I'm tough on myself, much like most people my age. So I feel like I haven't accomplished a lot, but I have. This essay prompt really made me think and a million achievements rushed into my head. My entire high school career has been focused around band. I've made many achievements throughout my high school band experience. I've gotten nothing but gold medals at solo and ensemble competitions and always had a perfect grade in the class. Most of all, I've been building my leadership position, and now I'm a field commander. It was a tough road, but I've made it very, very far. Band is an experience that has gifted me various skills and unforgettable memories. 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 …show more content…
Integrity to me means going above and beyond with everything I do. I think this will fuel good grades and completion of assignments. Having good integrity also came with some confidence, because I had to do more and go outside of the crowd. I did and do more than everyone else, that made me fell a lot more confident about my actions. Confidence has pushed me to make suggestions that I otherwise wouldn't. Finally, leadership, my most valuable skill. Leadership is useful in any career and any situation. In band, I've used it a lot. Now that I'm going into the real world and my career, I know I will use it even more. My leadership has rewarded me personally. I feel like I have already made a difference in the lives of my peers. Leadership can get me anywhere in life and I expect that this alone could get me all the way to my college graduation. These skills in combination will keep me on top, and hopefully at the top of my college
Integrity is the quality of having honesty and strong values. In the story “from Sir Gawain the Green Knight” Sir Gawain had to face many challenges and still had integrity. Although he botched some of his tests, he also exceeded some of the trials. His integrity helped him throughout all the challenges he faced. Due to the all the tests that were given he had to face them all. They were set to an ingenious mark on the King. The king’s test was to prove and see if he was conscientious, robust, and committed.
To conclude, I am preparing for my band final right now. This is, for me, the scariest time of year, because I always get extremely nervous. I am trying to play in front of as many people as possible in order to reduce my nerves. I am also constantly recording myself to make sure that my notes are in tune, and my scales are played correctly. Hopefully, all my preparation pays off, because during our last final, I had played less than stellar, and I hope that I can improve and learn from that experience. In conclusion, my first year of band has taught me that in order to succeed, you need to to work hard and practice. Band has been a fun and learning experience, and I have learned that I have to be responsible and that I need to continue to work hard.
An example of my leadership skills will have to be being a senior section leader within marching band and concert band. In order to receive this position, you must not only be a senior but must show leadership skills and responsibility traits within your section. For instance, there are 3 respected seniors within my section of Tenor Saxophones, there are 3 underclassmen. In order to become section leader, the underclassmen must look up to you. They must agree that you have affected their musical ability and are seen as a role-model. Not only the underclassmen, but the band director must acknowledge your ability to keep the section in check with everything that is essential.
Ever since I was little, I have been a leader, so I embody a leader who can take charge without being bossy. I can also adapt to different situations very well. In class we like to have fun, so you have fun when the time is right, and be serious when the time is right. is important to me for many different reasons. The main thing I like about band is unlike many teams and organizations, your band is family.
I learned the principal of hard-work pays off through conscientiously practicing my saxophone for auditions, challenges, or solos. I experienced leadership building qualities through marching band leadership. I first became Librarian which really opened my eyes to what leaders have to deal with. For example, Haiden had low confidence as a rookie in marching band and to counteract this I began to take him to a sideroom to help him work on his music and give constructive criticism but in a non-insulting manner. My eyes were opened up to the diversity in the world by firstly the wide range of characters in band, but also the different styles and genres of music around the world. Band has everyone from all walks of life because of its accepting atmosphere, and everyone is just trying to find a sense of belonging so it forced me to become open-minded and accepting of everyone because everyone needs
I believe that with integrity come all the other values of leadership, service, and excellence. Integrity is all encompassing. You can't have it without having the other values.
I have always loved music. But I haven’t always been sure that music is the right path for me. I attend a small school, however we have one of the largest high school bands in our region. Our marching band is vastly more popular than our football team, and consequently is held to a much higher standard. However, being apart of such a large and intense marching band does have its challenges.
I have been involved in band since the sixth grade when I picked up my very first clarinet. This year I was very fortunate to be selected as the 2017 Senior Drum Major of our marching band. This role has taught me a lot about myself and it has allowed me to strengthen my abilities as a leader. During the course of the marching season, I learned the best way to effectively lead the band so as to make progress while still maintaining an upbeat atmosphere.
I have been in my school marching band since my freshmen year and it has been one of the most positive influences of my life. Not only has it taught me the value of hard work, but it has also allowed me to become a leader within it.
Integrity is an idea that has been discussed by individuals with a verbal acuity far beyond anything I could ever hope for. With that in mind, I will not delve deeply or poetically into what integrity is or should mean. However, I will simplify the meaning of integrity; at the core, integrity boils down to doing what is right even if nobody is watching. See a piece of trash on the ground and nobody is around...pick it up. Driving down the road with no cops in sight...drive the speed limit. Arrive at a tollbooth and no attendant is working…pay the toll. An applicant is not readily available to sign a form for enlistment…track them down and ensure they sign it. I could write examples until infinity becomes paltry in comparison, yet I am sure I have made my point clearly; the greater good must be upheld regardless of who is there to ensure it is happening. It seems obvious that integrity should be a trait every individual is hardwired with from birth. However, integrity is a thankless trait; nobody is around after all. An individual cannot expect someone to clap, to smile, to thank them, to do anything actually. By definition, integrity should be something that is followed through with simply because an individual wishes to do what is correct, not because they expect accolades of any sort.
A boy who has his fun in music, and wants to pursue it. Being a teen about what evs most of the time, wasn’t really excited for high school.His high school was not funding the band, so the music and instruments are very old and damaged. That is the equivalent of having a bad sports team, like someone else’s interest. His band teacher is trying to ask the district to fund band for the students, but he doesn’t see any changes even one year later and now it is his Sophomore year. He had vowed himself to stay in band in his school life, that includes college. But the question to him is “Why am I just in band?”, he should do more than just be a member of band. He began his music studies, then took interest in marching band. Joining the school’s
Personal Narrative- Marching Band Competition This season was only the second year that I had been in marching band, even though we did do parades in middle school. The year before, I was selected to be drum major of the upcoming marching season. I was excited to meet the challenge of getting back to the state championships. It was also nerve-racking because I felt if we didn't make it to state, it would be my fault.
Academic integrity holds a great deal of weight. This includes honesty in the work produced, as well as being able to accomplish the work. Responsibility in addition plays important factor into integrity. I see responsibility as owning up to what has to be done and getting done. If I have an assignment due, I need to have that obligation completed by the set due date. Trust also helps with this. As a freshman, I have to trust that my professors will give the right amount of time to do assignments, and in return I must do the work I’m capable of.
... major of my marching band, I have learned a little more of how to successfully be a positive leader and earn the respect of others while in this position. I have gained more confidence in myself from the support of my mom and my step-dad and have also noticed how much I enjoy being able to help benefit others while being in leadership roles. While I feel like I’ve gained many great values from my mom, I feel like this one has been one of the more significant.
Integrity is how somebody lives their life. In this life we live, we face choices every day that only we can answer. We dictate how we run our own lives, and they way we run them defines us. Integrity is doing the right thing versus the wrong thing. People, if nothing else, can always have their pride, their integrity. It is something that means a lot to some people and then nothing to others. The ones who value their integrity highly are the good people in this world, and the opposite is true for those who do not value their integrity.