Middle School Students To Participate in Solo and Ensemble Contest by Jessica Lopez-Mazariegos

     Students involved in the Middle School musical arts are extremely excited to announce that our Solo and Ensemble is finally here. Each year kids who are involved in choir, orchestra, and band get to play a piece of music for a few judges to see how well they’re doing. Some kids get to do their own solo if they’re brave enough, and some chose to get into groups or ensembles to play a piece all together. All the musicians who go are being judged and ranked. You can get a ranking score from one to five, five being the lowest score and one being the best score. There are many schools around that are also involved in the competition and the students get to see it as some practice before our big spring concert. This year we are lucky enough to be able to host the event at Willard City School, instead of having to travel a great distance for it. All the kids get a few weeks to practice and prepare their piece, but it is very stressful trying to get everything perfect. Even if we can’t get it to perfection, we all know it doesn’t matter where you rank just as long as you had fun. I cannot wait to see with the middle schoolers will prepare for the Solo and Ensemble this year and see how well they will rank.