For this performance I was hoping to, much like all my other concerts and performances, build my experience and skills as a saxophone player. I particularly wanted to improve my skills as a solo player and as an improviser. Therefore I played one planned solo and played louder on parts that were saxophone soli for the entire saxophone group. I also played an unprepared solo for one of our other songs. Mr. Ligon, our director, pointed at me during one of the songs near the end of our performance and asked me if I was willing to play a solo during the song. I accepted the challenge and improvised a solo. I think I was quite successful with the solo and this further established my comfort and confidence at improvising. This will ultimately help accomplish my goal of being a skilled saxophone improviser and soloist.
In this performance we played for two hours with a few short breaks in which other performers played some solo songs. We played a variety of fun Jazz and Christmas songs. This performance was a great opportunity to extend our experience as a band and to become more recognized in our community. Many people came and watched even though most of them were ISK parents and teachers. I think that this experience was good for the development of our band and it would be good to organize more events similar to this one.
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