Never get too comfortable.

One activity that I absolutely love doing and always will is drumming. I’ve played the drums for my entire life from elementary school to high school and I hope in time that I’ll join the Southern drumline. I’ve played the snare drum for the Platt High marching band and concert band for four years. Playing the drums became like second nature to me it felt easy. The fact that we also weren’t a competing marching band made it less stressful and more enjoyable. However my last year as a senior our band teacher was demoted and a new teacher took over. When this tragic event happened, it was very hard for me to change my attitude simply because I was not motivated anymore. I just wanted my old teacher back. The new teacher’s purpose was to transform the band into a competing division and sense it was my last year I honestly could’ve cared less about “more practice”. Unfortunately I had to change my whole approach and just except what the teacher expected me to do. I had the roll of being the section leader for the drumline and my passion for playing the drums has always been the same. Even though I did not like the teacher I was stuck with her for my last year, I saw the positive about the situation I was in, since I love playing the drum. Deep down inside I knew that the teacher would not let me give up on something I love passionately. I’m glad I continued with band and did everything I had to because I feel with all the practices accomplished with a new drum teacher, which were mandatory, improved me as a drummer. My experiences with the drum teacher will always be a memorable. I can apply this past situation that I dealt with to my education at Southern because even though I might not enjoy each professor or class, I need to successfully accomplish what is required of me.