First Interview

Yesterday, I conducted my first interview. I interviewed Nicole Denton, director of the Woonsocket Middle School Band. We talked in length about this year's parade, the first in 5 years to include the middle school. We discussed previous parades and their impacts on the middle school band and vice versa. I met Mrs. Denton in 8th grade when she became my band director. Knowing her made the interview more comfortable, and I learned some valuable information that can greatly enhance my study! I'm excited to see how I'm going to use this information.

Parade Day

Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't updated in a while, been trying to organize all my data so far.   I went to the parade for AutumnFest at the end of its weekend (Columbus Day) and had a decent time. I say decent because during the parade the people in front of me kept standing up during the parade. It got to the point I had to stand for a duration of the parade. Still, it was enjoyable. There were dozens upon dozens of children lining the street, waiting to see the performers and hear the bands. Dunkin Donuts and Burger King were overloaded with people. I was set up across from the park and Dunkin Donuts and just to the left of Burger King. The street was packed shoulder to shoulder and people were talking quietly amongst themselves. Politicians walked by and received small amounts of claps, but when the police walked by they were met with cheers and enormous amounts of applause. I found  the parade full of interesting things. The most disturbing thing, however, was when a trope of people in scary costumes came by, scraping fake metal cleavers across the ground. The woman in front of me ran back in terror, trampling small kids, knocking over a coffee, and nearly falling on top of me. She didn't even apologize. Despite these incidents, the parade was enjoyable and the people seemed satisfied with the performances.