Marching Fundamentals Day 1
So yeah, as you know, I play flute in the top band at my school as the best player and I'm in junior high as an 8th grader. So I'm going to be a freshman. Yesterday was my Marching Fundamentals for high school first day, and I wanted to talk about it.
5:30, It was really fucking hot outside and the sunglasses I was wearing did little help to my eyes. All of us had t shirts and shorts on. We didn't need instruments because we were just marching. We first did a little warm up including skipping, running, jogging, etc. One of my French horn friends was always asking me why I run when I reach the end, and I kept saying the same answer, "I feel like it." She can't take my civil rights away from me. So then we did stretching. It wasn't like do-the-splits- kinda stretching, but it still hurt from the flexibility deprived legs I have. And then came posture. Oh what fun! Learning how to stand up straight and look tall even if you're like below average height for 13-14 years old. My mom complains about my posture because she's afraid of me getting like scoliosis or some other spine disease. I don't know. I don't care actually. After posture, we were sectioned off by instrument, but flutes were mixed with oboes. We first did icebreakers aka introductions. The high schoolers would make us tell our name, what grade we're in or going into, what instrument we play, and our favorite _. Sometimes the blank would be color, cereal, animal, etc.
My icebreaker in my deep, I don't give a crap about anything voice:
Hi my name is Elaine.
I'm going to be a freshman.
And my favorite animal is the wolf.
See in these you have to be honest sometimes. Wait I forgot to add my instrument. Oh whatever, they didn't ask me during the icebreaker anyways.
Back on topic, so basically they taught us marching and all. And how much weight you put on your feet, what position your feet should be in, how to hold your arms up, and blah blah blah. But the really curious thing is they made us hold our hands up as if we were playing trumpet. No! We don't play trumpet! We play flute! We don't stick our horns in the air like trumpets do! We point them to the right! Duh! But why would I say that out loud. Then they gathered us together and we marched together instrumentless. At 8:00, we were gathered and they gave us more announcements. Hey look we get free ice cream on Thursday! Yeah! Then mom picked me up. And we lived happily ever after. The End. Psyche! There's more. Like today, is Day 2, so see ya!
NinjaFlautist Out.