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i'm starting in tecumseh pops orchestra tomorrow night, and i'm so excited. when i ended campus band last semester because i was graduating from msu, i got depressed because i knew how much i was going to miss playing percussion. i thought to myself at our last concert, "this is the last time i will play percussion for years."
and now that i'm home, i've been depressed about where my life is headed, and depressed about the stagnancy of now.
i'm just so excited to be a part of something that has been so therapeutic for me for the last 10 years. despite the bad people i've had to deal with, despite the difficult music, despite getting yelled at/pointed out by my band directors, when i'm in band, i feel at home. band is the tether of my educational career - it reminds me that i have to work hard to get what i want, but that the process can be fun too.
when i look through my stick bag, every pair of sticks has a story. i still remember my very first pair of drumsticks (Vic Firth American Jazz), why i like certain sticks better than others, where i've played with certain pairs. and yes, sarah, i still even have the sticks and mallets you so graciously gave me! they're the ones with the purple tape around the bottom, and the mallets play like a dream :)
i miss campus band so badly, but i'm so much looking forward to pops orchestra!
and now that i'm home, i've been depressed about where my life is headed, and depressed about the stagnancy of now.
i'm just so excited to be a part of something that has been so therapeutic for me for the last 10 years. despite the bad people i've had to deal with, despite the difficult music, despite getting yelled at/pointed out by my band directors, when i'm in band, i feel at home. band is the tether of my educational career - it reminds me that i have to work hard to get what i want, but that the process can be fun too.
when i look through my stick bag, every pair of sticks has a story. i still remember my very first pair of drumsticks (Vic Firth American Jazz), why i like certain sticks better than others, where i've played with certain pairs. and yes, sarah, i still even have the sticks and mallets you so graciously gave me! they're the ones with the purple tape around the bottom, and the mallets play like a dream :)
i miss campus band so badly, but i'm so much looking forward to pops orchestra!