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Post-Season Slump

It’s now November and for most participants of the marching arts world, you know what that means— the end of the season. With the end of the season either here or approaching, depending on where you live, a lot of things can I happen. I find that I tend to be more emotionally down because I’m no longer getting the exercise and social interaction that I’ve become so dependent on. So I am going to give you guys some tips to survive the post-season slump.

Stay in touch! This may seem obvious, but it’s so easy to fall out of contact with the people we used to see almost daily. In order to prevent this, keep up the conversation. A “how are you?” text every once and a while can truly make a difference. 

Stay in shape! Just because you won’t be sweating it out on the field anymore doesn’t mean you should stop getting in that daily exercise. It probably won’t be as fun now, but it can yield a lot of benefits. You’ll feel a lot better and do a lot better in the next season if you’re already in shape. 15-30 minutes of cardio can be difficult to fit into a busy schedule, but if you break it up over the day and commit it is achievable. 

Stay hydrated! It’s not healthy to go from drinking a gallon of water a day to very little within a week. Your body and mind will thank you if you just keep drinking water as often as possible. 

Practice, practice, practice! Whether you play an instrument or spin equipment, practice is very important. It will make sure that you maintain the skills you spent almost six months honing so you can get better and better with each season. 

Pick up new hobbies! You may find that you have a lot of extra time on your hands now that it’s over. This is a great opportunity to do new things and learn new skills. Join clubs at school, volunteer with organizations, or even get a job if you can. These things will allow you to make sure that you are making good use of your time.

I hope you guys find this helpful and I hope you had a great season this year. Feel free to DM us with any questions. Like and reblog!

                   ~Maia~ 

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So the season is over...

And if you’re like me, you might not be able to do whatever your band program does in the winter. Let’s be quite honest here, the post-band sadness sucks. Fortunately, you can get through and the next season will be soon to come. Here are some tips:

- Mope around. You can lounge around the house for a while and be sad, but don’t  do this for too long. A month at most is ideal, try for less if you can.

- Practice! Okay so you probably don’t  have a show or a routine that you should be practicing, but you can still hone your basic skills and try to acquire new ones. For you guard members, there are so many channels on YouTube that just focus on guard and how to improve upon and gain skills. Check them out! I want to join weapon line next year and I am currently in the process of buying weapons to practice with for the time being. Check out DSI.com or Amazon. For those of you who play instruments,ask your director about things that you can practice and such. I play cello (not a band instrument, I know) and my teacher always has stuff that I can practice. SO don’t be afraid to ask. 

- Pick up a new hobby or activity! Maybe you want something else to do other than marching band, how about trying a new activity? Try something that you are interested in and that will keep you occupied. Pick up a new instrument if you want to. The possibilities are infinite..

- Meet new people! Meeting new people can be a great way to fill the amount of free time you will have, and trust me you WILL have a LOT of free time. Don’t be afraid to put yourself out there and just have a good time and find new people. 

- Enjoy time to yourself! So it’s a possibility that you may be tired of always being around people even though they’re amazing and a great time to be around.  That’s okay! Enjoy your new-found free time by watch a Netflix marathon, write a book on Wattpad, read all the fan fiction you want (wink, wink Ariana), or whatever you want to do. The choice is totally up to you. 

Whatever you do to get over your post-season depression, just remember to stay active, hydrated, and if you can help it happy. If none of these tips work, just remember that it will be okay and another season is coming. 

Xoxo, Maia

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Totally have not done this

When ur band squad has physics class together

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Yas

A Spongebob marching show

solely so the drum major can count off like this

A one, a two, a skiddly diddly doo!!

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instruments as trumpets see them

french horn: weird, unbalanced, awkward instruments that should not exist

tuba: big hunk of brass that sounds like an elephant

euphonium: smaller tuba

flute: don't know, never heard one

mellophone: less awesome trumpet

trombone: we drift from gods light every day because of trombones

saxophone: only good for jazz

clarinet: wood stick that screeches a lot

oboe: clarinets that insist on being weird

bassoon: basically water buffalos as instruments

percussion: abuse of random objects

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stranger: *makes small talk with me* haha yeah so what do you do for a living?

me: i suffer musically

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me after losing my place in the music because I was distracted for .2 of a second

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do you ever just play something so wrong that you look up at the sky and just go “what was that”

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I meant to write something but didnt cuz im bad but. Theres no being bad if you love what you do just remember that!

i might suck but i’m proud lmao. this is my first year doing marching band and it has been a WILD ride so far. our shows theme is a steampunk sideshow (entitled Through Brass Goggles) and it’s going pretty well. anyways,, good luck this marching season guys!

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Tomorrow is our first football game of the year and we're gonna wear uniforms!! So excited!!

Aw thats great! Uniforms are always fun to wear

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i might suck but i’m proud lmao. this is my first year doing marching band and it has been a WILD ride so far. our shows theme is a steampunk sideshow (entitled Through Brass Goggles) and it’s going pretty well. anyways,, good luck this marching season guys!

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i have a certain fetish and i follow a few blogs on here for it,,, but i discovered a blog of that specific fetish on here RUN BY MY BAND DIRECTOR and i can't look at him with a straight face anymore. i'm ruined

Rip. Im sorry

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ASK ME THINGS IMA BE UP FOR A BIT!

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Instruments as flutes see them

Piccolo: annoying little sibling in instrument form

Flute: God's gift to band

Clarinet: squeaky lil wood sticks

Saxophone: sound good until you talk to the person playing them

Oboe: better when they're not there so we can play their solos

Bassoon: some sort of strange mythical creature

Trumpet: I guess they're ok but couldn't they just... Play quieter??

Horn: nearly perfect. restores our faith in the brass section

Trombone: just kidding about that faith in the brass section

Euphonium: smol tuba

Tuba: I don't know, they're too far back for me to see one

Percussion: just stop ok

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