Time Consumed to be Successful in Band

The Wildcat Marching Band has rehearsal three days a week from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays.  They only rehearse for six hours per week!  With the time they practice they do a brand new marching show each time they perform.  This year the Wildcat Marching Band performed 7 different shows for the fans at Commonwealth Stadium this football season.

My Wolverine Marching Band practiced for one hour during school hours and on Tuesdays and Thursdays we had a two hour rehearsal after school.  Total we practiced around 9 hours per week.  But with all that rehearsal time, we only performed two shows per football season (which was around 4 to 6 games).  The Wildcat Marching Band was way more efficient with their time than my Western Hills Marching Band ever was.

But there was a similarity between the Wildcat Marching Band and the Wolverine Marching Band. Both bands have a Band Camp, where you have to relearn your instrument all over again.  It was never fun at all.  Below is a picture of my Wolverine Marching Band after my first band camp my freshman year.