Why Students Join Band In Middle School

In conclusion, I believe that band is the funnest class. It helps you brain wise and social wise. It is a lot of fun and you should definitely try

Music is a way for people to express themselves without having to make a drastic change. The reason I started to play music was because I love music in general to start off with and wanted the challenge of learning how to play an instrument. In sixth grade year there were probably 120 kids in band. Slowly through my band years many kids have dropped out. By the time I made it to the high school there were maybe 30 band students in, my grade and Mr. Rice the band director said, “They weren't able to handle it because band isn't easy.” One you have been in band you don't realize if you struggle or if you can't handle band and it's not a bad thing that students drop out of band. It just shows that they have decision making skills and don't want to hinder the other students acceleration in the class.

Graziano, Matthew Peterson, and Gordon L. Shaw a group of children were given piano lessons and math training for a certain amount of time, while a control group received only the math training. At the end of the experiment the children were all given a math test; the children who had been given piano lessons scored fifteen percent higher on their math tests than the ones who received only the math training. (Deasy 110) According to Chorus America’s Chorus Impact Study, “parents with children singing in choruses report their children get significantly better grades than children who’ve never been part if one.” This fact is proven in their research that states that sixty four percent of chorus students reported that their language arts skills had improved, fifty seven percent reported that they improved in math, and sixty one percent reported an overall increase in their academic skill levels since joining fine arts. From those statistics, it is almost impossible to imagine that anyone would consider removing fine arts from public schools.

It is required that at least one of the arts, choir, band, or art, is taken at some point in one's high school career, but one of these fine arts is especially looked down upon. Band is seen as a program for geeks and nerds. Color guard, which is a sub-unit of band, is for girls who tried out for cheer and did not make it, and if a boy is in guard then they are seen as feminine. There is a different stereotype for each section involved in band. It is true that all of the other arts come with stereotypes, but they are not as degrading as the bands. These students are not receiving the recognition they deserve. Band is under appreciated for its physicality, challenges, and overall benefits.

I have been actively participating in the school band for five years. While most of my fellow classmates have dropped out of band, I have stuck with it because, I know band teaches me valuable

As a third and fourth grader, I participated in choir. I enjoyed it then but decided to stop so that I would have more time for homework. In the beginning of seventh grade, when it came time to decide if you want to join choir, Maria Abbulone and I chose to sign up. We thought it would be a fun experience because we enjoy singing, and we had done it in past years. As choir practices began, Maria and I thought that it would be a fun experience for the year, and we might decide to do it in eighth grade. As the choir kicked into full swing, everything was going well.

Summer band wasn’t easy but it did teach us lessons such as discipline, teamwork, resilience, and time management. Being in band is commitment all year round and through that commitment you are taught skills other people aren’t exposed to. Learning how to adapt to others is a skill you need to survive in a band. There are 200+ people in a lot of high school marching bands, which means over 200 different characters you have to work with no matter any difference. With most of us coming from different backgrounds of course there are going to be differences. Two years prior to high school there was a school split between and I lived on the edge of the zoning border. I lost most of my friends the following year and thought I would be by myself all throughout high school. When I joined band I knew that wasn’t going to be the case. The band was essentially my family and my directors were my parents. My school had a large band population so I never had a class without at least two other band kids. Also, the band kids were considered to be the smarter kids and since we all took Per-AP/AP classes we all had classes together. You couldn’t separate us because it was just that strong of a bond. Band on top of that was all

“I could not tell you right now if it’s a problem for students or not. But, I don’t think that students would succeed more if there were not in the band,” said Stone. “I think that no matter if you are in band or not, you are going to have other things that want your time.

All over the country band programs are being shut down because schools do not think they are important, or they do not think they have enough money for them. In this writer’s opinion this is a severely poor choice. Too many people the band program is of utmost importance to a school.

I started band in the 6th grade, I honestly thought that I wasn’t going to make it to my senior year, but here I am a senior in band. I am not forced to be in band I can get out at anytime anyday, but I choose not to. It is hard when you are marching and it feels like 100+ degrees. You feel like you want to pass out, but you just have to suck it up and be tough. Throughout the years I have been in band I have created friendships. I have my closest friends in band. I have created many memories in band that will last a lifetime, that I will share one day with my kids. I do not know what I would do without band. Getting in band has been the best decision I have ever made. Band has been the highlight of my high school years. One of the scariest moments I have experienced in band was when we messed up at U.I.L. contest, I was terrified I did not want us to make a 2, it all happened so fast. It was time to get our results, we made a 1, I was so happy. The judges said that if you were to close your eyes and listening to us, you would not know we messed up. We never stopped playing and we recovered so fast, we were so matured when this happened. Band takes up

This research takes a look into some student's lives and how they manage their schedules. There are many students that participate in extracurricular activities, but there are some kids that don’t manage their activities and academics well. Every year coaches, sponsors, and directors have to go through with their members failing a class and not being able to participate on competition day. I'm a part of the Lopez Early College High School Marching Band and every year there's a couple of students that fail. This got me to think why do these students fail their classes? Is it because marching band demands a lot from a student and it's overwhelming balancing school and marching band or is there another reason. Marching band is an activity that

This can be achieved through events that the band partakes in throughout the year. One of the most important events is the trip to Linton to perform for middle students. Over the past several years, it has usually only been the seventh grade concert band students watching the performance. Why not treat this like an assembly for the seventh and eighth graders, and bring the whole grade to watch? This goes back to the fact that there is no prerequisite to join the band, just a willingness to work hard. More realistically, the marching band could perform twice, once for the seventh grade and once for the eighth grade. This event is very important to recruiting those long-time members of the band. Another event that has been discontinued in the past several years is the Penn Hills community day event. The band typically performed a stand still of the show, to showcase only the musical aspects as well as the visual ensemble’s choreography. While the “Unity in the Community” event is no longer in place, there are other community events, such as the “Summerfest” that still happens every year. The best way for the band to get their message out is to perform, not just talk about

Unfortunately, band is always overlook in high school. The students that don't participate in band fail to notice that we are more than just band nerds. Just because band members are A & B students and very good at their instrument dose not mean we are nerds. Marching band is the biggest student run organization at Miramar high school. Band does not get finically supported by the school so band members have to fundraise to keep the organization running. The sport organizations get supported by the school because they think students care more about sports than band. I am a member of the Miramar High School Marching Band/Concert season, and I can tell you thats not true and we should get supported. Miramar High students and teachers

Many students said they made most of their friends through band. They described how they were most likely friends due to their similar interests. Most of these students played their instrument(s) through high school and some even into college. "I'm not just part of a band, I'm part of a

When I started band, I was in the sixth grade, which was a year later than a lot of people in my band. Neither my parents or step-parents were in band, so they were hesitant to let me join. Once I was in Mr. Sacco’s music class, and got to experience what his personality was like (super fun, caring, and spunky), and told my parents. I joined band immediately, or as soon as I could, sixth grade. Even though I was a year behind, my band director as well as the others in my section helped me a lot. Since the beginning of my band experience, I have made many close friendships and had a ton of amazing experiences that may not have happened if it weren’t for band. Everyone always has the most fun on band related trips, from going to auditions, to going to Florida for a week. It has truly been an honor to be in the Ava Pride Band for the past seven years.