The program ran this year at the New Smyrna Beach High School Barracuda Band this year could be summarized by one word: sound. The sounds produced by our ensemble during marching season had crowds across the state cheering us on, and earned an overall superior at our Marching Music Performance Assessment. The sounds during our concert season have been even more impressive, earning a straight superior at our District Six Concert Music Performance Assessment and sent thirteen performances to our state level Solo and Ensemble. This year the program was also sound, in the sense of it settling down. A previous year of bumpy roads and crash landings finally came to a smooth journey, and this was caused by many factors. Some of our more negative members left our ensemble, either via graduation or variance, other members came to terms with our situation and decided to battle for the band and no longer against it, and our leadership team for the 2013-2014 school year was much improved in comparison to our previous team.
As a returning member of the upcoming year's leadership team, the team needs to make an effort at continuing the goals we have set in place. To set continue pursuing these goals forward, our leadership members need qualities not exuded by all band members. These qualities include dedication to the program, having notably high musicianship, be respectful and unbiased, and integrity. Without these key character attributes, a member of the band cannot succeed as part of the leadership team.
A member's dedication is key to the program's stability. Dedication is the idea that no matter how troublesome the scenario is, how rough the waters get, they will stand by their word and fulfill their duty as a member of the leadership. ...
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...e upcoming year we can consult each other more often, our team will be a true team, and the band will become one. Regardless of the comedic source, the motto "One Band, One Sound," stands true.
Our leadership members lead there respective positions with great success. Our percussion section was lead beautifully by Bobby Ford and Andrez Garcia, and this could be said about all of our section captions and head leadership. Chris Stollings, Alejandro Flores, Julianna Jacono and myself were able to succeed our major goal for the year, being a positive influence on the band.
The band needs to be lead by strong people, who express all their qualities with pure excellence. People that have integrity and dedication to the things they love. I am one of these people, and I believe I can make a difference in our band, and leave a lasting mark on everyone who I interact with.
In the case study, “Effective leadership in unexpected places: A socio-historical analysis of the Red Tops dance orchestra”, by Milorad M. Novicevic, John H. Humphreys, M. Ronald Buckley, Corey Cagle and Foster Roberts, the leadership principles of Walter Osborne that I can further develop and add to my leadership toolbox are: clarifying team norms and developing shared understanding. From my experience in the military, successful teams are those that work in concert with each other to accomplish the objective as a team. Everyone has their part to play similar to a how a pack of wolves survives in the wild.
The low reed section to me is not just my section, it is my family, and I would love to have the honor of calling myself mom. However, Lauren will always be the original mom and my biggest role model in band. She was the first one to give me hug whenever I was upset, she made sure I didn't get sunburned during band camp, and was overall the most loving, caring section leader I most likely will ever have. As section leader, I would like to devote all my time, love, and leadership to my section and show what an amazing marching experience truly is. Throughout this essay, I will evaluate what Lauren did well, what she could have done better, what I would do differently, and why I am the person for the job.
With an upcoming drumline of around ten freshmen, eight sophomores, three juniors, and one senior we have a tremendous amount of work ahead of us and to achieve that goal of being the best we need someone to lead us. Our ensemble can become amazing and I have a lot of great goals I hope we accomplish next year but more than anything else our group needs motivation to become the best. And by the end of next year we will have pushed ourselves and we might be bloody and tired at the finish line but we will have made it. That 's what I strive for if I get the position of Drum Captain for the 2016 Pirate Drum Line.
Sweat dripping down my face and butterflies fluttering around my stomach as if it was the Garden of Eden, I took in a deep breathe and asked myself: "Why am I so nervous? After all, it is just the most exciting day of my life." When the judges announced for the Parsippany Hills High School Marching Band to commence its show, my mind blanked out and I was on the verge of losing sanity. Giant's Stadium engulfed me, and as I pointed my instrument up to the judges' stand, I gathered my thoughts and placed my mouth into the ice-cold mouthpiece of the contrabass. "Ready or not," I beamed, "here comes the best show you will ever behold." There is no word to describe the feeling I obtain through music. However, there is no word to describe the pain I suffer through in order to be the best in the band either. When I switched my instrument to tuba from flute in seventh grade, little did I know the difference it would make in the four years of high school I was soon to experience. I joined marching band in ninth grade as my ongoing love for music waxed. When my instructor placed the 30 lb. sousaphone on my shoulder on the first day, I lost my balance and would have fallen had my friends not made the effort to catch me. During practices, I always attempted to ease the discomfort as the sousaphone cut through my collar bone, but eventually my shoulder started to agonize and bleed under the pressure. My endurance and my effort to play the best show without complaining about the weight paid off when I received the award for "Rookie of the Year." For the next three seasons of band practice, the ache and toil continued. Whenever the band had practice, followed by a football game and then a competition, my brain would blur from fatigue and my body would scream in agony. Nevertheless, I pointed my toes high in the air as I marched on, passionate about the activity. As a result, my band instructor saw my drive toward music and I was named Quartermaster for my junior year, being trusted with organizing, distributing, and collecting uniforms for all seventy-five members of the band. The responsibility was tremendous. It took a bulk of my time, but the sentiment of knowing that I was an important part of band made it all worthwhile.
George Helmholtz, as the head of the music department at Lincoln High School, is very determined with his regular students and the gifted musicians of the band. Each semester and year at school he dreams of “leading as fine a band as there was on the face of the earth. And each year it came true”. His certainty that it was true was because he believed there was no greater dream than his. His students were just as confident and in response, they played their hearts out for them. Even the students with “no talent played on guts alone” for Helmholtz.
It is about who I am off the podium. For the past five years (I marched up as an 8th grader), I have been proving something to these people, so that they trust me in this position. The character of drum major or leader is one I have been perfecting since I was a freshman. For a long time I was just an actor trying to be a character. Eventually, I had acted the part so much that I became it, and it was my role. I give respect to receive it. I build real relationships of with members to achieve trust, accountability, and effort. When people are torn up inside because of their home life, which is quite frequent in Lenoir City Tennessee, I am their shoulder to cry on, or a set of ears to vent to, or a buffer to dull their anger. When people are frustrated with me for some reason, I seek them out and learn what I can do different. When there are five flavors of gum stuck to the floor of the band room at 11:30 on a Friday night, I get on my knees with a plastic fork and start scraping. When the band director constantly yells at me for this that and the other, I take into account the criticisms and practice harder. The band and the director see this character I have transformed into, or maybe the one I have always been, and that is why I have the honor of standing on the podium and wearing the gloves. I have become the band’s teacher, nurse, cattle driver, answer dispenser, and friend. Somehow, those all add up to leader. I refuse to let them down, rather I lift them
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The Pittsburg State University Jazz Band has come along since the rehearsal I attended a few prior to the concert. At the rehearsal the band lacked togetherness and were not as precise as they were at the concert last Monday evening. At the concert they were more confident and spiced up the music with their dynamics and accents. I am very grateful for the opportunity to watch these two bands perform. It was a lovely evening and I hope to be able to attend another jazz concert soon. The bands had put in hard work and featured extremely talented soloists that contributed to my great
Lehman, Paul R. et all. The School Music Program: A New Vision. (1994). Reston, VA. Music Educators National Conference.
It took serious strength to be a part of the WMHS Marching Band. The students had to endure a long and incredibly hot summer camp, but they did not let the heat stand in the way of preparing for a phenomenal season while doing so they created many long lasting relationships. "Although it's hard work, the students involved loved the relationships that were built!" exclaimed Brittani Ricks '17. The excessive work helped students to "Improve as a musician," stated Sydney Matiska '18 and it shows during performances.There are many responsibilities that come with being in marching band, especially for those with titles. For example Macey Wolf '16 ,and Ricks were the drum majors for the 2015-2016 school year. Some of the responsibilities the drum
A leader incorporates the capabilities to illustrate the attitude and performance in a way that have an immense impact on the fellow affiliates who work with him in the confined surroundings (Oliver, 2006). Considering the leader as an exceptional individual among the group, the two essential attributes that he should possess include (Dawson, 2003):
Leadership involves putting others needs before your own in order to inspire them to become something better than what they are. As your big sister, I know that you connect more with things that involve music, and there are many influential musical leaders in the world that you should strive to learn from. One example is The Beetles, with their determination to be unique. Another is Taylor Swift, with her unwavering desire to be a singer despite her young age at the time. Even Justin Bieber shows leadership qualities by striving to become a singer in the United States when he lived in Canada, and not giving up until he reached his dreams. All of these people show that having leadership qualities is a very important part of growing up. Positive
A strong leader is someone who helps guide other to success through positive relationships, encouragement, responsibility, and dedication to completing goals. These are all qualities that I believe I show daily in the band program. Having positive and strong relationships with different section and band members can go a long way in leadership. I have made great connections with my squad and section members especially this year, in an attempt to not only gain respect, but also so that I can understand how they learn and behave so that I can best help them. I learned from last year’s leadership camp that having those positive relationships can lead to success and I am glad I followed that advice.
commitment to the purpose of why the team is there they can establish their overall goals and
Being in a leadership role pushes a person to be a good role model, make decisions, be fair and reliable, and to have integrity. One of the most important qualities, though, is to have commitment. If you expect your team to work hard and attain success, you will have to lead by example. There is no greater incentive than seeing the person in charge working right alongside everyone else, where the work is being done on every level. By proving your commitment to the overall goals and to your own role, you will not only earn the respect and admiration of your team, but you will also encourage that same hardworking energy among your staff. It’s key to show your commitment not only to the existing goal, but also to your promises. In keeping your word, you want to create a reputation for not just being perseverant, but also be known as a fair leader. Once you have gained the respect of your team, they are more likely to put in the amount of work it will take to reach the ending goal.