Vincent Guerrero writes about why he doesn't regret quitting baseball to join a marching band.
We're one of the most ubiquitous aspects of the football season: the marching band. We're there dividing football games and giving you a chance to get a snack; we're at homecoming celebrations; we're at the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade. High school musicians like me have been competing across the country for awards for the last couple of months; 22 of them appeared in the Rose Bowl parade and the College Football championships.
But when I played freshman baseball last spring and over the summer, I came to the realization that the stress involved was beginning to overpower the fun. So I dropped the glove and bat to play bass drum in the drumline. At first, I regretted the switch, but I soon learned that my athleticism and strength weren't wasted marching. The drums I play can weigh anywhere from 11 to 40 pounds and I have to carry them while walking lockstep with other band members.
I believe American culture needs and wants the marching band. People fought hard to keep the bands playing on when performances were canceled in the name of social distancing. When the pandemic slashed Wilkes University's budget and they sought to sacrifice the band, a university of 2,300 students managed to collect over 1,500 signatures to save it.
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