Marching band started. I'm posting less and less as the years progress. I'm one of the 'older ones' in marching band now. It's so weird. Now, I'm almost expected to now what I'm doing all of the time. I don't have that many people I can ask questions to anymore. My marching band mentor graduated last year.
Today, we did some basics and received the closer of the show. Our director changed basics from the past two years. We're doing different exercises than we've done before, but a few still remain. I had trouble with the last couple counts of 'Move D.' 'Move D' is a movement eight steps to the right and then eight steps to the left. Of course, it's marching band, so we have to slide. Feet pointing in the direction we're going and shoulders to the front. Stopping is unnatural. Seeing the incoming freshman showed me how far I've come in the past few years.
We also did music. The closer is based on the theme 'Ode To Joy.' One section is syncopated. I don't like syncopation and all of the off beats. I penciled in beat slashes. After practicing it a few times as a group, our director asked me to play the section. I didn't play is stylistically correct, but I played it in time.
Basically, it's so weird being one of the 'older ones' in marching band.
