Hey guys, I may be a little over-confident here, but I think I'm guaranteed a leadership position for my senior year of high school in my marching band. I will not name my school or band for privacy/safety reasons, but we are one of the most prominent high school marching bands in my county, although the quality/respect the students have to authority have kind of deteriorated over the years, we have the best musicians in the county and have a legacy to uphold. Anyways, I currently have never held an officer position in band, though I tried and failed to last year - I think the main reason I did not receive it was because I did not connect with the other members enough, and I admit I would probably have not been ready for a leadership position. However, after last summer where I obtained a leadership volunteer job (I was in charge of other volunteers and on a higher trust level with the paid employees), as well as my recent promotion to eG and admining our eGO servers, I feel that these leadership experiences will help me be a better leader and I think I am ready for a leadership position. The position I desire most is Band Captain, which is one of the highest ranking positions in our band - I would put out newsletters, though "in the action," I would help keep the band organized in the stands at football games, and at music competition I would help in leading the band onto the field - it is the band captains who call the band into attention, not the drum majors. As a backup leadership position, I signed up for equipment manager for which the job details are pretty self-explanatory - I would help with all the equipment the band uses. However, this is a lower position and although it is just as helpful to the band, I really want to inspire others as a band captain and use my higher powers with that position to help others. This job is not just disciplining others - it is truly leadership, much like the eGO council and advisers and division leaders, etc. I am a bit worried about my getting Band Captain because I know two other people who are pretty much guaranteed to get Band Captain, so it's a competition between me and one other person who is more qualified than I as she has been in band leadership this past year (because our band has 3 band captains, though we may revert back to 2, in which case I'm screwed). In either case, I know for sure I will get equipment manager because I have warmed up to my band director and connected more with the other band members, though I'm not sure I will get band captain, although this is my main goal. For anyone who is curious, I play the Eb Alto Saxophone and modestly, I guess I'm okay, but people tell me I'm an amazing player, although I'm not the best, I'm certainly not the worst. My weakest skill is sight reading :bored: Anyways I'm getting off topic here. I just thought I'd post this because of the connection to my eGO experiences in maintaining a positive attitude to set the example for the server and hold in any negative comments I might have to say.
I really can't think of how people can reply to this (as it's not really a discussion), but if you can think of one, I'd certainly like to hear it! :thumbup1:
I really can't think of how people can reply to this (as it's not really a discussion), but if you can think of one, I'd certainly like to hear it! :thumbup1:
