State Band Festival Essay

An unknown author wrote, “It’s only a failure if you don’t learn something.” State Band Festival, a big question revolving in our mind is should we go or not? Many things factor in this debate, but the pros outnumber the cons. We have to go to State Festival because it would benefit the students as a unique learning experience and the Lee High School Band is evolving. Going to State Band Festival serves a unique learning experience for the students participating in band. Going to State is not only about achieving a division one rating, but it is about learning that we can achieve high goals or expectations that we set for ourselves. This is a new challenge that we have to face. If we continue with our routine of going to District Band Festival every year and not facing …show more content…
You could say it’s a new era for the Lee Rebel Band. It’s time to show the school who the band is and the hard work and commitment we put in everyday. As shown in our athletic department, we do not succeed very well. So why not put our focus on something else. Our music program has had multiple achievements that are not recognized. For instance, when the wrestling team won, they were recognized through the PA. However, they did not congratulate the band on achieving a division one rating. I’m not saying that we should ignore sports, what I’m referring to is that we should indeed recognize other organizations and clubs the same way. An additional example would include the movie Mcfarland, USA. Their success started when they focused on Cross Country. In the beginning of the film, the school was focusing on football. They failed to realize their true talent, which was running. That same concept can be applied to our school. The school is failing to realize the true talent of the band while their focus is on something else. Our band is growing at an incredible rate and sooner or later we are going to become part of class B. It is time to try something