Career questions tagged marchingband
How do you keep your hobbies after HS?
Now, I'm not yet knocking at graduation's door, but I worry that I'll fall out of love with everything I currently enjoy. Take marching band as an example. Going into my freshman year, I DREADED marching season, dreaded the fact that my summer essentially wasn't mine anymore, it was the band's. But, present day junior me is enamored with marching season, its quite possibly the most wonderful time of the year for me. I love my section, I love all my band friends (most of which are my best friends,) I love halftime performances, and I love competition days. But all that suddenly dissappears once I graduate next year. And I know there's many, MANY DCI groups out there I could audition for -heck, one of our alumni techs this year has marched with Phantom Regiment and marched with the Blue Devils this year- but, while I absolutely love and adore DCI, I'm a woodwind player, and DCI is all brass, guard, and pit. I've played concert flute for about five years now, occasionally picking up the piccolo and the alto flute for chamber recitals, flute choirs, and ensemble performances. I'd love to pick up another instrument but even glancing at saxophone prices makes me cringe, they're expensive! And that's not including the absurd amount of reeds I'd need! I'm not certain if I'll join college band, if I'll minor in music, or if I even wanna breathe the same air as the room my flutes are in after I graduate. Not participating in all-region auditions sounds pretty amazing, I won't lie. I don't want to fall out of touch with music, it's always going to be a part of me and there's simply nothing I or any professional can do about that, and I don't want to lose my spark for all the multitude of other things I enjoy. (like drawing, character creation, learning, I could go on.) I shouldn't be worrying about this right now, not when I have the rest of *this* year ahead of me, but the thought's been scratching and crying at the door to my brain, trying to get in, and it wouldnt go away no matter how many times I tell myself "it'll leave if I pay it no mind." So I let the little cretin in and it's plaguing my very existence, so I need it gone.
How would I make myself better in marching band?
I wanna know how to become better in marching band. I'm good but I wanna become better. Is there a way I could like get some help with that?
what are things you like and dislike about being a highschool band/marching band director?
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should i quit band?
So i just joined band this august and i’m in color guard. now i absolutely love twirling my flag and being in the field and hearing that crowd in that huge football stadium we have at my school, but i hate everything else. i just got told i can’t perform at the game tomorrow or at competition on saturday simply because i missed tuesday’s one practice. i’ve never missed a practice before. ever. yet many of the other girls who are being allowed to perform have missed plenty, were late to the ones they did come to, are never prepared , and they’re still performing. favoritism is one thing that thrives in my band. i work hard for sure, practice any chance i get, show up to all practices, i missed one because i had surgery and they’re telling me i can’t perform. i know the routine and everything, they’re just using me as an example for all the other kids who wanna continue to miss practice. but that’s extremely unfair because it’s the only one i’ve missed. the seniors definitely do favoritism because my captain will have us standing at attention but then start talking to some of her senior friends who don’t have senority and are first years, allowing them to not be at attention . plus because of band, my grades are dropping tremendously. i was always an a , b, student, now i have two ds, two cs, and the rest are bs. my goal is to get into columbia university and i thought being in band would look great on my application but i won’t get in if i don’t have the grades. honestly, what should i do?? #highschool #marchingband #band #colorguard #quitting #shouldi #quit #columbia