Teaching and Engagement
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This past August, I had the opportunity to return to my high school and work with the marching band. Many people generally return to their high schools to assist with the bands, but it never happened at my school while I was there. I really wanted to gain some extra experience though, so I talked to my high school band director back in the spring and he was very excited for me to return to help out. During my time with the marching band, I mostly observed during music rehearsals and roamed the field, helping students when they were learning drill. I got to experience a whole different side to marching band, and it gave me a new love for it. I was able to gain experience working with new sections of the band, as well as teaching on the field, and it was so exciting for me. I even had the opportunity to write music to replace a few measures in one of their pieces to help with their goals for general effect. It was so cool for me to see the difference between being a marcher and a teacher. I have always had a love and hate relationship with marching band, but the time I spent with my high school band made me so much more excited for the potential to run my own marching band someday. My excitement from this experience even rolled over to the beginning of my second season with the Marching Royal Dukes, and so far I have had the best marching season I have ever had. Experiences like this continue to inspire me and prove to me that I am on the right career path. Comments are closed.
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Lexie Rowland
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