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High School Bands: A Short Story

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My heart pounded. As a sophomore, I knew I was in trouble this time, and there was no getting out of it. “You can come into my office now” I heard from my band director. When I heard this, that terrible feeling you get in your stomach quickly set in. As I walked into my band director’s office, I didn’t know how getting myself into trouble like this would affect me and my future as a person and as a member of the high school band. Many thoughts went through my mind that night, the one I remember the most being “Does something about me need to change”? From the beginning of me being in the high school band, I tried my hardest to be as cool and likeable as possible. Before I moved to my new high school, which was in a different city than my middle school, all everyone cared about was being cool, sports, and having the nicest things. I picked up on this and …show more content…

I discovered my passion for music, playing, listening, and singing all kinds of music most specifically classical, band arrangements, and jazz. I decided I would try my best to be a new person in the band, being a nice person to everyone, and just having a good time, ignoring all the people who still thought that being cool and did what society decided was the right thing. I decided to try out to become and leader in the band, just like my directors said I could do, and got a leadership spot. Turns out being able to be a good example, whether it being me playing my instrument, or leading the younger kids was incredibly fun for me.
My heart still pounds. Not for the nervousness of getting in trouble, and not being able to know what will happen next. It pounds for my passion and excitement for music. Performing, either in concert, orchestra, or marching band is in me. Leading in a music setting is what I look forward to. I can’t wait for my future in music. Whatever it may be, music will always be a part of

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