2019-11-08

Bekah goes marching (and plays in a concert)

Rebekah has been thrilled to participate in the marching band this year even though it meant leaving for school by 6:45 for her zero-hour class. We had a particularly cold October, and one morning her trombone slide froze in first position. Even though she commented on how cold it was sometimes, she never complained.

The band participated in three competitions (one at Highland, one at Madison, one at ISU) and played at four football games. (They would have played at a couple more, but it was too rainy for the reed instruments.)


Playing with the pep band before halftime.
Marching at halftime during a home game. It was very cold that night. 

Kneeling in formation. 

Our trombonist. 

Seth and Winnie eating popcorn, reading on the Kindle and watching the football game.

Miriam hunkered down on the bleachers. Seth took the younger girls home after the halftime performance.

They ended the season with a potluck dinner, slide show and awards. Rebekah received an award for being the "outstanding freshman."

Bekah was holding a bowl of ice cream when the director called everyone to attention, so she held her bowl in the ready position.

Bekah also had her fall concert. She played bassbone with the jazz band and trombone and French horn with the concert band. The band director announced which kids had made all-state band, with Rebekah being one of them. She will go to Nampa for rehearsals and the performance at the end of January/beginning of February.

 All of I could see of her during the jazz band's performance.

The only time I saw her with the trombone was before concert band started playing. 

But hallelujah! When she plays the French horn, she moves to the side where her mom can take pictures!