The most effective of use of my leadership skills occurred when I was a member of marching band. During my band career I was both section and wood wind captain. This role put me in charge of a large amount of the band members and gave me more responsibility than I had previously experienced. There was one particular year when the band had undergone a number of changes. Our music director, band director, professional staff, marching director, and many other authoritative figures we had worked with left and the band took a new path. I along with many of band colleagues was shocked and wholly unprepared for many of these changes, but I understood that there was still a job to be done. We were still a band and we still had to march on the field
