By: Micah Heeren

Music Performance

Starting YoungMost people who become exceptional musicians start when they are youngsters.

Youngsters playing bell instrumentsLearning rhythm and pitch

Learning syncopation and rhythmHow to stay together and how to syncopate

Performing youngCan be difficult at times but is worth it in the end.

Growing with your instrumentWhether it is a bass clarinet to your voice it is important to the instrument time so that you can grow together as a unit

Choral performancesLike any other performance a choir performance can be very uplifting and a great teaching moment.

In the high schoolsHigh school can be a place of confirmation in your particular area of interest or it can show you if you don’t like certain musical requirements

Performance in High schoolA great way to challenge yourself in your particular area, perhaps being flexible and playing more than one instrument.

Small groupsGetting together with friends is a great way to grow with your instrument and gives you extra practice time along with having fun

Collegiate InstrumentalFinding ways to challenge yourself even more and pushing the limits alongside schooling.

Performing groupsCollegiate level music is a place where you meet people with the same aspirations and can fulfill your thirst for performance

Contemporary MusicLearning classical music can lead to wanting to performing contemporary music as a out

Practicing and PerformingPerformance and practice go hand in hand when it comes to music. You shouldn’t have one without the other.

Importance of performancePerformance is a “showing off” of what you have achieved and want other people to enjoy just as much as you do

Different InstrumentsSome attend colleges and make music there while others travel the world and find different instruments to master

Drum corpsDuring a summer long journey people have the chance to become masters of there brass instrument making memories from the hard work and sweat they put into a show

Dedication There must be a sense of dedication to ones self and to their instrument in order to achieve ones dreams much like the men in this drum line

All together now!Unity is a key part of performance and will always be, thus why basics and foundations are essential otherwise there would be no ensemble performances

Mature performanceMusic most often times becomes better when the performer has aged and has grown with their specific instrument

Educators of music are essential to the cultivation of musicians

Future educators• Must be considerate

and listeners• Make the students the

best that they can be•

Learning in the Classroom

Show students how to improve

themselves