Musical Firsts
by kashi

Comment:
Wonderful colors and nice, simple composition. 6

Drum Practice
by sbbutler

Comment:
Neat idea for a shot. The blue background has a little too much noise for my liking, but the concept is pretty cool. 6

4th Grade Recorder Class
by sagestudio

Comment:
I like the use of shallow DOF on this image. The illumination on the eyes of the student in focus is outstanding.

Drumming Away
by Dudski

Comment:
Nice image of students in a marching band. The background is a little cluttered with stuff going on - I like the mountain and other band members, but the students/ audience takes away. A slightly different angle would have probably really helped this. In addition, better lighting on his face (fill flash or other) would bring out his awesome expression of concentration.

"Freckles and Kiss Curls" in D Major
by faery

Comment:
Very nice image of actual students practicing. The perspective is nice, where we can see the faces of all the students in the string group. The only thing I don't like it the boy from the other student off camera. This blocks our view of the second cellist. There are some minor blown out areas on the music but it is not much to complain about. Overall, a good image. 6

Silver trumpet - eleventh grade birthday present...
by alienspy

Comment:
I like this high key image. Beautiful image of a beautiful instrument. Back for a bump to 7

First Chair Ambitions
by tiggermo

Comment:
Pretty pose. I think using flute music instead of piano music as the background woudl have helped a little more. But, that said, it is a solid image.

H O N K
by ltlmschrisss

Comment:
Funny expression - I would have liked the eyes in focus instead of the mouthpiece - it is the best part of the image.

Clarinet
by boxImmortal

Comment:
Interesting perspective on the clarinet - getting the focus only on the full view open key was a nice touch. With that, my vote is a 6 as I am looking for a story and a connection to 'School Days'.

Tururú
by AsierreisA

Comment:
I like the expression of the little kid, but I am not a fan of the processing to the orangish/rust colored duotone.