Student Quotes

2023 WJW student quotes

Pioneer Middle School:

I like being able to have help with our instruments and I like playing as a group. -Olivia

The pros play really loud, so maybe I could play louder too. -Bonnie

It’s a great experience to play with people who have been playing so long. -AdaMarie

(What stands out the most is….) how the pros are helping us, how I’ve improved. -Taylor

Playing with the pros helped me to be more articulative. -Gavin

It’s been a really good time playing the euphonium which I didn’t know how to play as well

before. I like jazz workshop to play more challenging songs. -Eduardo

I learned how to play my notes better and put it all together into one big sound.-Joseph

Wenatchee High School:

Having the pros play my 7th grade year is what made me want to take a deep dive into jazz and

four years later this is still the highlight of my year.-Lane

I remember thinking it would be scary to work with people that talented but they are really

friendly and accessible and made me feel like I could play and improvise.-Lane

It’s a very fun experience and I loved it. I just love the feeling of a professional helping out,

helping us improve, expand our learning.-Enrique

You get to hear different perspectives and it’s personal and you get to learn different tips on how

to play your instrument and new elements and how to play even better.-Naveen

Dang, that high?!-Finn (about a note he was able to hit)

It’s amazing working with people that have a lot of experience. Ira worked on “the Family Guy”

which was really cool and it’s very helpful to get the perspective from someone who has worked

on trombone for a long time. I learned to see things from a point of view I wouldn’t have ever

thought of. -Delaney

Foothills Middle School:

(The best part was…) teaching us different ways to play and perfect the song we’re playing and

teaching us more skills.-Mary

It was really fun. I learned a lot of more specific stuff like the right place to put your lips,

breathing,…yeah.-Dominic

I learned that you have to keep your sax forward and not back at your side.-Otto

I like the sectional times because it was nice to just work with our section. It was nice to get into

specifics, not just play with the whole band.-Sophie

Tom said we could be a little louder.-Mei

(The best part was…) playing with the pros because they are supergood and cool and they

make us sound better.-Ashton and Kaden

“Dee be dee dah titcha ah” was funny.-Otto (about learning one of our rhythms)

I learned a lot of things I never knew before. Some notes I was playing wrong and some

techniques. And it was amazing to learn new things. And Chris is great.-Nellie