Band has always played a huge role in my life. I remember when I joined in fourth grade. I wanted to play percussion, but fourth graders were not allowed, so I played violin (I had already played fiddle for a few years) for the rest of the year. The next year, I was super excited to be a percussionist and play the drums, and that is what I stuck with. My freshman year of high school I was introduced to marching band. I was instantly mesmerized by the way we were taught to remember our footing and play our music memorized at the same time. I could not believe how powerful marching band made me feel. Band changed the way I viewed things. It taught me to work hard and try the impossible, especially my junior year, when I tried out for the
