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Harmon 1 Arianna Harmon Dr. Sara Boissoneau ENG 110-11 11 October 2017 Position Essay: Physical Demands of Marching Band Allowed to Replace Physical Education Credits Believe it or not, marching band should be considered a sport, we all need to understand the physical nature of the activity. We have them for every major team sport. Marching band should be no different from the others. Readers of this column will fall into one of two categories. The first group will argue that marching band is

Marching band is a pretty exclusive group. If someone wanted to join, they would need to know how to play an instrument. Since marching band is exclusive, the ads target a very specific group of people. Not just anyone is going to go out and buy a marching step guide or a tuner. Some of these ads only apply to a subgroup within the band. The spinning prop, for example, is something that really only a flagline member would buy. I, a Mellophone player, have absolutely no use for a spinning prop. The

The visual argumentation that I ended up creating was revising the information from my discourse community of a marching band paper and turning it into an infographic. It consists of six components of a marching band that are named and briefly explained, as well as an image of an instrument found in the marching band that correlates to that component. My visual argumentation shows the revision of my discourse paper, has stayed fairly similar to what my design plan has dictated, and followed the principles

Odyssey Entry #3 This journey is not one that is comparable to the odyssey, but it is a true account. This journey started during fall break of this school year. The whole marching band would be travelling to St. Louis for a contest that was dear to our hearts. Everyone was to meet at the high school early the night before contest. We were all tired, but excited to be going to St. Louis. The trip there was a lackadaisical one filled with sleep and lounging around. The only dilemma that occurred

The end of junior year in high school I ran for band president against 6 other people; I ended up winning. I was the 2016 band president for Midwest city high school, I was very nervous for this new adventure. It was time for summer band, the first day of summer band was for freshman and band parents, I had to speak in front of 200 people. The next day was full band, it was time to start summer band officially. Practicing in the heat is the worst part of being in marching band, its long and hot and

The first step I took in the Cupertino High School band room, I instantly knew that this is where I belong. The drums on the shelves, tubas hanging from the wall, all the joyous people in the room just made me happy. This is my first year at Cupertino as a 14 year old, and band sounds really fun and interesting, so I decide to join. It is August 2015, and I went in for registration, and measure out sizes for everything, I could not wait for what is lying in front of me. My first choice of what I

The use of music as a motif in (Stanley Kubrick, A Clockwork Orange 1962)] creates a lens so that the viewer is able to recognize the trend that violence has to destroy an individual’s identity. Although Alex (Malcolm McDowell) clearly associates violence with his own individual identity and sense of self, he consistently reveals the impossibility of remaining an individual in the face of group-oriented violence. The images that music create coincide the destruction of Alex’s identity, either through

Everyone knows who the band kids are. They see the band members marching under the Friday night lights and listen to their non-stop chatter about band. It’s easy to pick them from a crowd. I, despite my chagrin to admit it, am one of those kids. When I joined marching band, I never intended to become so involved. I only saw it as a chance to make friends. Yet, 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, even the

The band is in the stadium. The announcer calls “Upperman High School” jarring each ear with anxiety. The band is called to attention in preparation for the score call. The band stands at attention with each drop of sweat intensifying the setting. Rome wasn’t built in a day. The members of the band spend weeks or even months of preparation for this moment. The key to their preparation is their band area where they utilize the band room, the practice field, and the trophies. What they do in this band

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