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okay i'm going to interpret this as a question of why i chose band as my extracurricular activity, and not referring to any post since i haven't explicitly mentioned band in awhile.
by the middle of eighth grade, i was pretty good at trombone. i made region, was almost always first chair, and could play higher than all the trumpets (rolling lips, man, it helps you play higher). i was feeling pretty good about myself. the only problem was continuing band in high school. in high school, it wasn't about this "concert band" stuff. it was marching band. so naturally, i would be unsure. it was a completely new thing, so to get acquainted i went to a week long mini camp at my home high school. it completely shut me off to the idea. tons of exercise, playing while moving, push ups if you bent your leg (this band marched straight-leg. again, ew), and everything seemed so much harder and it didn't seem worth it. also, as opposed to middle school, where i knew everybody, i knew almost no one, no matter how many team building exercises we did. i didn't feel like i belonged there. i ended up quitting the week long mini camp halfway through.
then i got accepted to a magnet school, so i'd be marching a different band. i went to their week long mini camp, and unlike last time, i finished out the week and felt more at home and accepted. we didn't march straight leg, everything was a lot easier, and i actually had fun. i knew a lot of people, a lot of people knew me. i loved it. looking back on it, everything probably seemed easier because this band felt like a family.
cut to summer band. the first piece of music we played, the band director didn't mess around. he told us what we were playing and counted us off. i expected the piece to sound terrible, but how good it was made me get goosebumps. i knew from that moment that i belonged here.
by the end of summer band, i found out i got a marching spot. as a freshman. the only thing that i had to learn? baritone. had this happened at my home high school, i might have not had any motivation to continue from there. but here? here it was all worth it. here, i had to contribute to the band. we ended up making state, last done by our band in the '10 season, and the tears of joy i cried that night were some of the most meaningful tears i've cried in my life. seeing my band director walking back to the stands after we were the last band called to advance, and him throwing up the manila folder containing our further instructions into the air, that's a picture i'll never forget. marching in the alamodome twice (BOA, state), i'll never forget. the time our busses didn't show up to area and we had to carpool with upperclassmen, i'll never forget. all the fun we had just driving up to our competitions, i'll never forget.
that's why i haven't quit band in all these years. it's not just band. it's an experience, a family, and even though the hours are long and you still have to keep up with school, at the end of the day, everything's worth it. i'd recommend band to anyone that's entering middle or high school for that matter. band gives you memories you'll never forget.
