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    middle school band, I didn't like it at first, but it grew on me. Two years later, I had gotten pretty good. I made all state band, won some awards, and was 1st chair. I had no intention in joining the marching band my freshman year. It was the first day of summer, about 10 o' clock in the morning and my phone rang. It was a number I didn't recognize but I answered it anyway. "Hello Ms. Mullen are you coming today?" "Coming to what? Who is this?" "This is Mr. Sax, the High school band director

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    Cut Short 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

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    it into my high school’s marching band. During my first year in Broken Arrow, my mother and I went to go see our band for its send off performance. I remember sitting high up in the stadium, completely blown away by what I saw on the field. As a child, I was just fascinated by how fun everything looked; my favorite moment was when I saw tuba players riding bicycles on the field. I had no idea at the time, but my mother and I had just witnessed a nationally acclaimed band that, at the time, had won

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    What is Marching Band?  Marching band is not what people think.  It strains your body and takes a lot of hard work.  An example of a practice would be, when you get there you start out  by getting into stretch block.  While you are in stretch block,  You might  feel like you get harassed and annoyed by the leadership. Then after you do that you go and tune with your particular section. Then, you go back to music warm up. Finally you to practice. The most popular quote you hear, is when the Band director

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    Marching band consists of musicians who march in either a military style or corps style on a field. The musicians put on a show with music, marching, and visuals, and compete in competitions. Marching bands usually wear uniforms with their organization's colors, marching shoes, hats, plumes, etc. In a high school or college marching band, putting together a show is an important part of football games. On the other hand, concert band or a symphonic band is a sit-down ensemble that generally plays

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    word band, what exactly do they think of? Perhaps your mind only goes as far as a halftime performance at the Friday night football game that you try your hardest to ignore as you talk to your friend seated beside you, or perhaps the utmost annoying phrase, “band nerd”. However; I can almost guarantee that your mind doesn’t directly go to hard work, family, and dedication. Whenever I moved to Boyle County High School, my parents were the ones who had constantly invigorated me to join the band program

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    Throughout history, the subject of whether marching band is a sport or not has been a controversial topic. Certain people believe marching band is not a sport, while others deem that it is. No matter how you view this topic, there is only one irrefutable answer. Which is, marching band by description is a sport. To unearth the answer to the question, we must first learn what the definition of a sport is. According to the Webster Dictionary a sport is: a contest or game in which people do certain

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    You can tell a lot about a school by their marching band. At the beginning of my freshman year, I had the privilege of attending a Wisconsin Badger game at Camp Randall and it was an awesome experience. I have long forgotten the logistics of the game itself, but I still remember the marching band. With their high knees perfectly in step, their tight spins perfectly in time, and their shining silver instruments perfectly in position, the excitement they brought to the crowd was undeniable. I easily

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    What is marching band? A marching band show is arranged musical show that utilizes both bodies and a variety of instruments. While spectators see this unique show they don’t often realize how much work actually goes into a halftime performance. Band members must analyze every moment and focus on hitting their notes while getting to their designated spot on the field. A marching band show is a moving picture; something completely different. It's a little bit of math and theatre and obviously music

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    Marching band has been the most time-consuming and enjoyable extracurricular I have participated in throughout some of middle school and all of high school. 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 also given me invaluable learning and leadership experience. There are very few positions in high school, or

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