We had so many missing people at yesterday's rehearsal due to last minute vacations, the orientation for those new to the school, and other random excuses. Even our main band director wasn't there.
At first, we only had 15 wind players: 1/3 of our actual number. No one wanted to do anything: I had trouble getting anyone to do anything. I finally said to the few who thought that we should warm up to go around the corner and start warming up and just to leave the other lazy people there. Surprisingly and fortunately, everyone followed. We had an abbreviated warm-up and basics session. A fellow piccolo player said that I did a good job leading, especially because one of the other leader candidates "lead" the laziness.
Eventually, people started to trickle back to rehearsal.
I told one new band member that he needs to march backwards into his set: he usually forgets until I yell to back into it. I can't get mad or frustrated at him because I've struggled just as he has: I've seemingly ignored the corrections of the older members when I couldn't process everything. He tries.
I told the new piccolo who is more like me that I honestly didn't completely remember the drill: She told me that my honesty made her feel better because she doesn't know it well either.
I just get so tired in marching band. I drag myself through rehearsal.
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