Recording Reflection

1. Flight of the Banshee (take 3) by Roland Barrett

The tempo while we were playing seemed fine. I didn't notice anything too odd or out of place in the beat, though some people were playing out of place, too loudly or softly. The rhythm, like the tempo wasn't bad but some people were playing too loudly or softly. I think that the pitch was pretty bad. In some parts, I believe I heard the saxophone and it sounded very high pitched and squeaky. We can improve on our pitch in measure 3 to 8 very dramatically, as in measures 6 and 7 we started playing much lower than normal. The balance isn't very good either. Some parts, like stated before are louder than one another or softer than one another. The professionalism wasn't bad, minus someone yelling something at the beginning of the performance. We can probably get better if we be quiet and pay attention to the music.

2. Star Spangled Banner by Arr. T.J Wolfgram.

Our tempo while playing this was right, nothing seemed wrong here. Same thing with the rhythm. The pitch did seem off, with most of the sections seeming quieter than they should be, but nothing seemed totally off exactly. The balance was okay. At least it was quiet most of the time and not one part being very quiet and the other part being loud. The saxophone in this performance seemed very off and didn't combine well with everyone else's performance. The professionalism in this wasn't bad at all and I didn't really hear anyone say anything.

3. Flight of the Banshee (take 2) by Roland Barrett

Again, the tempo and rhythm was fine. The pitch again was off sometimes, with people playing at wrong spots, playing too loudly/making mistakes (someone made a very loud squeak). The balance wasn't great. I did hear some talking and again, people made mistakes, playing too softly which did make the performance worse. The professionalism here was the worst too in my opinion. I heard people talking during the performance. Improvement could be made by paying attention and being quiet