Our 9/11 performace was exceptionally better than last years. We were together and had little to no mistakes. Last year, we could not hear each other, so no one really knew when to come in. We also didn't count so we were all going at different tempos and our entries were off. This year, we had a new challenge because in the song, "America the Beautiful," we had choir singing while we played. Having to play softer and to their tempo was difficult since we were used to practicing it a different way. But we overcame the challenge and the piece sounded beautiful, both choir and band.