Student Entries #5

With graduation approaching. Several 8th graders reflected on what band has meant to them:

Allison (clarinet):

Band has been an amazing experience for me. It has taught me so much beyond just how to play an instrument. Besides notes, fingerings, rests and dynamics, I’ve learned discipline, character, the importance of hard individual work, the importance of helping each other, and much more. No matter how hard it was to get up in the morning, or how much homework you had from missing class, everyone understands the importance of band. There are so many people in band who you never thought you’d be friends with, but band ends up bringing you together. The feeling you get when you’re hard work is band is recognized is unmatched by any feeling. I’ll never forget what I learned in band. Whether it be the people I met, the places I went, or the things I learned.

Ana (flute):

Band has given me a deep appreciation and love of music that I completely lacked previous to this experience. I honestly don’t understand how I survived my first eleven years without it. Band has been a place where I feel connected to every single person in the room, and I will truly miss that feeling. So when faced with the question, what has band meant to me, the only honest answer is that it has meant the world.

Dennis (saxophone):

Band was a place where I could get away from school and the worry of grades. It was a place where I could play music and have fun doing it.

Nicole (flute):

Band meant so much to me I can’t even put it into words. Band taught me to love and appreciate music and that is something I will never forget.

Camille (clarinet):

Band was a place for me to have fun. A place that I could enjoy myself and be myself.

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