The Benefits of Band

Today's blog comes from Caitlin, an 8th grade flute player.

The Benefits of Band

Band is something that lets us express ourselves in so many ways. Band also builds your self-confidence and it also helps you understand what you want to do in life. When I say band helps us express ourselves in so many ways, I mean that it is really easy to transfer your emotions to what you are playing. When you do something good in class it helps you build self- confidence. Then when someone acknowledges it whether it is a friend or Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. Hill or yourself, it makes you feel amazing to where you actually start standing up for yourself. When someone acknowledges your strengths it gives you a feeling of what you are good at in life.

Band opens up many doors for colleges. You can get scholarships for music so I hope all of you who really want to do music in life stay in band and try to do this.

I have two questions for you, and would like for you guys to answer them. My questions for you are “What are the benefits of band in your point of view?” and “Do you love band so much that you want to make a career out of it?” Also if you love band so much, like I do, keep doing band. Some careers that you can do that relate with music and band are song writing, teaching, and playing professionally.