Yo yo, Yamasaki-san's back!!!
I've been at UNI since Monday and tonight (Friday night) I just finished band camp rehearsals. Talk about tiring. We've had like 5 rehearsals per day, 3 of which involve working on our field show. The rehearsals have ranged from 1 to 3 hours long. For pregame, we are playing the theme from The Incredibles, and Blister in the Sun. For halftime, we are playing a Skynyrd show - Gimme Three Steps, Tuesday's Gone with the Wind, Saturday Night Special, Sweet Home Alabama, and Free Bird. I have an amazing trombone solo at the end of free bird (which I am playing with 3 other tb players, though.) There are 8 members in the tb section - or 9, if I include our section leader who is having surgery.
I've been worked like a sled dog all week, but it's worth it just for the fun of associating with band friends. there are so many great people (cool guys and sweet young lads) you can meet and talk to when you're involved in band. And it's not militant either; it's not like I have people yelling in my face and forcing me to do 50 pushups with their foot on my back. Instead, it's just focused and relaxed at the same time, and the physical activity isn't too strenuous. Though it still is a step up challenge-wise from high school, because we learn a new halftime show every 1 or 2 weeks. Anyway, band camp is over now, and now I have all weekend to relax, sleep, organize my room. From now until the end of November, marching practice is only 5 and a half hours per week (no longer than 2 hours in a single night.) Yay!!
Well, my second year of college is about to begin next monday. I'm especially excited for my Spanish and Portuguese classes next week. I also have music theory classes & music practices and such.
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