Persuasive Essay On Marching Band

For some, spending four hours rigorously practicing in the blazing hot sun would be a complete nightmare. However, for marching band, it is completely normal to obsess over the same routine in any condition; for hours non-stop. Sounds insane right! Neverless, now that I look back at the seemingly torture we endured hours after school, I realize that most of us didn’t even come for band. We came because we genuinely enjoyed each other's company. Our similar interest in band shaped a new community overtime, where we all could help support and motivate each other. What is a discourse community though? Well a general community can be compared to Marching Band where everyone associated has common goals, values, and basic knowledge about the subject.

.In some ways, this “community” created through band, shaped each of our personalities and values today. In school, I have always been somewhat fascinated with the ways different cliques or groups formed and later influenced a students' identity growing up. As a band kid, we’ve always had the stereotype of being nerdy, un-cool, and un-athletic. So, for me, being a part of this crowd for almost seven years definitely had a major impact on how I even view myself today. This is true since I still tend to gravitate towards these similar personalities, and even now some of my closest friends are from band. The main reason for this is mostly because each time we meet I still feel that instant connection, so I never have to worry about losing these friendships. This isn’t a surprising fact though, because when I think about it, I’ve known some of these people for six, seven years, so I’ve learned that true connections take time to build. Sometimes it takes seven or more years like I mentioned before, to fully learn the discourse and create meaningful connections in a community. Nevertheless, once you’re fully a part of a community of people, it is an amazing feeling, knowing you have support from the people around

For example, sometimes when I am doing tasks now, I find myself always looking back to the many tricks and sayings I learned whilst in band to get myself motivated. Like how my band director would scream, “foRWard MARCH!” at us from the stands to start the performance. I still yell it in my mind if I am falling asleep in class or need to do something important, since it always has a way of turning my mind on instantly like a light switch. However, some of this motivation stems partly from the fact that as much as I loved band, it also caused me to feel this lack of confidence in myself as well, since upon joining, I was forced into a crowd who were extremely academically competitive and always went above and beyond in their extracurriculars. Many of my closest friends tended to be one of these high achievers, which effectively rubbed off on me. I worked harder and pushed myself every time I compared myself to them. Over time this really got to me, but in the end I did achieve higher with the extra effort. Although they say each community is vastly different, I’ve come to find, whether it’s band or any other kind of sport, the process of learning and adapting will almost always spark the same lack of confidence in anyone. However, it is crucial to have a goal, or some element of pressure in your life to motivate yourself to achieve higher. In band, I