Essay On Drum Major

I would like to be a Drum Major because I feel I would be able to contribute a lot to the band. Over the past two years I have been in band I’ve learned many different ideas and skills from many different people. With that, I want to be able to improve and apply

Marching band is a culture that many people in the world participate in whether they're in high school or college. Members of any marching bands share characteristics such as hard work, the strength to keep going when things are hard and to stay calm under pressure. Power is distributed in the group from the marching band director to the drum major and to the section leader. Many people think marching band is something anybody could do with ease, but we practice day to day, which means we practice two hours and five minutes to learn the show. The common nickname is being called ‘band nerds’ which I think is fitting because we live for it. Band is more than a hobby - it’s a sport because of all the time we practice.

You should pick me for marching band leadership because I am committed to this program and have the competence to lead a team to success. My biggest strengths are my ambition and my ability to take initiative. As a leader, I am compassionate and take time to build strong relationships with those around me. I enjoy being around people as well as having the opportunity to help others. Personally, I think that I would be great as a drum major because I have shown how much I can change and learn from a leadership position. Throughout the past years I have taken advantage of my opportunities and tried my best to improve myself. As a result of this, I have become more confident and happy with the person that I am today. In my section I would love

When I joined marching band, I never intended to become so involved. I only saw it as a chance to make friends. However; without my realizing it, I quickly became immersed in band. As the years went by, I developed a love for band, the people in it, the way it felt to perform. I was a shy person; I lived in a bubble of what was safe, what was comfortable. I kept my thoughts to myself and kept others at a distance. So of course, it was a shock to both my friends and myself when I decided to audition for drum

As a drummer, you’re the band’s timekeeper. You need to handle the pressure of “reeling in” the other musicians when they get lost in soloing and lose the beat. You’ll need to get used to assuming a leadership role in that regard. Drummers aren’t out front onstage like singers or guitarists, but they are responsible for building a band’s musical foundation.

This past summer, we moved back to Dallas. The biggest thing I miss about Austin, besides my friends, is undoubtedly my band. The Four Points band was in the top three middle school bands in the USA; In fact, they just returned from the Midwest Conference which they performed at. An event for music educators worldwide, Midwest has over 17,000 attendees. I was excited to go back to Parish to join my friends from my elementary years. In order to get in, I did an amazing job on my essays and finished the entrance exam with a near-perfect score. To continue my music, I joined the drumline! At first, the tenor drums were a struggle because of their size and weight, but I stepped up to the challenge! I am now on my road to becoming a captain in a few years

There is a need for seriousness and quality within the quad section of the drumline. I want to lead the quads because I care about the subsection and the drumline as a whole. Our section may have a few to possibly only one veteran (me). Training freshmen will be hard, but starting them right from the beginning and teaching them to stay in drumline will help have more upperclassmen within the line, instead of the current trend of many leaving after their sophomore year, regardless of

I want to be Drumline Captain. I want to make percussion better, less disliked, because it's been going for too long according to some accounts. I plan on accomplishing this by bringing up to new freshman by a different standard than I was. A standard to learn your assigned music before you explore, and get distracted. I will help those who require help when it's appropriate, and if I don't know or understand the content required, I will find someone who can explain to us.

People tend to underestimate the difficulty of marching band, but drum corps should not be discounted as inherently easy. It is incredibly taxing on a person both mentally and physically. Intense precision and amazing attention to detail follow every aspect of it, and because of this, it forces the individual to adapt to some of the hardest of challenges. I have grown prodigiously because of this experience; it has made me stronger mentally, physically, and emotionally. I have learned how to quickly become proficient in new material.

As the oldest and one of the most experienced snare drum members of The College of Piping grade five band, I have been presented with leadership roles and have had band members look up to me. Especially on band trips, I have had members ask for help or for suggestions on the way they are playing and how they are presented. I have also been a captain of my junior high basketball team. Through these various experiences I have unexpectedly seen myself applying these skills in other situations, such as group projects and volunteer

For the last ten years, drums have been ringing in my ears. When I started I was a little bored out because I only knew basic beats, until middle school. I don’t know how but I got into heavy metal, with the band named ‘Avenged Sevenfold’. The drummer was phenomenal, so I was inspired to get behind the drumset and learn the songs. So I would consider myself a self-taught drummer.

Throughout high school, marching band and indoor percussion are my most fulfilling extracurricular activity, especially with being recognized as a section leader. With at least 21 hours of practice each week, marching band and indoor percussion not only showed the group and me the process of determination and hard work but also satisfaction through results. We have participated in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Hollywood Christmas Parade as well as consistently placing in the top 30 bands in the nations; similarly, the indoor percussion has placed in the top eight groups in the nation.

There are three main values that every leader in the band must have; passion for music, motivation for success, and genuine care for the group. I have all three values, and I will use them as a guideline towards making the clarinet section the best section in the band, if I am not able to serve as drum major. I have a deep passion for music rooted in my 6 years experience in the band program. The achievements I’ve accomplished in the past has given me motivation to strive for even greater success. Key Club, the school service club, taught me what it really means to genuinely care for the needs of others, and I believe that that will translate nicely into caring for the needs of my section, and what the rest of the band needs from my section

Drum Major Dale Hall (2012-2014) was an inspiring leader. He was an inspiration to me, as a young beginner in high school band. He was friendly, motivated, and determined. Dale was a person who put the band first and helps us accomplish our goals. Although, he was not a perfect Drum Major. In my first year of band, Dale was somewhat playful and wasn’t much of a leader. His accomplice Sanetra Hall was the same way, but more nonchalant and more of in the shadows. He wasn't perfect but, no one is.

This season, especially the period between the Normal West and ISU Competition, I could see myself thrive as a drum major. I gained so much confidence in my conducting because the whole band faces me in several acts of the show. I really believe that knowing the band can only look at me in the backfield pushed me to create a bigger pattern and be more elegant during Act four. Also, the show and tell on Monday night helped me to have the confidence for next year. I really appreciate that tradition because it helps prepare the head drum major for the pressure of creating tempos and keeping the band together.