Xavier - Luella Middle 6th Grade Band

Last week I had the pleasure of attending a concert featuring Luella Middle School's 6th grade band.  My friend's son Xavier plays the tuba so of course my camera and I were ready to capture the performance.  I hadn't attended a school band performance like this in quite some time, and it was nice to see that Luella Middle incorporates music education into their curriculum.  Three groups of instruments were represented in the band: woodwinds, percussion and brass.  The kids seemed so excited and eager to showcase their talents to the vast audience of parents, family, friends and faculty, many of whom were armed with cameras and camcorders.  The band performed about six short, familiar pieces like Mary Had A Little Lamb, and Frere Jaques.  After the last piece the audience showered the band with a well deserved round of applause.  Then it was photo op time!  The band was so large that a group shot was nearly impossible, so the kids stood section by section to allow for better snapshots to be taken.  Xavier was certainly looking forward to his photo ops, especially during the performance.  You can tell because in most of his shots, his eyes were right on my camera!  To Xavier and his band mates, job well done!

  - Monica Simone 

Hey, keep those eyes on the sheet music!