A note of music gains significance from the silence on either side.

It is nights like these, when I see my friends pictures from universities, that I wish I was in marching band. Or even considering joining marching band. While I loved it in high school I'm just not sure if it would be the best move for me when I transfer to university. It's fun, energetic, a great way of exercising. a way to see different places, to get to see football games for free, to have spend time and bond with all your closest friend. I mean those are the pros for me, the things that I loved in high school but in turn this is a different chapter of my life. I know that if I join marching band I'll have a blast and expand my musical capability but on the other hand I won't be living at home. Marching band is expensive and takes up a lot of time. Not only that but you also travel for a lot of games. If I'm working and trying to make a living my boss wouldn't appreciate it if I was asking for all this time off to go to games and things like that and I sure wouldn't like spending so much time away from my boyfriend. Time that really isn't necessary. I think it would be a ton of fun but I think it will be just as much fun to join ensembles and nothing compares to the rush you get on that field but if I can get a big solo or something like that in an ensemble it would all be worth it. And I wouldn't have to worry about relearning mellophone every year. If I would have gone to University straight out of high school and wouldn't have bills to pay or a boyfriend to love then I would take marching band. I know there are tons of people who probably think I'm crazy but as much as I would think I would have fun in marching band, just as much fun can be achieved in a concert setting. Enough about marching band, for now. I haven't gotten to play much since last Wednesday because I have come down with strep throat :( Hopefully this crap will be gone soon so I can get on with practicing my solo and improving my skills with a lessons. I hate that I finally got things rolling with my teacher and then.. BAM! Strep throat hits me and I have to cancel. Just my luck. But I'm hoping by Friday I'll be all better and be able to practice my little heart out. On french horn and sax. It's really true that if you don't practice everyday you go backwards. Sometimes I wish playing were like riding a bike... you could put it down for a year and when you pick it back up it would be like you never stopped. Unfortunately it doesn't happen that way and all us musicians (at least wind) have to practice out butts of everyday of the year. No breaks for us. Well I'm going to hit the hay, 6 am comes early! Until next time, live with no regrets.