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Drum Major Motivation Report

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The extracurricular activity to which I have devoted the most time is marching band. I marched alto saxophone when I was in the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades and I have been drum major (also known as field commander) since my sophomore year of high school. Having this job has been a huge responsibility, but it has been an invaluable learning and leadership experience. There are very few positions in high school, or even as a teenager in general, that can offer the leadership opportunities that being drum major can. The role of a drum major is to conduct a marching band, essentially serving as a metronome to set the tempo for the group. While this is the most obvious role of a drum major, and the one that the public sees during a performance,

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