Music Is a Feeling

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I was in the band in high school, I played the clarinet in the marching band and the alto sax during jazz band. I started out with the French horn but that proved too difficult for me to carry home to practice at the time. I was nine or ten when I decided to switch to clarinet. I was instantly a natural at it my band director told me. I joined the band my eighth grade year because at my school the high school band consists of seventh through twelfth graders.
However, I chose not to pursue band in college. I decided to focus solely on school. I feel as though joining band at college would not measure up to my experience and good memories I had from high school. Being in band for me was not just about the music or learning the drills but of the friendships formed and the memories that we all shared. I have learned a lot from my five years that I was a band member. Some of the life lessons I was taught were: discipline, confidence, teamwork and determination.
The discipline aspect was having to obey the band directors commands and knowing when to stand still and show respect and wh...

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