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1301 Narrative Essay
I’ve been in band since the sixth grade but when I became a freshman I attended my first pigskin competition. Pigskin is one of the biggest competitions for any marching band. We have practices from the morning before school and also after school till around 9:30 or even 10:00. It’s a practice of constant movement of marching being in step, playing music (while also making sure you play the right notes of the music with a good tone) keeping up with the drum majors, and listening to band directors tell you what you did wrong, what you did right but not on time and many other things. While this is all that the same time. I was a freshman so of course I wasn’t good at it and like all freshman I was feeling the pressure of messing up and worried if I did some one any one would notice. In my head I thought “What have I gotten myself into?” since the morning I woke up pigskin day. It was the day every one dreaded yet at the same day every one was anxious of. I felt it. I felt worried, nervous, anxious, pressure and many more. I wanted the day to go by as fast as it could but I knew it would go as slow as a walking turtle trying to run a lap. It reminded me the feeling I get when I go to the dentist thinking I will find out something good yet in reality I have no idea what I will find out, good or bad. Before I knew it we were at Roma high school where Pigskin was going to be held at and we were getting off the buses to go to our warm up spot. I got dressed as soon as I could and once I got off the bus I knew I was going to panic. So I started breathing in and out in and out. I tried to think of something else just to get my mind off the idea of performing in front of a big group of people. We warmed up and were about to set up on field and got to my spot. I started to feel all the emotions again. To top it off the sun was shining so bright and making me sweat especially since the band uniform is thick. I didn’t know what to think or how to stay calm. Once we were on our spot to start the show I thought in my head everything I must do to make sure I do a good job and I noticed I started to calm down. I felt a little less tense and better. Then I actually started to feel relived and before I knew it the announcer announced “Up next performing is Valley View high school mighty tiger band!” We performed our show. I did my parts and everything in between. After we finished performing I felt so relieved and better. I know I tried my best and did everything I could to do good. It was a big moment in my life and I am honestly glad I went through it even after I know everything I felt.