So, marching band can be really frustrating. They never let us out on time. Rehearsals, like anything else, are the worst part, along with the uniforms and band camp. It's also frustrating having people telling you things, giving you tips, and telling you to keep your flute angles up. It's a pain sometimes when one person will tell you to take smaller steps, and another person tells you that your step size was good, because they almost ran into you when you took the smaller steps.
Marching band is also annoying because your schedule is so full. I want to go camping on a weekend starting on Friday, but, as always, we have a football game. I have to work out the logistics of how to go on the camping trip.
One mistake I made during band camp was not watching the drum major. Now, I can't march in time and play at the same time. Also, if you turn your shoulders towards your drum major, your flute angle will probablly be correct.
Flute posture is a pain. Flutes are the most obvious when not correct. So, to my understanding, you have flutes parallel to the ground, shoulders back, flutes pulled back, shoulders parallel to the sideline, and probably something else that I missed.
Another hard part of marching band is the choreography. So, it seems to me that whenever I need a lot of steps to make a set, I don't have enough. For short sets, I have a plentiful supply.
So, marching band is frustrating sometimes, but there's other aspects that make it worthwhile.
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