FJHmusic.com > Instrumental Music > Feedback Forum        Want to share your comments about a piece you've read or performed? Would you like to give us comments about this website? This is a place to discuss the FJH instrumental catalog with other directors and students. We'd love to hear about your experiences with instrumental music from FJH!    Click here to post your comments Comments: << | Last Page | Next Page | >> Comments on: A Hero's Journey A great piece to play. It was very easy to visualize the hero's journey. This has pain, passion and triumph... awesome to play, awesome to listen to. James Student NE Comments on: December Sky One of our teachers died recently so we're playing this for her. I really like the peacefulness. Joey Student Comments on: Moscow, 1941 This music is a very fun piece to play. It is sure to catch your attention if you hear it. We are playing this in band (7th grade) at South Pointe Middle School this year. Last year, we went to Regionals and Festival, and I'm sure this piece will take us there again due to the fact that everyone loves to play it and plays it in their spare time. Connie Student CA Comments on: Images of Ireland This piece was one of my favorites because it had so many moods to it. It was slow, and sad at points and happy another. I love playing it! Kennedy Student TX Comments on: Tribal Dance I love Tribal Dance it is so much fun. My school is playing it for our winter concert. I can play it perfectly. thank you for making an awesome musical piece. Brittnee Student OR Comments on: Dragon Slayer I love this piece! It's my absolute favorite. I am in a concert band in 7th grade and my band is playing this and everyone loves it. We are playing it at our concert. It is stuck in my head day and night because it's just so catchy! Tthanks for writing it! Sigrid Student Comments on: Summer Dances This song pretty much gives me chills to play. I love the "jungle section" as i like to call it with the trombones and saxophones. and the syncopation and layers of different rhythms all lay together sounding really complicated. I love how majestic and powerful it sounds, but has the dramatic tempo change inside of it. The horn part at the end is impressive too if you have that kind of strength in your band program Ricky Student TX Comments on: ...Not Afraid to Dream I played this song last year, and it gives me chills each time I listen to it. I enjoyed it so much, and I think it's very pretty. It's definitely one of my favorites. Kathryn Student VA Comments on: Dance of the Samodivi We're playing this song for our middle school concert and we sound really good! I love the dynamics in this song! The message that comes from it is so strong too. Emily Student WI Comments on: ...Not Afraid to Dream I performed this is the spring of 2007 with the Calvert Hall College High School Symphonic Band. I have to say it's amazing. We actually had Mr. Balmages come to our school and help conduct. It's an amazing piece of work. Jamie Student MD Comments on: A Capital Ship My late father was a Navy physician and a world champion U.S Masters swimmer. He often commented that he would pace his butterfly and breastroke events to A Capital Ship for an ocean trip.... However, I, having never heard the song could not relate until I found your site. Now I'd like to find the words and music together. I too am a swimmer and am in the Navy, so I will continue the legacy. Andy K. Parent NC Comments on: Dragon Slayer I did this piece with my 1st year (4th grade) band in our spring concert 07'. The kids loved this piece. They often got in trouble in school for singing it in the hallways a bit too loud! The piece is absolutely accessible and loads of fun to rehearse. We used a Gong Cym instead of an actual gong, and it worked great. EVERY percussionist wanted that part!! This is a very effective opener.. overall an excellent piece with lots of opportunity to work with contrast in dynamics and following melody. Mr. Keith Bertrand Middle School Director IL Comments on: Sea Trilogy What a sea-worthy piece! As a clarinet player I really enjoyed how the woodwind parts at the beginning really seemed to flow. Truly, I can assure any band director that Sea Trilogy will provide entertainment in their next concert. David Student MI Comments on: Trash Cancerto I did this piece with my beginning 4th grade band. (I had very skilled drummers who have been taking lessons since they were younger than 9 play the metal trashcan part). My band played this song amazing!!! The parents loved it, (the band and I received two standing ovations) the kids loved it, and when we performed for the school they loved it too. They could not believe what these 4th graders were playing and doing. Thank you so much for a wonderful composition... now I have to figure out how to top Trash Cancerto for next year Dawn Elementary School Director NY Comments on: Buccaneer Hornpipe I played this piece when I was in 7th grade. I go to Mariner Middleschool. My band director had this piece written just for our band. You will see that the section in it called "Wrath of the Tritons" is about us because our mascot is the Triton. I recommend this music to all schools because it is a piece that everyone will want to play and practice. It really sounds just like you are on a pirate ship! Even though I don't have to practice it anymore I still play it every chance I get because it is so addicting! I almost have the whole thing memorized! Amanda Student FL Comments on: Beyond the Summit The Findlay Civic Band -- of which I'm the librarian -- is playing this piece this year as part of our 56th annual series of concerts. Beyond the Summit has challenged our all-volunteer band -- especially for us in the percussion section (of which I'm a part) -- but is an absolutely wonderful piece which fits into our first-ever Fourth of July concert entitled "Let Freedom Ring". I hope our director Jack Taylor continues to choose charts from Brian -- this is a great piece and I know it will be a crowd pleaser! Marlene OH Comments on: Music Soon Hee Newbold Over the past several years I have had my kids play three of Soon Hee Newbold's pieces. I can highly recommend any one of them! I have never been disappointed in anything she has written. My kids and I love them and they are great teaching pieces. We have played A Knight's Quest and Celtic Roots. I know that any piece of hers that I order will be a success. Konrad Middle School Director PA Comments on: Celtica This is a wonderful piece. To my surprise, my son (a senior in his orchestra) was given the opportunity to play the advance solo part. I wept not only with pride but the piece is very moving. Thank you for Celtica. This solo has changed my son's mind, he has now decide to pursue his college degree in music. He got a standing ovation and request of an encore. Who would have thought a beautiful piece of music would change a life and it has . Janet Parent FL Comments: << | Last Page | Next Page | >> Click here to post your comments  About Us :: Composers & Writers :: Contact Us :: Conventions & Workshops Piano Adventures® :: Piano Music :: Guitar Music :: Concert Band Music Jazz Ensemble Music :: String Orchestra Music :: Solo & Ensemble Music Canzonique Music :: Percussion Music :: :: Home Copyright © The FJH Music Company Inc.