Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School student Brandon Reichardt, and his guitar 12 class, recently attended an adjudicated music show at Prince George Secondary School.
The guitar class played “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy,” “The Work Song” and “You Better Leave it Alone.” The songs were performed before two adjudicators and the other musicians.
The adjudicators were given the music to follow along and they give the tips and options on different interpretations and techniques, Reichardt explains.
“Me and the drummer did some improv stuff,” he says, smiling.
The judges must have liked what they heard and saw because the class came away with silver.
A relative newcomer to the guitar, the Grade 12 student has been playing for about four-and-a-half years.
Hailing from a musical family where his dad played the guitar and his mother and sister also sing and play the guitar, it’s not surprising Reichardt picked up an instrument and began to play.
He also has a flair for instrument making, and says his dad prompted him to get started.
Reichardt completed a Les Paul guitar that he started in his woodworking class and worked on it for two semesters and a summer.
He has also been the top student for the past two years in his class, and is on track “to get the sweep,” he says with a grin.
Reichardt says he is looking to continue his musical interests and adds a music-related career” is definitely in the future for him.
