At summer band camp I had a great time. I learned a lot about music, my instrument, and more. This was my second year at band camp and I plan to return to learn more, and stay familiar with my instrument. The band camp was located at scarlet, about a half of an hour drive from my house. I had to wake up at 8:00, get ready, leave at 8:30, and arrive at 8:50-9:00. I usually had 10 minutes to warm up, and than we began. We started by a instructor explaining their instrument, how they warm up, and some
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extra-curricular of mine is marching band, in which I play the tenor saxophone. Additionally, I am the uniform captain, which means I am in charge of sizing everyone for their uniforms, distributing them, and ensuring they are all handled correctly. During marching season, I spend on average around 30 hours a week in practice, competitions, and football games. Marching band has taught me the important qualities of teamwork, cooperation, and creativity. Additionally, marching band has allowed me to meet so
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I started marching band during my freshman year in high school. My first thoughts during my first practice were “this is too hard” and “this isn’t for me” but later in the year, I learned to enjoy it with every event I participated in. The Cedar Hill Longhorn Red Army Marching Band is a great organization that teaches a great number of skills useful for life to become successful in any situation such as teamwork, time management, and discipline. Teamwork: All aspects of a team is critical. Each part
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Color Guard “I love marching band because… I love being part of something greater than I can ever be alone. I love the natural high you get after performing your show. I love that rush you feel after you finished your best performance. I love how without anyone saying anything after we perform, we all know how we did. I love practicing to try to get as close to perfect as I can. I love pushing myself to what I think are my limits and finding out how much I am actually capable of doing. I am and
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and I suffered through the ear-piercing first semester of sixth grade band, playing the trombone became second nature to me. I sat first chair throughout my middle school years. I auditioned and earned a spot in the Davidson County All-County Middle School band as a young seventh grader. In eighth grade, after placing in the county band once again, I auditioned for a position in the North Carolina Northwest All-District Band, and I made first chair. Knowing that I was dubbed "the best in my district"
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Band has become more than just a class, more than just an extracurricular activity. The members of the Force are a part of something very special and I would like to become a section leader In the Force for many reasons. Some of these reasons consist of what band really means to me, why I want to become section leader, things I would like to accomplish as a section leader and some thoughts that would make the band better. What does band mean to me? Band means dedication, commitment, and respect
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When I was an 8th grader, I was blessed to be apart of the high school marching band. I remember back then, band camp used to be all day and we’d stay and eat lunch at the school instead of leaving and coming back. After lunch, Mr. Fisher would play videos of these professional marching bands. They were part of an organization called Drum Corps International. It’s like the NFL for marching band kids. The first show we watched was “Spartacus,” performed by Phantom Regiment. At the end of the show
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Cincinnati Woodward 14 Dayton Ponitz 12 (I AM USING THE ROSTER FROM MAXPREPS.COM) Yesterday afternoon I made my way to Welcome Stadium in Dayton to wad Cincinnati Woodward battle Ponitz Tech. Both team has struggle all season long as the Bulldogs had just one win coming in, while the Golden Dragons had won twice. I think there might have been 150 fans at this one, as football in the city of Dayon just does not get the support these young men deserve
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The University of Redlands Wind Ensemble, directed by Eddie R. Smith, put on a show at the Memorial Chapel on Tuesday, November 16th. Walking into the monumental Chapel I was unsure of what to expect. As I walked in I saw the amazing artwork around, the high ceilings, and a wide variety of instruments scattered on different levels of the stage. On the first level there were many small hand held instruments such as flutes and clarinets, on the second there were a wide variety of brass instruments
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sorry but I have to ask this, part ba mi sa emu family la ? Ofcourse dili diba ? Dili man gani ku nimu patawagon ug lola kay dili pata close but in this note I'll address you lola . I forgot , cla raman diay emu family la .thank you for supporting me in my studies financially but no thanks gihapon la kay it doesnt cover the fact nga wala me nimu giila . When I was a kid , I always tend to ask papa , kinsa emu mama pa ? Muana si papa nga .. toa man sa gawas ting . Aww sayang, gusto ta ku makaila niya
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