[Menvi-discuss] Being a student leader in band

Wed Apr 17 20:50:33 EDT 2013

Your three years of experience should give you the experience you need.  I
would recommend that you approach your director asking to write a show and
have him critique it.  Use the information you learn as a step off to your
future and keep trying.  Good luck with your audition.  Any more help let
me know.  Rick

On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 4:38 PM, Kaiti Shelton
<crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I think for now that sticking with the musical stuff would be good,
> but as you go through the season looking for ways to articulate visual
> concepts to the sighted band members might be good.  I know for music
> ed majors in my school's music department there is a class called
> "Marching Band Pedigogy," for all the instrumental band people who
> would be possible marching band directors.  If you do go into ed with
> the intention of becoming a band director that might be something you
> have to take, so coming up with modifications for teaching any visual
> material would really help.
>
> On 4/17/13, Winona Brackett <trumpetqueenwb at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I have been in marching band for three years. I understand the basics
> > of marching (the position your feet should be in when marching forward
> > or backwards, sliding and etc.),  but I don't know that I am
> > comfortable enough to teach it. I feel that I would be nervous and
> > make to many mistakes.
> >
> > I would like to do music in college. I'm thinking about music
> > education or trumpet performance.
> >
> > Winona
> >
> > On 4/17/13, Rick Coates <coatesncr at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Winona:
> >>
> >>  I am not visually impaired, but I taught a group of blind students to
> >> perform as a marching band.  It had been many years since I did any
> >> marching band but a great deal of the visual work is rooted in basic
> >> skills
> >> and movements.  As a visually impaired band student, your understanding
> >> of
> >> the visual aspect of the performance will be different and possibly more
> >> challenging to share with your peers, especially if the training time
> >> between shows is short.  You did not state how much marching experience
> >> you
> >> had and I would believe that would play a great role in the visual
> >> instruction as well.
> >>
> >> In general, I would encourage you to work towards the musical aspect of
> >> the
> >> band.  It sounds like you would have many challenges that meet the goal
> >> you
> >> are reaching.  The results of this experience would be very important
> >> should you wish to continue in music.  Remember, that all instruction,
> >> whether visual or musical, moves in steps and stages.  It will require
> >> you
> >> to plan out your instruction and require you to evaluate the results to
> >> make you better.
> >>
> >> I commend your director for allowing you to undertake this opportunity
> >> and
> >> wish you well in this endeavor.  When I was much younger (old guy), I
> >> tried
> >> out as a drum major one time and was very nervous that I would make
> >> mistakes and the performance would fail.  Luckily, everything went well.
> >> The last thing I would say is relax and enjoy yourself, it will all work
> >> out.
> >>
> >> Keep us informed about your results.
> >>
> >> Rick Coates
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 6:52 PM, Winona Brackett
> >> <trumpetqueenwb at gmail.com>wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> I am a junior (grade 11) in high school. I play trumpet and I'm in my
> >>> school's marching and concert band. My band director is letting his
> >>> students apply and audition for marching band leadership positions. I
> >>> would like to apply for Trumpet Co-Section Leader and Brass Captain. I
> >>> have asked my peers their opinions on how well I would do as a brass
> >>> captain or co-section leader and I've gotten different answers:
> >>>
> >>> "You have the musical talent, you would be great."
> >>>
> >>> "I don't think Brass Captain would be the best thing for you.You need
> >>> to be able to teach marching; control the entire brass section;
> >>> conduct them; warm them up; and have sectionals.I don't think it would
> >>> be a good idea to have two captains (a music captain and a visuals
> >>> captain), it would be confusing and could end badly if the two
> >>> disagreed with each other."
> >>>
> >>> Those quotes are for both positions. If I was brass captain or trumpet
> >>> co-section leader, I would have to learn everyone's music ahead of
> >>> time so I would be able to help the students in my section learn and
> >>> memorize their parts. (Field show music and stand music). I know that
> >>> would take a lot on my part. I want to push and challenge myself, but
> >>> I also don't want to bite off more than I can chew.
> >>>
> >>> What are your thoughts? As a blind individual, how do you think I
> >>> would teach visual block? (Marching basics, drill where they are in
> >>> the formation). Or, should I be the music section leader and have
> >>> another student be the visuals leader? I have talked to my band
> >>> director about having two leaders, and he seems ok with it.
> >>>
> >>> All opinions are appreciated.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Winona
> >>>
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