First Competition!

Marching Band Blog 9-22

I'm writing in third person today.

It was a hot day for the middle, almost end of September day where Alexis lived.  It felt like another day of band camp and not a competition rehearsal.

Unlike the rest of the season, the upperclassmen were more intense.  They actually tried to correct and help the freshman.

Alexis felt like the band was going down hill in dedication, sense of community, and intensity, so this rehearsal was a nice change.

Now, switching to first person...

My part of the show was really good.  Our first set where the band first comes in, I noticed the volume of the winds.  We pretty much all stayed together, and we all remembered the visuals.  Everyone felt good about our performance.  Our length may not be long enough.

We tied for second place.  It was amazing.  Ironically, the directors would say to us, "...in seventh place (my school)...". to try to motivate us to rehearse better.

On the walk back to the buses, some of my fellow band members joked about things our directors would say that we should have done to get first.

"...If you guys would drink the rain water instead of getting a gush..."
"If band camp would be twelve hours a day instead of nine..."
"If you guys would have marked time during warmups/done step outs."