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Competitive Challenges Of Marching Band In My Life
One of the most repetitive challenges I’ve faced in my life has to do with marching band. Every year my high schools’ marching has a state assessment where we are evaluated on how well we perform and understand our show. We have always shot for the highest rating of superior which requires dedication and hundreds of hours of practice. One of the hardest parts is getting the freshmen to fully understand the concept of marching band. It has also always been a struggle to get our show to the superior rating. We usually don’t get the show good enough to be considered superior until the actual performance day. That day is always the most stressful day of the season. It determines if our nearly two-hundred hours of practice pays off. By doing marching

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