School band

to first start off by saying, that it has been a goal of mine since day one in entering this band program, of being a section leader for the high brass section. Coming into this program my parents’ have told me several stories of when they were in band, and this influenced and greatly bucked me up into pursuing band in high school. Since my first day of band camp I have enjoyed being a part of this band program, and even consider it as my second family, which was all the more reason for me to…

African-Americans turned into piano songs, and soon enough evolved into the Jazz we know and love today. In modern Jazz, there are pieces that are considered “Jazz Standards”, one major contributor to these standards is the trombone player and Big Band Jazz composer, Glenn Miller. Glenn Miller lived a short yet interesting life, he differed from his competitors and left a dazzling legacy on the Jazz community. On March 1st of 1904 in the small town of Clarinda, Iowa, Alton Glenn Miller was…

joy that is a marching band show. I did not play an instrument; instead, I chose to wave large flags around and throw rifles. Though extremely time consuming, Color Guard was my coping mechanism; it was my escape from the stresses of academia. The wonderful thing about marching band is that it requires the entirety of your focus. Therefore, it made a perfect "out" for when I felt like my head was going to explode from the plethora of detailed facts and figures high school…

to very carefully. “Smile, chin up, and have fun.” The girls responded with multiple anxious questions. My words gave them short term comfort as I watched their smiles’ peak out of their flush cheeks, and they entered the tarp in the massive high school gym. I watched in pure amazement when the work I had written and taught was being performed and the girls were confident. They started out not even knowing what color guard was, to understanding the basics and performing their hearts out. I have…

do more actives. Waiting for the time to pass by, I look at the clock slowly yet so ever slightly ticking. The chatter in the 8th hour English room soars through the room. My classmate’s laughter and talking about what they’re going to do after school make the noise louder.…

a focus school, meaning that it needs targeted support and an intervention plan to address large subgroup achievement gaps relative to the DCPS schools ("Takoma Education Campus."). While it was irritating to experience the pre-K classroom to be what felt more like a day-care than a preschool education, it at least provided insight into the fact that these students can achieve success, that the students themselves incapable of success. I certainly cannot make generalizations of the school itself…

innovations time. The first music video aired was “Video killed the Radio Star” in the month of august first 1981. The cable channel was taken all over and made a urge impact on all music and the American popular culture. Teenager at the school could not wait for school to end so they could go home to watch MTV. A new video would come out every time and the people were very passionate about it. Michael Jackson’s “thriller” made a big impact on the viewers and he turned out to be the world’s…

“You may take the field for competition.” Marching band has always been something I wanted to do since I entered North Middle School band. When I first signed up to be in the ‘Rebel Pride’ marching Band at Franklin County High School, I had no idea what that year would have in store for me. ‘Will I fit in?’ ‘Will anyone like me?’ Those were all questions I asked myself. I can honestly say that the four years I was in marching band was the time of great learning and discovery of myself and the…

Throughout my whole band career, I have had some problems. Several honestly. However, I have always powered through them. Problems all the way from fifth grade to my freshman year of college. I am ready for the bigger and better things in the band, but I know that we have to push through these small rough problems before we can get the better parts. Within the EMCC Mighty Lion Band, some problems that bother me the most are people's attitudes, discipline, and careless people. People’s attitude…

Throughout high school, I did not have much direction in regards to what I wanted to do with my life. I had bounced around ideas of possible careers, but nothing seemed to fit. I knew that I loved my summer job as a camp counselor. However, that is not a profession I could maintain after high school. What made that job so rewarding were the experiences I shared with my campers when they accomplished their goals. I would celebrate with campers after they finally made it to the top of the climbing…