And so the 07-08 Highland Game season ends...
Dang, I'm tired. Hee. Got home around ten, showered, collapsed around 10:30, 10:45.
I woke up at 2.
I don't think I've ever slept that long before, except when I've been really sick.
Anyways. While it was fun, yesterday didn't go all that well.
I figured I would do poorly in solos, as the piper and drummer who had agreed to work on a program with me were never both at a practice. I placed fourth again. The three who had the dedicated snare and piper took the top three spots, again. Another great fact - I had three pipers lined up for yesterday, just in case. One didn't show to the games at all. Another didn't show until an hour after I competed. The third showed up about five minutes after. I'm quite glad the pipe major was willing to play for me.
Next year, though, I've got a lead on a piper who wants to play for drum competitions, and is supposed to be good. I'm gonna start now on getting things together.
Band competition... well... see, there are four judges with band competition. One judges drummers, one judges ensemble (how the whole program works together) and two judge pipes. We got first from the drumming judge. However, upon marching in, someone's drones were making a discordant noise (technical term: double-toning). That would have minorly subtracted from our score, it wouldn't have been too bad. But then the piper behind her reached up and did something to her drones to get them to sound fine... as we marched in for competition. You can't do that. It's not allowed. But he did it anyways, and yay, automatic last. This would be the git that sneers at drummers and is rude 99% of the time. The one that has chased off a couple of pipers and drummers.
Bah.
Next year we'll be fielding two competing units. I do not want to be in the same unit as him. Anyone else in the band I'm fine with. I actually like everyone else.
Oh well. Drumming took first. I think I'll gloat a little about that...
I woke up at 2.
I don't think I've ever slept that long before, except when I've been really sick.
Anyways. While it was fun, yesterday didn't go all that well.
I figured I would do poorly in solos, as the piper and drummer who had agreed to work on a program with me were never both at a practice. I placed fourth again. The three who had the dedicated snare and piper took the top three spots, again. Another great fact - I had three pipers lined up for yesterday, just in case. One didn't show to the games at all. Another didn't show until an hour after I competed. The third showed up about five minutes after. I'm quite glad the pipe major was willing to play for me.
Next year, though, I've got a lead on a piper who wants to play for drum competitions, and is supposed to be good. I'm gonna start now on getting things together.
Band competition... well... see, there are four judges with band competition. One judges drummers, one judges ensemble (how the whole program works together) and two judge pipes. We got first from the drumming judge. However, upon marching in, someone's drones were making a discordant noise (technical term: double-toning). That would have minorly subtracted from our score, it wouldn't have been too bad. But then the piper behind her reached up and did something to her drones to get them to sound fine... as we marched in for competition. You can't do that. It's not allowed. But he did it anyways, and yay, automatic last. This would be the git that sneers at drummers and is rude 99% of the time. The one that has chased off a couple of pipers and drummers.
Bah.
Next year we'll be fielding two competing units. I do not want to be in the same unit as him. Anyone else in the band I'm fine with. I actually like everyone else.
Oh well. Drumming took first. I think I'll gloat a little about that...