Should I quit marching band

cosmicgirl
Sun, 24 Jun 2018 16:40:18 +0000

I am about to go into sophomore year of high school and I’m thinking about dropping band but I’m not so sure if I’m making the right choice. I mean I’m just thinking of doing concert season not marching season. I’m also planning on joining jazz band. I’m afraid that quitting marching season will probably look bad on college applications because so far I’ve only done it for one year and I already want to leave. Just a little bit of background, I’ve been in band for quite a while now, ever since 4th grade and I’ve played percussion, flute, and tenor saxophone up until now. I’ve always liked being in band because in middle school it was a really fun experience for me, so I considered doing it in high school as well. However, after freshman year, my experience in band wasn’t so great so I don’t have the same passion/interest in band like I used to. I’m not really into marching band anymore because it just seems time consuming for me personally (everyone has their own thoughts on marching band) and I don’t feel driven to continue doing marching band. I’d also rather use the time from marching band to pursue other things like key club, which I’ve been interested in for a while.