What Role Does Marching Band Play In My Life

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Music has always played a major role in my life. I began my life as a musician at age seven when I started taking piano lessons. Having to learn independently and contributing extra time out of school was a challenge for me. Committing to regular practice and music theory homework would certainly appear as a burden in the eyes of many young children. I nearly quit. However, I continued to play and after making that decision I was hooked.
As I advanced as a musician my appreciation and understanding advanced as well. I began to feel the music rather than simply hear it. During my junior year in highschool, I was accepted into the CMEA eastern regional concert band. The ensemble played the piece, One Life Beautiful by Julie Giroux. While playing I noted how interesting the piece ended because the final note ended in a manner that suggested the piece was not finished. It suggested to me that this One Life Beautiful hadn’t ended as it should have. The conductor later explained that the reason for this peculiar ending as well as the title of the song was due to the fact that the piece was commissioned by a couple …show more content…

New to my instrument, new to highschool, and uncomfortable with unfamiliar faces, I felt intimidated at first. Prior to marching band, I had never played in a musical ensemble; I had only studied music independently. I found, however, that I quickly bonded with my new peers. Although this certainly could be contributed to our comedic attitudes, unique personalities, and mutual feelings of apprehension; There was one contributing trait that unified us all: music. When we played as a group we all spoke the same language, although with different timbres, and contributed to the single form, the song. This showed me how, as in music, each person has a role in life, and although people contribute in contrasting manners to society, everyone contributes to the greater

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