Marching Band

One of the best things schools have to offer is marching band. Yes, the education is important too, but THE most important part is the band. My season has started here in Reno and this past Saturday, I had my first competition. We met at Galena at 10am sharp to practice for an hour. We then left for McQueen at 11:15am to arrive at noon. We had an amazing lunch provided by our loving parents. We feasted on spaghetti, salad, and garlic bread. After a filling lunch, we went and watched all the small bands perform.
Not because I'm biased or anything, but they were pretty weak compared to University High School and Galena. =) It was fun to watch them and to cheer for our favorite moves.
We then went and got into our favorite uniforms! We helped each other zip, button, and squeeze shut our jackets and fit our hair into our hats. We then had breathing gym for 45 minutes before we could warm up our instruments. After a short warm up, we headed for the field.
We marched on, got set, and started. The beginning was kinda shaky due to miscommunication, but aside from that, we performed well. I felt good about my performance and so did Nathan along with other friends. But, even with good feelings, there is room for improvement.
Overall, we scored an 82 out of 100. Brass and woodwinds individual scores were a point off from the leading bands. There were three bands in our division(large bands) and we were third. The other two bands were amazing, so losing to them wasn't too bad. That said, this next week, we are going to kick their butts! Saturday, Oct. 13th, Galena is hosting a band competition. We won't officially be judged against the other bands, but we still get scored.
I'm hoping that this one goes well! Wish Galena luck!