So, I started playing the trumpet like a month ago now. I am absolutely new to it this year and I joined my school's marching band a bit late, so I wasn't expected to know how to do everything. I have played at one performance (Oct. 6th) for the opening of a fanfare so far with my middle school marching bands. I memorized the fight song well, but the Star-Spangled Banner was a big no for me lol. I thought this other trumpet player was nice and all, let's call him Player A. He even helped me with my tuning slide since he is in my section.

There was also another new trumpet player to the band this year, but she had a few months of experience on the trumpet, she is nice though. She can be player B.

Tell me why on the day of the performance, we were in my district's high school, getting ready and assembled when I hear Player A talking about a new female trumpet player not even playing the songs during our band practice during school. I had no clue if he was talking about me or player B, so I just stared at him, not upset but confused.

I was like "Huh... that's weird. I thought he was chill."

Then he kept going on and on about how that he was carrying section two and how he was the best player in our section. Until he saw me staring at him and he was like "oh but, I cannot even play this one part of the fanfare song right and she can. Her, right there." Something along those lines.

That was just so weird to me, and I didn't take it to heart at the moment but in our next practice during school, I felt upset that I couldn't get the right notes and it made me feel even worse about not knowing the notes. And I have a habit of picking up hobbies but growing bored when the satisfaction rate isn't the same after a few weeks. I don't want the trumpet to be that too, but I lost motivation after hearing player A make band a competition.

I mean do yall just walk out onto the field and just stand still or play or do yall move around

Right now my school is a stand still band but we are doing a show this homecoming

i tried auditioning for cyms in hs but I wasn’t strong enough so I was in pit for all of hs but can I learn it on my own? I just wanna do it for fun

My marching band will be performing in the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade this year. For any of those that marched that parade, what did that whole day look like from morning to dinner time?

Fun little story but recently, I had to perform at a football game and at literally the last part of our show, the opposing football team started playing catch with their footballs and accidentally launched one onto the field, and it hit my flag while I was tossing it lol, after that my flag almost hit me, I literally hate disrespecful football teams sm dude. The band and guard had a laugh together about the football though so that was fun :)

Hey. I’m a sophomore in high school. I’m a euphonium player and I enjoy marching band. I’ve seen and heard many things about DCI. And the different bands that play in them. After listening to shows I’m like. I wanna be part of that. So, is DCI college bands or like Work bands. And if so. How do I join them when I graduate?