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Being a band kid means...
Being a band kid means a million inside jokes
Cackling and confusing everyone else at the slight mention of them
Being a band kids means hours and hours of dedication-
Practicing until it’s impossible to mess up and you’re deaf from the metronome
Being a band kid means involving the show music in your life
Humming your part, tapping your foot, blaring the piece through your ears
Being a band kid means a second family-
Multiple moms and dads who support and care for you
And numerous siblings who got your back
Being a band kid means pride in what you do
The satisfying feeling of telling people “I’m in band”
Being a band kid means Friday night games
Coated in sweat, dancing to the drumline cadence, and playing stand tunes
Being a band kid means a thousand chances to be better
Take every chance you got, nobody’s going to laugh if you mess up
Being a band kid means proving that hard work pays off
The breathlessness that overcomes you as horns go down, you did it
Being a band kid means carrying an instrument that weighs the same as a feather or an anvil
And gravity doesn’t make anything better
Being a band kid means accepting each other-
We are who we are and nothing will ever change that
Being a band kid means joy
Smiling and laughing the entire time
But most importantly, being a band kid means having a place where you belong

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I wrote this piece based on my time in band. I love band, and everybody in my band treats each other like siblings(we fight, but in the end we get along) and we stick together through thick and thin.