Competition #2

Thoughts:

*I've been complimented on my style for marching backwards lately.  Yesterday, people were told if they were near me to watch me.  Also, my band director said I was catching his attention for that.

*There was so much energy on the bus going in.  People were laughing, talking, drummers were taping sticks, etc.

*I love getting notes from people.  They were mainly about how I've improved a lot or how I'm a good flautist.

*I would in some ways really miss marching band if I didn't do it again next year.  I'd miss the community.  I wouldn't miss everyone in it, but I'd miss how everyone fits in somewhere.  Also, it's a lot of fun.

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Actual Journal:

I really need to stop eating candy.  I got a candy bag from my section leader and from one of our drum majors.  I'm all sugared up.

There's so much energy on this bus.  People talking, singing, drummers taping sticks, etc.

I love getting notes from people.  I got a note from my section leader and one from each drum major.  All pretty much about how I've improves or how I'm a good flautist.

Apparently, it's raining there.

It feel so much later that it really is.  It was only 3:45 when we left.  It feels more like 5.

During the rehearsal, my band director said I was catching his attention for good marching skills backwards.  That's my marching strength.  Small backwards steps.

My friend has a ritual that she gets a coffee every morning.  I just thought about how blogging is my ritual.

Our drum major, my marching band mentor was about to pray for the band, one of our pre-performance rituals, but she teared up.  Our band President, my section leader, had to take over.

I can't wait for the award ceremony.  The cheers will be so much fun.

I love marching band because everyone shares with everyone.  You can get water from anyone, everyone shares food and candy.  If you every forget anything, someone will lend it to you if they have an extra.

Our performance was pretty good.  I did as well as I could have.  The moments and dynamics were pretty good.  The percussion thinks they did well.  My drum line friend's mom said that they looked better than our band's arch rivals that won high percussion last time.

We're on the bus because it's pouring, and they don't want us getting sick.

We ended up getting first place, and as of now, I don't know if the percussion got high percussion and whether or not we got high auxiliary.

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My mom was just commenting on how I must be exhausted.  In some ways, they do drive us too hard.  We practiced from 11-2:45, and we barely got any breaks.  We didn't eat until 3, so we pretty much skipped lunch.

Also, a clarinet in my grade hurt her knee, so she asked last competition if she should march.  Apparently, they made her.  She might need surgery now.  Wow.

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I can't wait for the rest of the season!  it's going to be a tough rivalry between us and that other school whom we beat by .2 this competition!