Kingman Middle School (KMS) band students show off their awards received from the Arizona Music Educators Association’s Northern Junior High Solo & Ensemble Festival held on March 2, in Prescott.
Thirty KMS musicians performed solos, duets and trios earning top ratings during the annual competition involving nearly 400 middle school musicians from across northern Arizona. The musical Bobcats brought back nine Division I – Superior ratings, nine Division II – Excellent ratings, and one Division III – Good rating out of a five-rating scale. Adjudicators assessed students’ musicianship, stage presence, and technical accuracy in pitch, rhythm, technique, interpretation, and artistry.
