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STUDENTS' LETTERS
From other students (Click on a name to see their letter)
Koji Mori
Back when I was in 8th grade, and I was hearing talk about bands
in different high schools, I was getting kind of excited, but almost all of
my friends were going to other high schools, so I was a bit sad. I was one
of the few from my band that were going to go to Kennesaw Mountain H.S. I
didn’t know what a marching band was, because I had never seen one. The
thought that came to me when I heard “Marching Band” was the parades at
Disney World I saw when I was like 10. I got a better understanding of what
a “Marching Band” really was when I went to 8th grade night. It
was quite fun. The people there were very nice, and I felt welcomed, so I
decided to join this program.
When I went to the first sectional, we didn’t play our horns, or even
march. We just…played games. It was quite…different. As the season
progressed, I learned a lot of new things. I learned how to march, and hold
my horn up (which was quite a struggle in the beginning.) I learned about
the program, and the history of it. I was constantly learning new things
about the stuff I was doing. It started to have a little fun. Then it got
even more fun, and exciting. I actually liked the rehearsals, and all the
hard work that I had to put into it. I made so many new friends, and began
to talk to people. I used to be so shy and quiet in middle school, but
after meeting these new people in band, I opened up, and wasn’t so shy
anymore. I began to love this band. I considered the band room as a second
home of mine, because I was there more than I was home. The people in band
were my second family, and it was just fabulous.
The
upper classmen were telling me about how great the “Feeling” was after a
performance in a competition. I just imagined what it was like, and
couldn’t wait for the competitions that were ahead of us. As it grew closer
to competition time, people were really giving everything they had in
rehearsals, and I began to get very curious about what it would be like.
I remember everything from my first competition at the Bands of America
Regional in Johnson City. It was such an amazing experience. I
finally understood the “Feeling” that they were talking about. It was
a truly indescribable feeling. The feeling of such accomplishment was
unbelievable. It was worth every second of the time I spent of on
practicing and rehearsing.
The above testimonial was when I was a freshman, and since then things have
been incredible. Every year, you’ll meet more and more new people, and will
create life long memories that you will carry through your whole life. I’ll
tell you honestly that it might not be fun all the time. You might have bad
days, and you might even want to give up. But there are also the good days,
and the great days that outweigh the bad one’s any day. I can confidently
say that all the work and time spent will be worth doing in the end.
I
hope I get to meet you at the new member camp!
-Koji Mori
Drum Major
(Trumpet/Mellophone)
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