Depending on the person you ask, you could get various answers and various versions of the same answer. When it comes to people saying "Band isn't a sport," I've chosen my words carefully when I explain my take on it.

Band has a foundation of passion, dedication, and hard work. Band kids still stretch and hydrate throughout practice and before performances.

We run reps over and over and over during summer heat, lose sleep on school nights after long rehearsals, go home from practice, football games, and performances thinking "I could have done better," and give our blood, sweat, and tears along with the hours we put into practicing our music and performances.

All aspects of marching band - from winds to percussion to color-guard - take skill, agility, repetition, and an openness for failure; you know you're a band kid especially when you hear the phrase "One more time," for the ninth time.

Paola Torres

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