Marching

12. Skateboarding and marching band might not seem very similar with alike characteristics, but you would be surprised how I train for both of them very similarly. When I go to the skatepark I always am there for over three hours at a time. This means that I have good breath control. If a random person tried skating for three hours they would be passed out on the ground because they would run out of breath. That is the same thing for marching band. In marching band I will be running across the field

people can’t see the benefits obtained by being in marching band. If one’s social life isn’t very strong, and they aren’t very extroverted, marching band is a great solution. My band, the Deltona High School Blue Brigade, greatly encouraged bonding among band members because band is a family, not just a music group. Marching band is also a sport. It’s a team effort, requiring a lot of physical exertion, and it gives a sense of competition. Marching band also teaches some hierarchy, which is a useful

extra-curricular activates and clubs, chess club, cheer squad. Most kids all across America can agree that marching is probably the most join due to how fun it the competition, and the memories many kids make will be unforgettable.The first factor that anyone with two eyes can see is how fun it is. A lot of songs are played and in a lot of genres, funk, rock, hip-hop, R&B, and so many more. A marching bands main purpose is to entertain and some of the things bands directors might do may be a little over

only things that I have known practically since birth. One of my favorite activities has always been band, and as a freshman in high school I joined the marching band. Little did I know the hard work it would take, the lessons I would learn, or how I would grow to be the leader and person I am today all from three months of dedicated time. Marching band was first presented to me in the eighth grade when some seniors from the high school came and told us about their experiences. It was then that I

cilché high school drama movie, the marching band is depicted as dull and its students are often characterized as outcasts. Being a naive middle schooler who has seen several of these types of movies, I believed every word of it for the longest time. Despite this stigma I had, I still joined our school’s marching band program, and every opinion I had built up about marching band completely changed within a single year. I now know that the decision I made to join marching band completely changed how I would

school and junior high marching band. Included in this role, I not only conducted the band, but I energetically gave constructive criticism, provided encouragement, and listened to my fellow band members’ opinions. Relating to John Quincy Adams’ quote, I implemented goals regarding to success for individual band members and the band as a whole, essentially supporting my members to “dream more” and to see the bigger picture. Junior high members who joined our band this marching season were granted the

Benefits of Marching Band Marching band offers valuable benefits for students, whether it be discipline, social skills, or physical health, and can impact their lives significantly. It is normally thought of as the “sport” for students who can not play other sports such as baseball and football, but this simply is not true. Marching band is just as beneficial, dare say even more beneficial than other sports that are more and more praised for playing. Marching requires strength, stamina, and discipline

My junior year marching season had officially come to a close. The time arrived for the now former drum major to aid in the decision of who would be his successor. Starting with the day I picked up an instrument for the very first time, music has always been an important part of my life. After the date for the interviews were announced, I practiced by asking myself a couple questions that I thought might be asked of me and prepared my answers; I made sure that they were “perfect” or at the very

“Mom, I don’t think I want to go anymore.” “Ella, I already paid. You’re gonna have to go” “I’m gonna die,” I thought in my head. I’m on my way to my first band camp. I joined my high school’s marching band a few months ago and have been working all summer on my marching and music. Now, one week before my eighth grade year, I’m spending a week at a summer camp with sweaty band geeks. Am I excited? Sure. Am I extremely nervous and feel like throwing up my McDonalds? Absolutely! My mom continued

Marching Band was very popular when it was first introduced into the United States, and it is still around today. Most colleges and high schools have a large variety of bands offered to their students. Not only schools offer band, if someone is interested in band but do not want to go to college, the military also offers band. Marching band originated in the military as a small group but eventually became very successful and expanded to schools, also evolving instruments and creating different forms