I had never originally planned to join marching band in high school. The thought of having to branch out and try something new with a good chance of failure absolutely terrified me. However, after meeting some of the high school band members, and listening to their experiences, I decided to give marching band a chance. I eventually became enthralled with all the aspects of marching band despite having some challenges and bumps along the way. What intrigued me most about marching band, was the opportunity to be apart of the leadership program. The leadership program was for band members willing to step out and take the responsibility to help lead and guide the other members of the band. I had first observed it as a chance to take charge and …show more content…
I had read through the entire list twice and had not seen my name. Instantly I became devastated. I was almost positive that I would have been selected. I started to question all that I had done, wondering what I possibly could have done wrong. Had I not worded my essay right? Had I not written enough? Had my band director not noticed all the hard work I had done throughout the year? My head was swimming with so many different emotions I was sure it was going to explode. I felt angry, disappointed, depressed, and confused. I was sure my band director had missed something, or made a mistake. However, I soon began to feel a bit of understanding, and more than that I felt a new determination rise up in me. It began to consume me, filling me with this new found resolve. From that moment on I understood what my next step was going to be. I knew that I was going to do everything in my power to learn more about what being a leader truly means, and how I could become …show more content…
I soaked up all the information I could about leadership from my peers and guest speakers, but most of the information came from my band director. I learned many things that year about leadership and how to work hard to achieve my goals. First and foremost I learned that being a leader has little to do with giving out commands or instructions. Being a leader really means to help lead others to their full potential through encouragement an constructive criticism. To be a leader, one does not require an official title. You can be a leader no matter who you are or where you are in life. Being a leader means leaving an impact with those around you. Showing modesty, compassion, responsibility, and workmanship all at the same time. To be a successful leader, one must first lead by example. These are only some examples of the the knowledge I attained on leadership throughout that year. In that year I also learned how to work hard and continue to pursue my goals and aspirations. I gained new work ethic and appreciation for the resources provided for me. I learned to branch out and try new things and ask questions. However, most importantly, I learned how to persevere through the bumps and challenges in order to truly achieve my goal. That year after applying for a second time, I achieved my goal in getting into the leadership program, and had my family not been relocated I would
The next step Pride of Pickens Band needs to make is to gain its purpose again. The band has the talent and can understand what task they need to complete, but that does not mean it is going to complete the task with all its effort. If you ask any kid why he or she is in marching band, most of them could not give you an answer. There is really no reason anyone is in marching band; they are just doing it to do it with no real strive for it. The Pride of Pickens lacks pride in what it does.
2. The best lessons I’ve learned in leadership came from experience with bad supervisors, learning to not be like them. Being assigned to a higher position or holding a designation does not entitle anyone to be called “Leader”. Leadership is something that is earned, proved through action and investment of time. Coming up in the ranks, I can’t recall a time from Seaman to Petty Officer First Class I’ve looked at someone and said, “this leader had so much impact in my life and
Despite not being a part of over 20 different organizations, as some claim to be, being a part of a smaller number of groups has allowed me to focus on developing my leadership skills more thoroughly than I could otherwise. Not spreading myself too thin has made me much more committed and involved in the organizations that I am a part of, making my influences so much stronger. I firmly believe that I am trying my absolute best not only in school, but in leaving my comfort zone and being an active member in our community. I am honored that I have been considered for such a prestigious invitation as
Being a leader is no simple task. During my Eagle Scout project, I lead a range of people, from adults to youth. It was my job to make sure everyone was working and, that everyone was capable of doing their task. I had many issues doing this throughout my project because I am only one person and I can’t be everywhere at once. Thusly made being a leader a drudgery. But I had an incredible set of adults guiding me along the way, who taught me that being a leader was not doing everything myself, being a leader
Leadership is all about having the right amount of heart and determination to help make a difference in someone’s life. It takes certain qualities to be considered a good leader. A leader should want to help inspire others to make a change and to be the best that they can be. A true leader does not need to feel powerful, instead they empower those around them. Throughout my life I have come across various leaders who have made an impact on my life. It takes a very special person to inspire and touch people’s lives. Leadership is so much deeper than having power and bossing people around.
I first encountered the significance of leadership in the tenth grade. Berry College the largest campus in the U.S. was in search of school ambassadors to serve part in a seminar known as HOBY. To get chosen you had to write an essay describing your leadership roles, and at that moment I thought that I did not have any. I literally did not know what it meant to be a leader. I had to brainstorm till I remembered going through one of the most difficult times of my life. The lack of understanding the English language became one of my biggest obstacles, and even caused me to repeat a chapter of my life. However, I did not cease; I continued to fight and strove to help others who were susceptible of following my steps. I used my story as an example, and hoped that it would make a difference in someone else’s life.
Leadership is being able to direct or guide other people by either your own actions or by actually guiding them into the right direction (Acumen). Inspiration to be a leader might come from many different areas like your family, friends, peers, or even teachers. My inspiration didn’t really occur to me until I started attending college in August 2013. In all actuality I never even thought of how to be a leader until I was in Mrs. Moore’s Perspectives class. I now have a desire to be a great leader, and the inspiration has come from Mrs. Moore, and my family. I am the first to attend college out of my family, so in a away I have already started leading my siblings in the right direction. Being a leader means inspiring others to pursue their dreams, and aspirations and helping throughout the journey to success. Being a leader has nothing with authority or being able to tell other what, and how to do things, it’s about having people who look up to you and want to follow your example.
Involvement in marching band, field hockey, and various other activities has given me many opportunities to show leadership. My first leadership opportunity was in eighth grade when I became a WEB leader. While I was a WEB leader, I helped incoming sixth graders get adjusted to middle school life and find their classes on the first day. I also met up with the sixth graders in my group once a month at lunch and got to know them while I asked how school was going and helped them with any issues they had. In marching band, this past season I was a marching captain for my section. I helped the freshmen learn to march, demonstrated proper marching techniques for others, and gave advice to anyone having trouble with part of our marching show. At the start of field hockey season I showed leadership by helping new players learn to play field hockey by demonstrating how
As Senior Drum Major, Geomari Abraham marched down to the 50 yard line; she looked up to the crowd and felt proud of the hard work she done to prepared for this moment. She climbs to the apotheaom, her hands shacked but it didn’t matter. She felt very excited and honor to conduct a marching band.
I have been a member of marching band ever since I was in eighth grade. Marching, and music itself, was almost part of my DNA, with my entire family having been involved in musical organizations before me. My journey into the world of marching band began as a timid, reserved, and anxiety-filled girl who did not know anybody else involved in the organization. I was convinced that I was going to hate it, and came home from most of our summer rehearsals in tears. That was when older members started reaching out to me; they invited me to lunches and dinners during band camp, and sat with me during breaks so that I did not have to be alone. Eventually I made other friends my age, and I did not need to cling to them as much, but I still considered
While I'd love to write a four page essay on all of my positive attributes and why I can be a positive addition to band leadership; I'm going to narrow it down to three key points that clearly show my success in the band program. I’ve looked forward to demonstrating my will to become a part of the band leadership program since the end of freshman year; wanting to prove how much i've learned throughout my participation in the color guard. Starting with my dedication to the whole band program, will to improve my all around skills through the band, and ending with the fact that the guard has evolved tremendously throughout my highschool years in a positive way.
Leading up to the 2014 band season was a record breaking marching band. In the 2011 and 2012 band seasons we blew away all of our old records, and it was the best shape the band has been in since 2004. Our freshman class(my class in 2011) was set up to do nothing but succeed in our marching band career. The leadership skills taught to us our first three years in band gave us better value than any leadership book probably could, our staff had big plans for my class.
If someone had asked me back in sixth grade what my passion was, marching band would not have ever even crossed my mind. First of all because there is no marching band in sixth grade. Second, when I got into band in sixth grade, I was the worst French horn player in my section. I knew absolutely nothing reading music or playing and although I was still just learning, I always thought I had no chance to get better and that I would quit, but I didn’t. I stayed in the band and my opinions changed my freshman year of high school.
Most people, who aren’t in marching band, think or believe that marching band is not a sport. To someone in the stands of a football game, it looks like kids in ‘fancy outfits’, ‘walking’ on the football field. There’s more to a band on a field than most people think. Blood, sweat, and tears, go into this activity, just like every other sport played competitively.
The situation was insane. Not only did I have to make time in the busy schedule of my junior year to take a few days off from school to attend the District One East High School Band Festival, but I actually had to audition to get a decent seat. Don't get me wrong; I was thrilled about attending. I just wasn't looking forward to having to make up two day's worth of schoolwork. For once, I would be attending a festival where the seating arrangement wasn't based on how fast you could sprint to the stage from your seat in the auditorium, but on how talented of a musician you were. And the music for the audition? Amazingly difficult. I knew many of the other students from other competitions and festivals, so I was familiar with their talent and ability. Based on that knowledge, I decided that I had no chance of placing higher in the rankings than, say, a jar of mayonnaise.