My Band Changed My Life

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“Work hard in silence, let success be your noise” by Frank Ocean was a quote we were motivated by the last year I was in band at Lake Hamilton High School. Band was not always part of my life, but when it was, it made my last two years of high school, awesome, unquestionably memorable, and life changing. Band is able to represent many things whether it is happiness or teamwork, but to me, it represents self-confidence, hard work and dedication, and friendship which were things I always wanted.
Band is able to represent the confidence I gained while I was actually in it. I got exercise, gained endurance, and got a healthier diet from it. I loved how that made me feel. Also, I had never played an instrument before I got in band, but then close to the end of the first semester of my junior year, I learned how to play the instrument I marched with during marching season (it was the euphonium). That was a new experience that I had never experienced before. In addition to that, I felt accepted in band. My band family was very welcoming, and I felt like I had been in band the entire time versus feeling like I was all alone in a new world (my best friend was in band, hence the reason I got in band). …show more content…

We had a lot of hours. There was band camp over the summer, practice every afternoon, and competitions outside of band. Also, there was practicing outside of actual band practice. I had to take my instrument home and memorize my music outside of band. In light of that, there was also the topic of actually showing up to practice. There were people who missed practice during marching season, and they had to go learn their dots (drill) during their own time. By the same token, if people did not show up, there was a chance of them getting kicked out of

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