Kingman Middle School band students show off their awards received from the Arizona Music Educators Association’s Northern Junior High Solo & Ensemble Festival held on February 29, at Prescott Mile High Middle School.
Twenty-nine KMS musicians performed solos, duets and trios earning top ratings during the annual competition involving nearly 300 middle school musicians from across northern Arizona.
The musical Bobcats brought back 14 Division I – Superior ratings and four Division II – Excellent ratings out of a five-rating scale. Adjudicators assessed students’ musicianship, stage presence, and technical accuracy in pitch, rhythm, technique, interpretation, and artistry.