Band Day benefits both UNK and high school bands |
| Posted by Administrator (admin) on Oct 08 2008 at 1:14 PM |
Photo by Nicole Peters
UNK band members march down Central Avenue in Kearney toward the campus during the UNK Band Day parade Sept. 27. The band, along with many area high school bands, entertained large crowds that lined the streets along the parade route and later performed their field show at the Ron and Carol Cope Stadium on Foster Field.
By Nicole Peters
Guest Writer
Despite its name, the focus of UNK Band Day is not on UNK's band; instead, it is all about mentoring the high school bands that attend.
Each year the UNK band invites area high school bands to march in a parade down Central Avenue onto the UNK campus, giving those bands the opportunity to be critiqued by judges as well as gain marching experience.
Judges from all over Nebraska attend the band day, giving high school bands insight into what to improve upon.
"We bring in bands and give them feedback on marching styles, [and we] offer this opportunity before any state marching band contest. It's mostly for the high schools and what can we do to help them improve, what can we do to make them the best possible band they can be," said Stacy Laue, a senior language arts major from Kearney.
The day is enjoyable for UNK band students as well. "Our purpose is just to be a band. We're not worried about the judging, because we know that we can already perform our absolute best," Laue said.
"Parades are my favorite, just because we're not the only band there. This parade is a chance for us to enjoy a parade and see other high school bands from around the state," Laue said.
