, with a crowd of people seated and a musical ensemble performing on stage.
ICS Musicians Participate in Collaborative Band Festival!
Iroquois

Iroquois Community School band students participated in the annual D62/Maine West Band Festival at Maine West High School.

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The morning started with Maine West High School's Band Director, Mr. Bernie Gerstmayr, organizing the Iroquois students by instrument.

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As the students practiced their songs Mr. Gerstmayr would offer advice on how they could further improve on them. 

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Mr. Gerstmayr was impressed with the level of skill the musicians had!

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After practicing together, the students broke up into four different groups according to the instrument and met with a clinician.

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There were clinicians for the trumpet section, the saxophone section, the flute section and the percussionists.

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The students played their songs for the experts and received feedback on how to make various improvements and enhance their sounds.

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A group of musicians, including a woman playing a wind instrument, are performing on stage in a dimly lit setting.

The percussion clinician showed the students different ways to play the drums with drum pads and how to create different sounds from a tambourine and a triangle based on placement and movement.

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The students were well-prepared for their performance for family and friends that evening! 

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