Marching Band Research Paper

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When I started band last year, I hated it. It was hot, loud, and I was bad at my horn. I felt seen but not acknowledged, tolerated but not liked. And even if I now know that isn’t true, I hated that feeling, even if it was all in my head, it felt so real and terrifying. I never want anybody to experience that feeling again.

The fear I felt was not only for the band, it extended to every aspect of my life and every relationship I had. In a way, the band saved me from this. Marching band forced me to have these deep and important social relationships with people because of how long I spent with them every day. The late games, the early rehearsals, the full days of competitions, all of these difficult and tiring things allowed me to move past