What Does Marching Band Mean To Me

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What does band mean to me? Band, specially marching band, looks as if it is a completely complex thing to be a part of. As a child I always desired to be in band, watching my sister march in band before I even was in junior high, and my brothers march at their football games some years later. I continually wanted to be like them and take part in the same thing because every time I went to watch my brother at his games I always had a blast listening to their band play and witnessing all of the excitement. Then it was eventually my turn to be in a marching band, and of course I needed to be in percussion because my brother was in percussion and seemed like he was having the most fun. I remember going through beginner band and mastering snare and bass drum basics and rhythms, then I learned how to read music and notes properly and became a decently quick learner. …show more content…

Then it came to 7th and 8th grade when I discovered how much I loved to play marimba and the way it truly became what I wanted to do. Eighth grade was my first year ever of marching band, although I was just a band manager and couldn’t play because I wasn't in high school yet, I still got to go to all of the games and competitions and experience what marching band might be like when I would finally be in it. Next thing I knew, I was in marching band, freshman year, I played for the Terminal Velocity show of 2020 on the xylophone. For my first year it was pretty stressful, fast forward 4 years later and it is still stressful. After all of those years of doing marching band, it really makes you wish you could go back and never leave. I’ve learned so much from band, like how to be a team, how to be patient, social, and to not give up hope even when it seems like it may be hard and

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