Personal Narrative: The Plano West Mighty Wolf Band
"Can I get a Wolf Pack!?" someone shouts.
"Wolf Pack!" I yell along with 190 other people.
We repeat this call-and-response two more times and finish off with a fierce cry. I am proud to be a member of this tradition, which is the end-of-practice call of the Plano West Mighty Wolf Band. I am also proud to be a member of this organization because it has connected me to many friends at Plano West. But what a majority of those friends do not know is that I, a flutist, had never even been remotely associated with such a tradition until the second semester of sophomore year. I had played the flute individually since seventh grade, but
I had never thought of joining a school band until my counselor informed me that I needed …show more content…
On the day I started band, I walked into the band hall and observed my classmates quietly get their instruments. I simply took all my materials …show more content…
Through repeated warm-up drills, chorales, and consistent practice, the other instrument players and I learned how to musically interact with each other to produce one cohesive sound. After
I became comfortable in the team setting, my classmates began treating me as one of them and did not make me feel like the band's scapegoat anymore. Before long, I was reaching out to members from the higher bands, playing alongside them in marching band and comfortably interacting with them on a much larger scale. After I fulfilled my fine arts requirements, I decided to continue playing in the band until I graduate because I felt confident about my ability to adapt to new players and new instruments. Now, I have assimilated myself into the Plano West band culture and feel as experienced as everyone else in band's teamwork-heavy setting. I feel proud to have learned how to transition from a solo setting to a teamwork setting in such a short amount of time. I hope to use the lessons from this experience to remind myself that with a little time and patience, I can adapt to unfamiliar college and job settings in my near
"Wolf Pack!" I yell along with 190 other people.
We repeat this call-and-response two more times and finish off with a fierce cry. I am proud to be a member of this tradition, which is the end-of-practice call of the Plano West Mighty Wolf Band. I am also proud to be a member of this organization because it has connected me to many friends at Plano West. But what a majority of those friends do not know is that I, a flutist, had never even been remotely associated with such a tradition until the second semester of sophomore year. I had played the flute individually since seventh grade, but
I had never thought of joining a school band until my counselor informed me that I needed …show more content…
On the day I started band, I walked into the band hall and observed my classmates quietly get their instruments. I simply took all my materials …show more content…
Through repeated warm-up drills, chorales, and consistent practice, the other instrument players and I learned how to musically interact with each other to produce one cohesive sound. After
I became comfortable in the team setting, my classmates began treating me as one of them and did not make me feel like the band's scapegoat anymore. Before long, I was reaching out to members from the higher bands, playing alongside them in marching band and comfortably interacting with them on a much larger scale. After I fulfilled my fine arts requirements, I decided to continue playing in the band until I graduate because I felt confident about my ability to adapt to new players and new instruments. Now, I have assimilated myself into the Plano West band culture and feel as experienced as everyone else in band's teamwork-heavy setting. I feel proud to have learned how to transition from a solo setting to a teamwork setting in such a short amount of time. I hope to use the lessons from this experience to remind myself that with a little time and patience, I can adapt to unfamiliar college and job settings in my near