Marching Band Autobiography

I started my musical career out at an early age. Starting my first fellowship in elementary school in the fifth grade by playing the flute and getting instructed by one of the best band instructor’s ever Mr. Hartz. But before moving on to the flute every little person played their first instrument which was the recorder where we played in the fourth grade. At this time music wasn't as advanced and the songs we played included lullaby type of songs including Mary had a little lamb, Hot Cross buns, and many more. Since I played band in elementary school starting from the fifth to the eleventh grade, I’ve been real accustomed to all musical aspects. When first starting out in band I wasn’t the best band player but as time went on in high school I soon became first chair and stayed their for the next three years. In elementary and middle school …show more content…
We would all march in, in our brown and gold uniforms and walk into the football field by starting out and playing our high school song while it was nobody their but the cheerleaders and the football players. But when marching band comes to an end there is no more fun for playing at the football games, playing short cadences against the other high school’s and getting hot chocolate and chips. The gap from marching band to symphonic band is playing in front of all your parents on a stage with bright lights shining in your eyes, that sometimes makes it hard to read the music in front of you. Most people would say that symphonic band is boring because all you do is sit there and play a couple of songs and then the concert is over, but is usually depends on the person and what they make of it. My experiences in music have been good and a great learning tool, also served a barrier that I have over come throughout