This 'N That

It’s always interesting to hear people’s first impression of you. So anyway, yesterday, before rehearsal started, this clarinet came over to talk to me. She’s the music section leader for her section. I was told something along the lines of how proud she is of me, and how I work hard. Apparently, the first day of band camp, she thought, “Oh no, here comes a freshman who doesn’t know what the heck she’s doing, and I’m going to help her, so hopefully by the end of the season, she’ll be up to par.” Well, the part of being the ignorant freshman was true; I didn’t have a clue what I was doing. I have learned a lot since band camp, and next year, I’ll merely be reviewing my skills. Hopefully, it will be a little easier.

In my opinion, freshman have to work harder than upperclassmen, since they have to learn correct marching technique, the show, and be up to par with everyone else.

I talked to my marching section leader, and I told her that the only freshman worse than me is the freshman that either gives up, or doesn’t care, and only does band because their parents force them to. She told me that she’d take me over them any day, even if they had great natural abilities.

We watched our run from the competition on Saturday. We were told that the thing that drove up our score was our technique, and overall. We fell behind in communication and on personal levels. They gave us a pep talk about how we could go in autopilot, and do okay at championships, or we could work really, really hard, and get the score we want. The show has to go well, we’ve had good runs and shows, but not any fantastic ones. We only get four more runs. One tempo tear can make a big difference, so I’ve been told.


I can't wait for championships on Saturday!