The mock performance was fairly successful. The sound on stage was of a good quality and I could clearly hear the rest of my band. As a band we were tight and technically proficient. Also, the audience seemed to enjoy our performance as you could see they were getting into the music. However, as always, there were some weaknesses. One was that during my drum solo in seven nation army I had a small slip up but managed to carry on playing and play to the end of the song. Another mistake that I made was that during miss Jackson there was a section that I messed up the counting on and came in at the wrong time throwing some of the other instruments off. This was the most noticeable slip up. I rectified this by practicing that section on my own and altering the way that I played it, by keeping the hi hat clicking throughout that section and loud enough that the rapper could hear it.
I think that my role throughout the planning and developmental stages of our ensemble was important as our band is a democracy and everyone’s opinion matters. Also, I helped with organizing the music and helping the other musicians in our band with their parts and arranging different parts. I also gave direction to the other members in my band in order to be constructive so that our performance would be the best that it possibly could be.