It’s great to be a part of a team, when all effort is towards a common goal and each individual’s participation makes the biggest difference. Here’s to all the kids and adults who help make beautiful music — a round of applause to you. Bravo!
My son is in the percussion section at the local middle school band. It’s been a long road for him to go from having the most basic of understandings for rhythm, to being a valued and highly enthusiastic member of his team. I like the idea of challenge, growth through opportunity, and constant focus on increasing your skills. Band provides all of this and a sense of teamwork and shared responsibility – it’s a great place for a middle schooler!
I was in band back in the day (“this one time at band camp”) and yes, I proudly admit to being a “bando”. I was even a sectional leader for a brief time, and to this day I am in touch with the other players in my section. Music, discipline, accountability, and fun – it was a winning combination then and it is now.
Thanks to all of you who are music makers. “For heights and depths no words can reach, music is the soul’s own speech.” – Henry David Thoreau
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