Marching bands

truly thought of the purpose of the marching band? For most people, the marching band at the football games is just there for "decoration." Everyone thinks the band is only there to entertain the fans, but in reality, they are doing so much more. Yes, they are there for entertainment, but the marching band is one of the biggest support systems the team has. For some members of the team, they cannot play well without hearing the band. In high school, the marching band attended every football game, so

The sport/activity that I have chosen to talk about is marching band. Technically, this would be my second year doing it but I am looking forward to doing marching band and jazz band later in high school. So, I have chosen this activity to talk about because it's actually really fun and entertaining. Many people would watch you, maybe, play one of their favorite songs while walking down the streets of their hometown. Yea, it could get dark in that town, but it's better to be doing it, than to not

Members: To be a member of the Titan Regiment marching band the only thing that you really need is to have motivation and drive. If you have motivation to drive you through the long hot summer days and the early fall days as well outside. The benefits of being a member is that you will become apart of the biggest activity system in the entire school. Also you will have access to the band room to not only practice your instruments but as well as have a quiet study place for challenging classes. Unlike

The Benefits of Marching Band Ebony K. Lawton Dr. Cloud Foundations for Success Brenau University  The Benefits of Marching Band “Hut one, hut two, hike!” from the football team, “Go Panthers, go!” exclaim the cheerleaders and “To be, or not to be…” from the drama club. Walking through a high school on different days of the week one can hear students practicing and the students can be found all over the campus in various extra-curricular activities. Then a whistle sounds, a drum major loudly commands

The Penn Hills Marching Band is by no means a small band, boasting approximately eighty members for the 2016-2017 season. However, there is always room for improvement, especially when accounting for the large population of our school district. There are many recruitment strategies that the band could employ to boost participation, as well as increase enthusiasm within the group. All members of the band should work to recruit across a much broader range of students; appealing to middle school concert

I participated in marching band for all four years of high school. For those who do not fully understand what marching band is, it is a time intensive sport. Yes, a sport; try jazz running with a Tuba. Luckily I only played Mellophone, but still my arms would ache after holding it up, my lips would feel dead, just useless flaps of skin, and I would just feel drained all over after drilling basics and roll-stepping for hours on end. Playing an instrument, roll stepping to keep tone, hitting your dot

play in the marching band for the football games and parades. Percussion was my cup of tea because I know that I could nail it by reading and memorizing the music more often. It took me days to memorize my music for the half-time performances, especially for the parades. Meanwhile at the football field for the first time ever, I begin to think that maybe it did not turn out to be bad after all. For the rest of the football season during half-time, I finally got the hang of it. Marching fundamentals

This past semester I was chosen to be the Drum Major of the marching band. Drum Major is the highest student position possible, and it is the position that requires the most responsibility and commitment. This was my biggest challenge, and I took the opportunity to not only gain more leadership experience, but also to lead the marching band to another successful competition season. The Drum Major is similar to the conductor of a band that guides a large group of students through a judged performance

into a passion. I grew older starting high school and begin a journey a journey through marching band. Freshman year band camp was absolutely miserable I was told it would be sunny and very very hot. I got there and every single day it rained. I almost quit band after that year just because I hated band camp. That would have been a huge mistake. In my sophomore year I auditioned and made it into the symphonic band. I was ecstatic and ready to become a better player. With a higher chair I had more responsibility

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