Whited,+Matthew

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GOALS 1. I want to get better at tounging notes. Ive been practicing tounging notes without my tuba to get my tounge moving faster.

2.I want to be able to player higher. Ive been practicing higher notes when I warm up.

3. I want to improve on my note changes when they are large increments. I practice my "ski slope" that the guest tuba player advised for large note changes

How Music Has Shaped My Life:

Music has changed my life in many ways by improving my team work skills, giving me a better work ethic, and showing that hard work pays off. Being in both SWE and in marching band, everyone has to listen to one another and pay attention to one another so the band doesnt just sound good but also look good. Secondly band does get tough sometimes whether someone cant get a rhythem correct or theres notes that you cant get to or even getting diagnals straight. But if we all take it upon ourselfs to better ourselves it will also end up bettering the band as a whole. Finally band showed me that hard work really does pay off in the end. Through out the summer the band camps did get hot and did get frustrating at times. But all the other bands seeing all of our hard work put into a few short minutes and telling us how good we are and some even going to the extent of asking if we competed when we just play for the fun of it makes it all worth the hard work and time we put in