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[quote=Anonymous]My Marching Band experience was in the 1990's but I suspect it is similar to kids experiences today. My school was a more competitive band, we competed in 6 competitions a season and then the regional finals. We started in the summer and had summer band practice so that we had the music and formations down before school started. We had practice after school and competitions on the weekend, although none of our competitions were over night. It was more intense then the varsity sports that I played. Far more intense then my sports. We also won a lot more.

Loved my marching band experience. I was bummed when we moved and my new schools band was all parade marching, which is boring as all hell and gone. I did not participate in that band.

My first school was also competitive in orchestra, band, jazz band, and choir. We travelled for competitions including a competition in Montreal. It was awesome!

It was very much director dependent. Shortly after we moved, the band director and music chair changed and the band and choir stopped with the competitions and the like. I felt sorry for the music kids because it was a great program and we had a bunch of kids attending some of the better music based University program. It really was a special experience.

Oh, and I sucked. Like I was not musically gifted and had to work my butt off but I learned a ton. We did not cut people from marching band, choir or orchestra. We had select bands and choirs as well that I never had a chance of making. [/quote]

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