Swimming

I have gone swimming at least 12 times in the past week. This is really weird since I usually swim like, once every three months, but apparently it's the thing to do or something, because every time I go do something with anyone, it turns out to be swimming! I'm not complaining though, it's pretty awesome. I wonder if my hair is getting blonder from the chlorine. Anyway, this post is completely irrelevant to anything, but I feel like I'm neglecting my blog, so I shall continue to post random posts. Farewell Brethren.
P.S. I'm actually getting a tan! It's weird.
P.S. to the P.S. I'm never going to be a lifeguard, it looks hopelessly boring. It almost makes we want to go pretend to drown so they'll have something to do!!! I won't do that though, I can't hold my breath that long.

Scout Camp

Wow. So much to say.
Well, first off I might as well admit that I left to scout camp with a crappy attitude and thinking that camp would be awful like it was at Scofield a couple years ago. However, Tifie turned out to be a very incredible camp, and I am very impressed at how just plain awesome it was.
Archery was extremely fun. I very much enjoyed testing my skills with a bow, and by the end of the week I managed to shoot a 42 out of 50 with a recurve longbow. Not bad at all.
COPE was incredible. It was pretty awesome when my entire team was able to successfully scale a 12 foot wall with no tools or other help, and crossing a chasm on swinging tires was a party. It was also pretty cool when I did hand stand on the swinging log and tried to say the entire Gettysburg address, and I would have been able to get the whole thing but somebody pushed the log so I ended up doing a front flip off it and landing on my back just in time for the log to smack into my head. Good thing I have a thick skull. :)
Now, my very favorite part of the camp, aside from the people, was Horseback riding. I never had any clue how fun that would be. I love Horses now, and I want to find someone who owns some and become their very best friend. My favorite horse was Clownie. He was really fun to ride because he liked clowning around, and going off the trail, and trying to bite other horses, etc... So it was always an adventure.
Now for the people I met. First of all, the Medic. He was hilarious. He would always come visit our campsite (around desert time every day. Without fail) and tell us funny stories. He really disliked preventable injuries, and he was pretty adept at preventing them (usually by duct taping scouts together.)
Second of all, Martin. He was pretty funny too, although he wasn't very good at learning the names of the scouts. Anyway, the main thing is that he was nice.
Next, our troop friend Gavin, Marcott, and other random staff members that loved our troop. (which was basically everyone, seeing as our troop was the most awesome.) The staff was incredible. They were all very kind and considerate, and although they were not the most experienced staff ever, they knew how to make camp fun, which obviously made camp a lot more fun.
Last but certainly not least, my favorite people that I met at Tifie, the Lindgrens.
Ollie Lindgren was the Horse instructor, and he was one of the funniest people that I have ever met. His wife worked at the Trading Post most of the time, and she was really nice, and their 9 children, who were all up at camp, were seriously some of the most amazing people I have ever met.
Olivia was really nice and great at teaching how to ride horses properly, and I should hook her up with my brother Will.
Indi is a really cool guy and it was fun hanging out with him a little bit.
I didn't really hang out with the girl my age or the guy just younger than me, and I never learned their names. Sadly.
Anyway, Cameo was my favorite. She reminded me a lot of Sophie Blair, and she was just plain great. Really funny and fun to talk to, and she was way better at riding horses than me. Unsurprisingly.
Lilly was also pretty great. And she was also better at riding than me, and she was like, 6 years old.
Kaela was awesome. She liked stealing my thumb though and she wouldn't give it back. Little kids are adorable.
Tova was the little baby, and she liked waddling around. It was very funny to watch.
Oh, I think I'm missing someone. Oh well, the point is, they are super incredible and I love them. It's too bad that they live so far away, or I'd visit them all the time, and make my little siblings play with them, because we'd all get along like 17 peas in a pod.

I've officially decided that I very much like random adventures now and shall no longer complain if I must be whisked away for a week, 'cuz whatever it is, it'll probably be awesome.

DCI

Wow. I love DCI. Now I am super excited for fall band.
The Cadets have an insanely cool show.
Phantom Regiment is absolutely gorgeous.
The Blue Knights have sweet music.
Everyone else also blew me away.
I honestly wish I could just watch DCI shows over and over for the rest of my life.
That is all.

Band Lagoon Day

This was my very last Band Lagoon day, and that is truely a depressing thought. So many wonderful memories of awesome Band parties there reside happily in my brain, but at least this year was exceptional enough to end it all on a happy note.
Yes, the rides were fun and the whole Lagoon experience was wonderful, but the very best part was simply getting to be with my spectacular band buddies. There aren't many people better for adding a ray of sunshine to a dreary day, or making excruciatingly boring things a fiesta. I just want to say that I am really going to miss these perfect people next year. It's hard to believe that Summer Band is over for me. I'm not going to march in any more parades with them and I'm done rehearsing with my wonderous friends. Well, one thing is for sure: The things I have learned and the memories I have obtained shall live on, continuously impacting my life for the better. Thank you, thank you Timpview Band. Thank you DF, thank you Staff, thank you DM's, thank you Section Leaders, and most of all, thank you friends. You've all done more for me than I can say.
I Love You!!

Independance Week Adventures

The first of my adventures began on a happy Summer day. I woke up with a feeling that that day would be a good day. It was. The End. Just kidding, stuff happened in the middle.
First, I went over to my stake center to play basketball with the rest of the Drumline, and let me tell you, that was fun. Basically Rob, Mallory, and Christian owned everybody, but I was usually on a team with one or two of them, so it was awesome. I love basketball. And Ultimate Frisbee. I should play sports more.
Second, I went over to my Cousin Lyssa's house to help move a desk or something like that, but it turned out that she didn't actually need my help, so we just had a doughnut party.
That night was Stadium of Fire, so naturally I went over to my uncle's house where I can see the screen and hear everything that's going on and I have a perfect view of the fireworks, so that was basically superior. Oh, there was also home made Root Beer involved. Now you're jealous.

Okay, make sure to read the next part in a British accent for no reason whatsoever.

The next day, I was lucky enough to be able to visit some of my cousins that I haven't seen in ages, and of course that was the greatest thing ever. We played Lord of the Rings Risk, and Ashley and I owned Matt and Will, which was quite a feat seeing as they are adept and skilled warriors and it was Ashley's first time playing. Of course I just got lucky 'cuz I had no idea what was going on the whole time, but I had dozens of fun.

You can quit the British accent now. If you want. I don't see why you'd want to though.

Wow it sounds like I'm getting bombed because of all the fireworks going on right now.

ANyway, that same day I also rescued my Great-Uncle, and this is a great story. So, I went over to my uncle's house to retrieve the cooler that I had left there the previous day, and my Great-Uncle JB was sitting on the front lawn. When I pulled up, he looked very happy indeed to see me. It turns out that he was locked out of the house because he did not know the code to the garage, and he also did not know how to use his cell-phone, so as you can see, he was in quite a predicament. Naturally I taught him how to use his phone and gave him the code to the garage, and all was well. It feels good to save people. I kinda want to be a super-hero now.

Sorry that this post is not as high-quality as it could be. I am in a coma (courtesy of the parade this morning.)

I'm also pretty sure I'm missing some great stories that I need to post about, but I'm having difficulty remembering them right now.

I miss you all and hope to see you soon!  (Especially you)

Dignify-edly Signed,
               me

Just a thought

"It is infinately more admirable to be an exceptional plumber than an incompetent philosopher." --John Gardner

I should start honing my plumbing skills.

Trek

Oh, where to begin?! Trek was definitely one of the most incredible experiences of my entire life! I've been on Trek before, but since I was only 11 I cannot really remember very much of that, yet I was still able to remember quite a few things and know what was going on before it happened. Anyway, I'll just start at the start, seeing as that is a good place to start.
I must admit, I was not particularly ecstatic to discover that I was in the Red company, especially since I only knew a few others who were also in Red, and the rest were strangers; furthermore, when we were put into our Families I didn't have even the vaguest idea of who my siblings were so I suppose my energy level was relatively low. Of course, just like in all the happy movies and whatever, it turned out that I had a super-de-duperly incredible Family and that my siblings were all amazing. Now seems a good time to talk about them.
Note: I am using the past tense because I am mostly referring specifically to the duration of trek, not because the people in question are deceased or these things no longer apply to them.
Ma and Pa Roberts were very kind. I am extremely thankful for their example and their enthusiasm, and it was really awesome that they would join in all the games with us (even if "Bam Bam Yoki" got old very quickly.) Mostly they were just really fun to be around.
Taylor was awesome because he would always be willing to pitch in and join completely into any activity. He's not the type to just dip a toe in the water and complain that it's cold, he'd dive right in and have fun with it! It was especially fun to sing with him and tell him my riddles to let him try to solve.
Liam was an interesting character, that's for sure. He really liked to have fun and to make things fun for others. The only downside was that this led to the demise of Sam.
Britain was basically the coolest person ever. He made our family much awesomer, and pulling the handcart was a party. It was really fun to get to know him and have extremely random conversations with him. We're definitely going to party sometime.
Chris seemed to be always happy, and that is definitely a wondrous trait. I hope he had a very happy birthday today, because I'm sure he made many other people's day happy.
Crystal was the best big sister ever! I've always wanted an older sister, and having one for 3 days was great. I loved her great example and her comforting smile. She was always willing to help out the Family and cheer people up when they needed it.
Joy was always really nice and funny. It was great getting to know her better and see her doing constant acts of service for people.
Phebe had the best accent ever. I am totally going to Australia one of these days, and I am now completely convinced that it does indeed exist. But really, we all enjoyed making her talk to us just so we could listen to her accent. She was also really funny and enjoyable to be around.
Bronte was perfect. Really though, how did I not know her before now?! Talking to her was the most enjoyable part about pulling the handcarts, and it was very fun to learn more about her. She was a great example to all of us and it was a pleasure to pull her along in the cart.
Sam was the baby, and even though he was made of plastic and had to endure much more than a normal baby should (courtesy of Liam,) he was a good brother. It was fun to take care of him and to see each family member hold him and tend him.
This wonderful family of mine got me thinking a lot about the fact that they really are my family! We are all spiritual brothers and sisters and we all need each other to lift and strengthen one another. I love them all so much and I am so thankful to them for everything that they did for me. How can I be related to such amazing people?
I really really loved all the the activities that we did as a stake.
Square dancing was one of the most fun activities that everyone did together. Much more enjoyable than slow dancing is.
The actual trekking part was absolutely amazing. I love to feel the spirit, and when we went up into Martins cove, and when we did some of the things that the pioneers did, we really drew closer to Heavenly Father and became more understanding and loving. I hope to have many, many more experiences like this so that I can become an even better person.
I learned a lot of games on Trek, too. I loved having the experience of playing them with everyone, and I will definitely play them in the future.
I will go into more detail about Trek later, but right now it's time to sleep. In my bed instead of a tent. :)

Another Band Post

I know I post about band a lot, but I can't help it! I just love it so much! This year band has been more awesomer than any other year of band ever. Bass four is seriously like twice as fun as bass five (probably because it only weighs 35 pounds instead of 40,) and the bass line just earned our new harnesses, so carrying my drum doesn't even hurt that bad! It's so wonderful! Also the music this year is super fun, especially the cadence.
Also Mallory is an incredible section leader and I am seriously depressed that she's not doing Fall band. I totally love my section. Being in the bass section is definitely the most fun thing ever because bass drum players are always so nice!
Another thing is that Bao and Nicole are the best drum majors ever! Bao is awesome and always comes and clicks for us when we're working on sectional stuff (even if he fails at clicking for double beat :) ), and Nicole's always super nice to everyone in the band and has excellent energy and enthusiasm.
And of course I can't forget Rob! He is definitely the best drum instructor in the entire universe. He really knows what he's doing.
Last but not least DF is super inspiring as always. I love all of his random quotes and stories and analogies and pep talks and everything else that helps the band become amazing. I'm pretty sure that he's the best band director ever.
First parade is tomorrow!

Story Time

Okay, basically I love stories.

Story #1:
Once upon a time, there was a family with the last name Oldroyd (or something like that.) This family decided to go to the Zoo one day so that John could feel more at home. When the family walked over to the Giraffe section of the Zoo, the little girl named Elizabeth grew suddenly eccstatic. After inquiring why she was so happy, she simply pointed to a Giraffe and said "I knew it! Dragons are real!"

Story #2 will have to be told some other time because I need to go right now.

Robin Hood

It's time to jump on the band wagon and post about Robin Hood because I watched the first five episodes with Kat today. First of all http://grooveshark.com/s/Robin+Hood+Theme/1ZuL0u?src=5 = EPIC!!!!!

 Second of all

Why don't I look like that?

Yeah, Robin Hood is officially added to my list of people that I have to be for a day.

Highlights and Skylights

This post really has absolutely nothing to do with skylights, but that is seriously a pretty darn catchy title. Anyway, I just want to talk about a few highlights of my year.

I'm going to start by thinking way WAY back to summer band. That was the first time I got to play bass drum, and I loved it. And I hated it, but that was just because it was heavy. Everything else, I loved about it. I loved my awesome section and I loved the music and I loved feeling cool because I was on bass. One funny experience was when everyone else in my section was at girls camp, so I was the only one in the bass section for an entire week. As summer band approaches again, I can remember the feelings and experiences associated with it.

Secondly, fall band. At first, I was really sad that I didn't make it on bass for fall, but now I'm not so sure that it was a bad thing. The fall music for the frontline was a party! Plus I'm in love with mallet instruments. The thing I didn't like about it most was that the music was too easy. It was super fun, but it was also geared more toward beginning mallet players. I love fall band. Everyone just loves each other so much. Love is what makes music sound good, because music is really just love put in the form of radiation.

Thirdly, Early Morning Seminary. Brother Olivas was basically the best seminary teacher ever in the whole universe. Ever. He was hilarious, he made lessons engaging, he made lessons fun, and most of all when he taught the Spirit was so strong in the classroom, and I can't possibly think of a better way to start off a day.
Brother Pierce was also an awesome seminary teacher.

Fourthly (this could get old after a while,) Percussion class. For some reason this year Percussion seemed so much more fun, and so much easier, and so much happier than past years. I have loved it every single year, but this year is was just amazing! Maybe it's because all the percussionists were so superly friendly.

Fifthly (yep,) Second period. Best time of my life. I absolutely adore all of the people that I got to share this free class period with. I loved the awesome in depth discussions, and all of the hilarious things people would say. Zoe with her chemistry, Kat with her book, Kristen with her Physiology, Jacob with his EHS (just like everyone was supposed to be doing,) and all the random visitors that would pop in occasionally. I loved just talking with all these amazing people, and also randomly visiting Lauren while she was practicing her violin. Definitely my favorite class.

Next, my math class. You know, this class was actually kind of fun (when I was able to actually go anyway so I could understand the stuff.) Ms. Partridge was really good at teaching and making it understandable and fun. Math isn't all that bad. I still won't miss it next year though.

German was interesting. I'm gonna be honest and say I didn't like it as much this year as I did in past years. Probably mostly just because I wasn't able to go very often due to concert band and tech. I still love german. I wish I could speak it perfectly fluently along with every other language ever. I think that language is just spoken music. Anyway, I love german.

English was a great class. I really like english, and I want to be an author some day. I am currently writing a choose-your-own-adventure book because I am extremely mad at the stupid lazy bums that currently write this type of book. I'm sick of having it end after three pages, and I realize that you have to write waaaaay more the longer it goes on due to all the choices, but it's your job to write, so why not just do it?! I think I did pretty good on the English AP test too. For one of the essays I pretended to be asian, but that can't hurt, can it?

AP Biology was actually easier than I thought it would be, but I should have done a bit more studying. I think I still passed the test, but I ought to have done much better. Myrup is a very great teacher. I want to be his TA next year or something.

Ballroom was crap. Just kidding, I really enjoyed some moments of it, but I really just wanted to dance, but there was so much other junk I had to deal with for that class like competing and watching other ballroom concerts and whatnot, so it just wasn't worth it. I'm glad I quit. (Secretly I still dance sometimes though.)

Indepent music study was amazing. I learned a ton and got better at percussion.

Drama was great, but I really wish I could've been in the plays. Speaking of which.....

Man of La Mancha was incredible. It seriously changed my life. I did tell Riley, before we even had tryouts, that he was Don Quixote. Ah, that was such a powerful musical. I still have the script.

Two Gentlemen of Verona was really funny, but I don't really want to write about it right now. Instead, I'll share one memorable moment. That one time when Jake's nose started bleeding while he was on stage, yeah that was interesting. Good thing I had some paper towels with me.

I'm actually kind of glad that I didn't make it into the one-act, because that was kind of an awkward play. And I don't think that it was really all too funny. Mostly cheesy. I'm still proud of the actors though, they did great.

The Drowsy Chaperone was awesome. I really liked that one. It was cute and funny and happy, and I didn't have to spend my entire life to tech it, just a few nights. I didn't have time to get sick of it, so I still love it!

Due to lack of sleep, there is a big blank spot in my memory where there should be happy experiences during the school year, but I know that they were there! I love all my friends! You guys make life so incredibly much better.

Wow, I even got bored reading that through. I hope you guys didn't actually read this post unless you really needed to fall asleep. I apologize. I'll try to be more entertaining in the future.

Summary

Just to get a feel of how much Tech I did this year...

Overall I spent 405 hours doing tech in 180 school days.
That's 2.25 hours per school day.
Each class is about an hour and a half per every other day.
That's .75 hours per school day in one class.
That means I spent 3 times as much time doing tech as I was in any given class, and this is assuming that I was in every single class every single day. Which I wasn't.
This means that tech equates for about the time of every other school day this year.

I quit.

A Few More

I just need to add a couple people to my list.

Ali Harrison can play phantom of the opera on the piano.

Brenna Christensen (I don't think I spelled that right) is a really good singer/actor.

Anne Barry is blonde.

Steffany Bird is a good director.

Christian Garrett is center snare.

Jacob and James Summers are in my ward.

Brandon Deaton relocated.

Ellie Peak has a magical aura.

Alison Memmott is very tolerant.

Mr. Myrup has great puns.

The Van Ordens are just plain amazing.

Dr. Fullmer is intense.

Justin Bieber can't sing.

Brianna Lindsey is hott (drama board.)

Daniel Hawley can be really funny at times.

All the seniors who are graduating, who have been a wonderful example to me, have helped make me who I am (now you know who to blame.) I love them all more than I love Nutella.

Just a Few

I have decided to list just a few of the people who make me happy on a daily basis and why I love them.
Forgive me if I spell your name wrong.

Will Oldroyd is basically just awesome.

Jacob Jespersen is very entertaining

Joseph Moulton is a freshman.

Kat Moulton likes snickerdoodles.

Riley Budd. 'Nuff said.

Shelby Woolf has serious artistic talent.

Daniellamarrella Sowers is always optimistic and happy. All the time. Always.

Kate Cutchings plays the flute.

McKann Hanseen is a great example.

Durrell Larson fractured his pelvis.

Zoe Morgan is way too nice.

Kristen Blair is magnificent.

Lauren Blair makes magical music.

Catie Brown is hilarious.

Yon Soo Park is such a sweet person!

Josh Brewer is a nerd.

Macy Hale is bass 1.

Mallory Jones is bass 2 and a great section leader.

Hannah Johansen is bass 3.

Andrew Peatross is bass 5.

Miriam Bay is my favorite.

Michaela Labit secretly wants to be my friend.

Jessica Stevenson tells really boring stories.

Tressie Rollins likes sugar.

Jessi Austin is.

Brandon Robertson can dance.

Nicole Hopkinson is a drum major.

Bao Ha is bass 6.

Jacob Benfell is nicknamed Benny.

Chrissy Tidwell once taught me how to throw a flag.

Stephany Tidwell is funny.

Ashley LeBaron is the best cousin ever.

Dallas Ashby is really pretty.

Shay Markam says hi.

David Bean is super enthusiastic

Zach Giddings plays the saxaphone.

Eve Smith is insane.

Conrad Smith is Eve's brother.

Parker Christensen is a cool freshman. How is that possible?

Hannah McCulloch is a good friend.

Larisa Jones lurks around corners.

Hannah Thomas makes me smile.

Kent has a cool last name that I can't spell.

Jimmer Fredette wants to be like Daryl Larson.

Jordan Mullen used to exist.

Karli Ellis is adorable.

Grace Dayton has magical powers.

Lea Pokorny is from austria.

Lauren Pope is a real person.

Nick Lewis plays bagpipes.

Emily Lewis is related to Nick.

Macall Weight is really cute.

Mayson Astle has a lot of evergy.

Mckenna Cornilles is short.

Ivan Ottaviano has hairy arms.

Mike Whitney can play snare.

Miranda Brayton has an orange truck.

Nathan McCulloch does abberant things.

Nick Walton is somehow related to me.

Sammy Jones let me borrow her drumline hoodie.

Kristen Santa Maria is mexican.

Sarah Wood has a lovely smile.

Matthew Woodruff is buff.

Andrew Woodruff is tall.

Amy Peterson knows everything.

Tim Davis has awesome hair.

Wendy Nelson inspires me.

Whitney Carlson is happy.

Cami Bailey is really smart.

Alana Jerome is random.

Brett Jaynes plays tennis.

Violin

Today I listened to Lauren Blair play Schon Rosmarin by Fritz Kreisler, Sonata in B-flat Major by Mozart, and Concerto No. 1 in G minor by Max Bruch, and I am absolutely blown away. That girl can really play the Violin. Really, it is a marvelous thing to hear a freshman in high school play music so professionally. It takes incredible amounts of effort and skill and emotion to create music that sounds so beautiful, and for that, I salute her.
Along with this topic, one of the reasons why I love Timpview so much is because Lauren isn't the only magnificent musician around these parts. On any given day I can waltz into a random room in the performing arts section of the school and someone in there will be practicing some song and it will sound like a choir of angels performing perfection. And then of course they go all humble and say something silly like "Sorry, I haven't practiced this song in three years, so it sounds really bad." No. I'll tell you what sounds really bad. A banshee singing a duet with a disabled frog sounds bad, not your musical genius. Keep playing.
Anyway, I basically just really love all my my musically gifted friends and look up to them and want to be like them when I grow up. Thanks for the music you've all given to me, whether it be in a performance, or practicing, or you randomly burst out singing, or even in the form of kindness. I really appreciate every note.

A Long Time Ago...

Yesterday I went outside and outside felt like spring. Do you know when there is just a different feel in the air, and you remember things that happened on days of a similar feeling? Well the same thing happened to me. I went outside during lunch and looked at the pine tree that resides outside the commons, and I remembered this time last year when I got Riley's shoe stuck in that very pine tree. This is really quite an exciting memory. I also remember that we tried to get it down by throwing his other shoe up there, which, obviously, also got stuck. I can't remember exactly how we got them down, but I think we got some other stuff stuck up there in the process, and I know that we did actually get them down eventually. Along with this memory I remember random exciting events that transpired throughout the year last year, and the year before, and many years past. It is so lovely to take just a moment to reflect on happy memories of the past and remember what fun you've had. It can really brighten up your day. Try it.

Until November

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If you know what this means, I love you.
If you need a hint, I'm 4.
If you still don't know what it means, it's okay, I still love you.

Band Council

I wasn't surprised in the least when they announced that I was the Master Technician for nest year's band council. All I have to say is that I hope Allred lets me put band dealings onto my tech crew time card. However, I was surprised when they announced the Historians and my name came up again! In my memory band council has never had people serve double duty before, so it generated quite the reaction when I was assigned to a second position. Well, I'm pretty excited. I have an AP test tomorrow, so this post will need to be cut short like Sampson's hair.

Prom Pictures!

Prom was super fun! And I finally got pictures back.

But may I just ask, who on earth came up with the theme? "A Moment in Time" just sounds ridiculously airy and useless; they might as well call it "A Moment in Time, Just like Everything Else." They could at least call it something epic like "A Special Moment in Time," "A Moment out of Time" or "A Moment in a Parallel Dimension," but no, it had to be "A Moment in Time (you'll forget about it the next day.)" Next year, they should let me pick the theme. But despite this lovely theme, Prom was still amazing.

Karli is really cute in this picture.

She's even cuter in person though.

Karli is really cute in this picture.

Everyone actually looked better than this at the real dance though. This picture does not do justice.

Percussion

A long time ago, it was the summer before freshman year, and my older brother somehow convinced me to join Marching Band. Of course, I didn't play any instruments so I ended up on the cymbal line. I didn't know the most basic of rudiments, and the world of percussion was way over my head. I couldn't even tell you which drum was which. Slowly, steadily, I worked my way up. I learned that cymbals are much, much more than BANG BANG CRASH CLANG and that there is truely an art behind the loud, obnoxious noisiness that was drumming. And then, as summer ended my world expanded exponentially as my musical repertoire opened up to include the keyboard instruments, and hand drums, and timpani, chimes, drumset, temple blocks, toms, bells, and so much more! Instruments galore! So many different things to play, so many different ways to do it. So much to learn and to know, and again, I sucked at percussion. But I didn't let it dishearten me. I learned how to read music, and how to play all of those different things. When drumline tryouts came again, I was ready to move on, away from cymbals, so I practiced my drumline technique, then broke both my arms. So again, I was on cymbals (kind of. I didn't really do much playing them.) Throughout the year, I worked my way up into concert band, trying to catch up with the other percussionists who were so far ahead. And then, tryouts came back again, and this time I didn't fail. Bass for summer band, yes! But then, back to frontline for fall. Bass for pepband! Concert band. Symphonic band! Bass for Pearl Harbor! And finally, Bass for summer band! We'll just see what happens for fall.