Whether it's hearing a snare drum as a heartbeat in the chaos of a battle, joining together to hear a group of talented musicians play “The Stars and Stripes Forever” at a festive parade, or celebrating the midway point of a football game with an exciting display, marching bands have always brought something special and memorable to its audiences. As well as providing the audience with an engaging show, marching band also gives its participants a unique educational experience. Marching band helps marchers to better themselves as musicians, students, and human beings. The musical demands of actively participating in a marching band shape marchers to be higher quality musicians. Because music is ever-changing, musicians’ skill
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Many public schools across the nation have specific academic obligations that students must fulfil in order to participate in extracurricular activities. For example, Central High School in Louisville, Kentucky, requires that students maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.5 to take part in any after school activities, including marching band. Students who are passionate about music and marching are motivated by such requirements to be successful students outside of …show more content…
When being a member of a large organization, members must interact with many different groups of people. They will face people of different races, ethnicities, incomes, backgrounds, skill levels, body types, sexualities, religions, etc., and still come together to meet goals that everyone shares (despite their personal differences). It is an important life skill to learn that you can be different from someone and still be able to grow with them. By coming together from differences to produce “one band, one sound” is an experience that will change you forever. Marching bands have significantly changed music education and the educational experiences of students in public schools. It teaches quick and efficient musicianship, pride in one’s performance in class, and, most importantly, character. As bands continue to spread excitement and cheer to its audience, they will continue to shape the lives of
Many public schools across the nation have specific academic obligations that students must fulfil in order to participate in extracurricular activities. For example, Central High School in Louisville, Kentucky, requires that students maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.5 to take part in any after school activities, including marching band. Students who are passionate about music and marching are motivated by such requirements to be successful students outside of …show more content…
When being a member of a large organization, members must interact with many different groups of people. They will face people of different races, ethnicities, incomes, backgrounds, skill levels, body types, sexualities, religions, etc., and still come together to meet goals that everyone shares (despite their personal differences). It is an important life skill to learn that you can be different from someone and still be able to grow with them. By coming together from differences to produce “one band, one sound” is an experience that will change you forever. Marching bands have significantly changed music education and the educational experiences of students in public schools. It teaches quick and efficient musicianship, pride in one’s performance in class, and, most importantly, character. As bands continue to spread excitement and cheer to its audience, they will continue to shape the lives of