#kmea

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It is March 22nd, so because I couldn't find my eyeliner I'm wearing black lipstick instead to show my emoness,,, unfortunately,,,, I've got rehearsal.

What the fuck am I gonna do C is gonna judge me for being too emo plus we're gonna sightread today and I'm sO BAD AT SIGHTREADING

[dies---irae]

Cavetowns Cappadocia by Satoshi Yagisawa

Cavetowns Cappadocia is not a well-known piece of band literature in America. (It should be.)

This piece is powerful. I get chills every single time I listen to it. (I seriously wish we could play it again this year) The story behind it is unique as well. In the early 20th century, enormous caves were discovered underneath the Anatolian Plateau in Cappadocia, Turkey. They were proven to be man-made by a Turkish archaeologist. About 20,000 people are estimated to have lived in these caves. These people are thought to be early Christians escaping from the persecution of the Roman empire. The composition follows their dangerous flight from the Roman empire to the discovery of these caves- a safe haven.

The opening immediately catches your attention with the clarinet motif and the huge brass melody. These continue until the main theme of the piece comes in played first by lower instruments and adding more until almost the entire ensemble is playing that melody. The sense of danger intensifies as more sections are added.

The instant silence with the eerie percussion effects after the low brass/reeds feature creates a feeling of uneasiness. Slowly, you start to feel a sense of relaxation and trust. As the gorgeous, sweeping melody of the middle section washes over you, you feel calm and safe.

Then the band starts singing. Kyrie Eleison- Lord have mercy. The beauty of this passage is absolutely stunning. The Kyrie Eleison motif represents the hope of a new life.

All of a sudden, that hope is crushed. The original danger theme is back, bigger and darker than before. It continues at a frantic pace until we return to the opening theme- but with a new feeling of desperation.

Finally, we return home. The Kyrie theme returns, but much more dramatically. The finale is everything you would hope it to be and more. A perfect ending.

I highly recommend this piece to any band director looking for an attention-grabbing, show-stopping “big piece” to perform. It takes a strong group- it is not an easy piece. The parts are all well-balanced, with challenges for all players (even bass clarinets!). I will say that this piece definitely has a personality- it should fit the personality of your group.

(Please remember that all music is open to interpretation- this is all my opinion about this piece and the feelings I got while playing/listening to the piece)

[insomniadraws]

GOT A DISTINGUISHED

BOTH ORCHESTRAS STRESS GONE

WIG FUCKING SNATCHED

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[ai-dont-care]

My band got distinguished at assessment!!!!!^ฯ^

[treesarecoolerthanyourlife]

If your seeing this post rn it means you made kmea (probably, or why would you be on the hashtag) Congratulations you are super talented, have fun and don't take your self too seriously. Also, if you sang the national anthem tonight be proud of your self. It was so pretty and I got chillllls.

[g0dthatfai1ed]

https://www.change.org/p/scott-county-high-school-administration-bring-mr-brawner-back-to-the-band

**PLEASE READ** 

The name of this man is Thomas Brawner. He is my band director and recently we found out that he had been fired. Over the weekend our band had our yearly band assessment festival and all three of the bands under his direction recived a distinguished rating. This is not a new thing over the 19 years he has been at our high school our bands have either gotten a distinguished or profeciant rating at festival. This man is seen as one of the best band directors in the state of Kentucky and he took our band program

and made it one of the prostegious programs in the entire state. The reason he was fired you may ask? He was told that he wasn’t “All in” and they need someone who is. That is utter crap. Brawner is an old man who has faced various health problems, he walks with a cane, has had multiple surgeries, only has one fully functioning lung, and has battled multiple infections but he is almost always at school. He is at marching practice every Thursday and is there during band camp in the 90 degree weather just hobbling around. He is loved by not only the people in band, but parents and younger siblings and everyone who hears the band. We need to at least try to save this mans job and bring him back not just for his sake, but for the sake of the band program. PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION AT THE BEGINING OF THIS POST!!!

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Help

How do people get teaching jobs in color guard without having to “know people”? Like seriously need a teaching job so bad