Band for me was and is everything, at least I thought. My senior year in band I learned that band was just more than music. It is a place where you could find your second family, and I did that exactly. However I did not find that out the easy way, our band started to lose confidence as well as responsibility. All of the directors, and section leaders started to take notice of this. We could not exactly put our finger on why it was happening.
Sadly one of the other section leaders believed they knew the reason why the band started to slack off. He simply accused my section and my leadership skills to discipline a section. Yes I was aware my section was filled with some people who were not so enthusiastic about being in band, but this
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But not only that he called us cancer, and said we were spreading like a wildfire. But Alex failed to notice that his section was no where near perfect, and instead of practicing they were all roaming the halls. Now that week was definitely going to be interesting not only because of what we have been accused of but also because that was the week of squad comp. Squad comp is where we have a preview on how far along we have come on our marching show, and after we have a competition between the sections. Now the shows that we perform by sections are shows created by the leader of the section. Along with the show we make our own props and shirts that we would use and wear for when we perform our show. Now I did not exactly have time to make 9 shirts within 4 days. So I planned a horn social where we could make our shirts and watch The Lego Movie; which by the way was the theme of our show. Now as I was looking at my shirt design I felt as if there was something missing. It took me about half the night to think of what it was, but when I realized it hit me like a bag of potatoes. What would section shirts be without an inside joke? On our sleeve we nicely painted a cancer ribbon for everyone to see, as horrible as that sounds we fully supported cancer and we did not take it as a joke. But we felt the need to show that there was other things to have compared us to rather than something that kills …show more content…
That night was something you could call a little abnormal we made a giant dog pile, hid eachothers things,stuffed our faces with food, torchured my friends cat by holding her, and also started building relationships with each other. I have never laughed so much in my life, and I am pretty positive that everyone’s stomach was hurting after that night. After that night it gave every one of us that push that we needed to know we could rely on one another to be there for each other. As I was lying in bed I started to think how people like them could be cancerous. There was no way of it, sure they are not really people persons but does not mean that they can make others
Band is family. When your student walks onto campus, he or she is instantly adopted into the strongest society on campus. They will be spending their school days among the top achievers on campus, with fellow students who look out for one another and steer each other away from trouble instead of towards it. Teachers, staff, parents, and volunteers watch over all the kids as if they were their own.
As a freshman in high school and band, I was nervous, and very unconfident. But band changed it all for me. I found that helping people out was much more rewarding than just being a good player or marcher. Leadership is the best skill I've learned from band, and it will
I love marching band because, while it is so challenging and physically draining, it is also an amazing and rewarding experience. To me, band is more than a class. It’s more than an extracurricular activity or a summer pastime. Band is a way to express who you really are-- a way to find your true character. I’ve met some of the most influential people in my life through band programs, and they’ve helped me shape myself into
Where I learned how to become a leader through the leadership ensemble within the marching band. Where in my senior and fourth year of marching competitively, I became the Drum Major, and earned the Best Drum Major Award at the Roxbury Marching Band Classic Competition. From marching band I progressed into jazz music, where I became the lead alto saxophonist in the top jazz band at my school during my junior and senior year. I was also one of three saxophonists in the top band at my school. I picked up the clarinet, the flute, and the soprano saxophone on my way through high school, and have played all three as well in my performing ensembles. I played in the pit orchestra of the theater production of “All Shook Up”, and was the principal saxophonist at my high school. Too be short, I am very involved in all things music in the past and currently. Band and music have been a place for me to rely on, something that brings me joy when sad. Allows me to express myself through sounds and through instruments. It is truly a talent and a hobby that I hope to continue through college and through life because of the joy it brought me and creative outlet it was throughout my
It gave me memories, opportunities, my best friends, and the best group of seventy or more people I could have ever hoped for. Without band I would not have gone on to any of the leadership positions I acquired, would not have met my best friends from my hometown or at college, and I would not have accomplished nearly as much as I have. It gave me confidence, respect, and discipline, qualities I am very grateful to have. Above all else, it gave me music. The ability to play an instrument is something I will never lose, and a talent which allows me to express my emotions and thoughts in a less forthright manner. I firmly believe that the marching band is the soundtrack to every student’s high school career, whether they are in band or not. Because with every football game, pep rally, and national anthem they hear, a family of band nerds sat in a room for hours each week perfecting it. No high school experience is complete without the band marching on at half time, or crowds of people cheering along to the fight song or alma mater. Marching band is the kind of activity that changes you in ways you do not realize until much later when you look back on the experience. Even if you were not involved in the band- it still affects you somehow. Because it is more than music and awkward
Whenever kids join band, they typically have their mind set on the instrument they want to play, and for me, this was percussion. In sixth grade we had the opportunity to join band, and become part of prestigious and successful group at our school. I dreamt of being the lead percussionist and leading the band by keeping the beat and making sure everyone was always together. I had my heart set on percussion ever since I was little, seeing my uncle play drums, banging his head around wildly, hitting drumsticks so hard they broke, and having so much fun with it; I wanted to have that much fun, too.
In band, you learn so much more about how to read music, understand it, and apply that knowledge
Hope Solo, a very amazing, and competitive goalkeeper, has made young girls and women want to become soccer players. I’ve done many sports since Iwas little , at first I was madly in love with gymnastics I wanted to be exactly like a professional gymnast , but then I started to shift around in sports and that’s when I found soccer. I stopped doing gymnastics and started playing soccer, at first it was very hard and i wasn’t sure what I was doing. But then I started to practice a lot more and I started to get better. After i established that soccer was the sport for me. Competition can make an impact on your life by making new friends, being more active, and becoming more confident in yourself.
Article: BAND IS LIFE A band is a small of musicians who play brass, wind, or percussion instruments as defined by Webster. Despite the definition, band is considered a lifestyle to those who participate. There are two different marching styles; core style marching and traditional style marching also known as high stepping. Core style marching is a style based on military precision, but traditional style separates the boys from the men.
I decided to spend some time playing my guitar again. I learned to play it in high school years ago and really enjoyed it. I had to stop, though, due to the strain it was putting on my wrist. It took a bit to remember the basic cords (thankfully I still have my book) but after an hour or so, I was playing full songs again. In high school, we had to perform a favorite song of our to the class, and being the dark, "emo" kid I was, I picked songs that matched that. When playing again this last weekend, I realized I haven't really moved on from that mindset and stuck to (attempting) to play songs from the bands My Chemical Romance and Paramore. Paramore was a lot easier to play, as many of the songs I practiced didn't have different string patterns
Ever since I was a small child, I have loved music. The strong, steady beats, the
I have been in band for five years now and it's one of the things that make me very happy in life. Many of the kids are my good friends, I love the teacher and the atmosphere in the band room during rehearsal is amazing. My best friend who enjoys playing the violin in orchestra, would say that my band friends are very loud, and way too energetic for her. Though it brings much happiness to me, it doesn't bring much happiness to her. Happiness doesn't mean the same to everyone because it is interpreted through the everyday joys and life experiences of each human being.
been in band for three years in middle school, high school band was a whole new world full of
Music is one of the most fantastical forms of entertainment. Its history stretches all the way from the primitive polyrhythmic drums in Africa to our modern day pop music we listen to on our phones. It has the ability to amaze us, to capture our attention and leave us in awe. It soothes the hearts of billions, and it is so deeply rooted in my life that it has touched my heart as well. Everyday I walk to the beat of the song stuck in my head and hum along to the melody. For me, to listen to music be lifted into the air by the hands of your imagination and float around for a while. You forget about your worries, your troubles and find peace within the sound. Every chapter in my life is attached with a song. Every time I listen to a certain song, thoughts of my past come flooding back
I have dealt with team members who believe they are the only one who could ever lead a group and believe their direction is God’s gift to the world and I have dealt with teams who no one wanted to step up and be a leader. This past year I worked as a team leader with one other student for my school’s worship band. We planned chapels, coordinated and created them, we picked the band each week and led the band as well. I learned quickly that when I lead, I lead from behind. I prefer to get things done, quick and to the point and I don’t like to be the center of attention. I have learned through worship band how to accept different leadership styles as well as how to work with difficult musicians and swaying