Tennis and marching band are two extracurricular activities that require both dedication and commitment. Prior to entering my first year of high school‚ I decided that I wanted to take my love for tennis to the next level and make the O’Fallon high school tennis team. In 5th grade‚ I committed myself to playing the alto saxophone in the school band and all that entails with lessons and practice‚ with an eye on playing in the high school marching band. During high school‚ I made a commitment to
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Band Leadership Audition - Short Essay Questions 1. As a leader‚ how will you encourage and motivate other individuals? Motivation is achieved through praise. If students are complimented on their effort‚ they will often perform higher and have a higher sense of motivation. However‚ blind praise yields spoiled results. I will expect excellence out of my peers. I will make sure to voice those expectations‚ and help my peers set reasonable short-term goals to accomplish the exellence we strive
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The band was heavily in debt and openly at war with its record company. (Shmoop University‚ Inc. 2013) Made a very interesting analysis of the album they go on saying “London Calling" is set in a post-apocalyptic Britain‚ where human technology has failed and people have to fend for themselves. What about the issues vocalist Joe Strummer sings about? Oil shortages‚ nuclear threats‚ global climate change. "London Calling" is a high-energy tune that will both pump you up and make you fear for
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on Friday nights‚ but almost no one notices the halftime show. Marching bands have been around for a long time and can range from levels between high school and professional. One would mostly likely see instruments such as trumpet‚ trombone‚ snare drum‚ piccolo‚ and bass drum in a marching band. Marchers are likely found on football fields‚ in stands‚ and on the streets in a parade. Instead of having “games”‚ marching bands have shows‚ or performances. To prepare for these performances‚ marchers
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BRAND: HISTORY: The Band-Aid was invented in 1920 by Earle Dickson‚ an employee of Johnson & Johnson‚ for his wife Josephine Dickson‚ who frequently cut and burned herself while cooking. The prototype product allowed his wife to dress her wounds without assistance. Dickson‚ a Highland Park‚ New Jersey resident at the time‚ passed the idea on to his employer who then went on to produce and market the product as the Band-Aid. Dickson had a successful career at Johnson & Johnson‚ eventually
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rubber band car uses potential elastic energy from the rubber bands by turning it to kinetic energy. This kinetic energy is what makes the car move after which the rubber band swiftly returns to its original size and shape. When the band is wound around the axle‚ it is given the potential energy which is energy that is stored for later use. When the rubber band is released the spinning axle turns the potential energy into kinetic energy. This therefore follows that the more the rubber band is wound
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My band director is one of the most important and influential people in my life. He always helps boost my confidence in my playing abilities‚ and he always believes in me. I started band a year after everyone else‚ because my mom wanted me to focus on school for the first year of middle school. When I finally did join band in sixth grade‚ Mr. Sacco was very helpful and patient with me. There’s something he’s said that I believe is the best advice I have ever received : “It’s not the mistakes you make
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0 This report reviews the CIPD HR Professional Map. In this section‚ it explains how the CIPD HR Professional Map (HRPM) areas and bands define the HR profession. It will also look at why the HRPM behaviours are essential to being an effective HR professional. The CIPD HR Professional Map was introduced in 2009. It is a members-only resource designed to help professionals understand the relevant skills needed to fulfil an HR role. Detailed research within the HR profession was undertaken to create
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State University Marching Band has been a big part of The Ohio State University campus and band history for a long time. The Ohio State Marching Band has influenced many people around the state and the country. Although becoming a member of The Ohio State Marching Band takes great effort and discipline in high school‚ staying a member of the band all four or five years of college takes even more tenacity. At the beginning of an Ohio State home football game‚ the marching band carries on a tradition
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in both band and choir can be tough‚ but the nerve-racking performances can be even tougher. Just in band alone‚ you have to make sure your instrument works‚ you have to know and remember your notes‚ and learn how to play the music which is pretty difficult. In choir‚ you have to make sure you’re in the right seating arrangement‚ the right octave‚ and you have to make sure you’re singing the right part. The performances are perhaps the most stressful part of both band and choir because you have to
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