To the Marching Knights- I am so excited to start off the 2023 Marching Band season! I have great expectations from all of you, and I know that we can help each other out to make this season our best yet. I believe that a marching band works best when we all support one another. We are one big family, and together we strive to better ourselves and those around us. That being said, if we want to better ourselves, we have to be prepared. Marching band season requires not only physical preparation but mental as well. Everyone should be in the right mindset for band camp; get excited! If someone is excited because they’re playing the instrument they love, then they’ll be much more open to critique and working on themselves. Everyone should also be on time to practice, if not early. As the saying goes, “Early is on time and on time is late.” We need to start off this season putting our best foot forward so we can be prepared for the rest of the year. All band …show more content…
I would be honored to earn this position, and I promise that I will work just as hard as anyone else this year. While I may have expectations for the rest of the band, everyone has expectations of me as well. You can expect me to be one of the first people to practice every day. I will do my best to get to know each and every one of you, and you can come to me with any questions or concerns you may have. The band is our job, but if I am to be the Drum Major, I am representing the band as a whole. My demeanor determines how others see the Marching Knights. This doesn’t detract from you as a band, and how you act either. It is a joint effort between all of us to make us seem professional. Most importantly, however, I am enthusiastic about this year, and I hope to encourage the band as a whole to be enthusiastic as well. We have great directors, and if we put in as much effort, time and love as our directors do, then we will be on the way to a great