Friday, September 10, 2010

DGS Symphonic Band - Unraveling


The DGS Symphonic Band, under the guidance of student teacher Will Brocker, prepared the piece Unraveling for Dr. Boysen's visit. This piece is also featured in the Marching Mustangs Show, "Beyond the Storm." The melody, based on a diminished scale, is in a constant state of acceleration, creating a sense that the piece is beginning to come apart during performance. The Symphonic Band students showed much musical growth in their ability to listen to one another and recreated the sense of "unraveling" by keeping their accelerando unified.