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The Musical Sport Stephen SOng

The Musical Sport

By Stephen Song

The Musical Sport Written, Designed, and Photographed

by Stephen Song

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This book is dedicated to my father, who inspired my creative work with his photography. I am grateful that he gives me his support, even when I refuse to be his photography model.

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Table of Contents Foreword...

Introduction...

An Activity like none other...

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Sam Carmel (left) and Jonny Hollin (right)

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Top left: Cymbal players (from left to right) Sam Wong, Cole Seymour, and Nick Guerrero. Bottom left: Rebecca Chen. Right: Bryan Medina.

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Chapter 1 An Activity Like None other

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“I’d much prefer marching as a form of exercise.”

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“There’s nothing like it. you just can’t get this experience anywhere else.”

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“I think the biggest [value] is simply working hard, and we try to give them as challenging as a show as possible.”

“But in order to do that, it’s not going to be easy.”

-Kohei Mizushima, percussion manager

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Music is really important not just to be cultured or well rounded. the music programs offer leadership opportunities by learning how to lead other people. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also just really great to make friends, because you do have lots of bonding time with the kids.â&#x20AC;?

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“The only things I had to overcome were the weight of the bass drum and the fluidity of my arms. It wasn’t that hard to figure it out once you get used to it.”

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Among the drumline, third bass player Sophia Rose coordinates herself with the other four bass drum players every day at rehearsal. With each bass drum tuned to different pitches, Sophia and the rest of the basses must subdivide each rhythm and play each run as one cohesive unit. What may be surprising to some, however, is the fact that Sophia had never played a percussion instrument prior to joining the percussion ensemble. Sophia stated that she was introduced to the world of percussion after “One of our cymbal players gave me an old pair of sticks and one of his old practice books, and I went just at it” (Rose). Unlike many othLY HJ[P]P[PLZ HUK Ä LSKZ VM Z[\K` T\ZPJ encourages students to try new things and to experience everything that possible for them. Even a newcomer to the activity has the capability of doing well, despite the relative unfamiliarity to the activity. Music teaches students how to adapt to new situations and to eagerly accept challenges. Music helps the performers become more proactive and open as they mature (DeHoff).

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“The reason for me coming back is just seeing the members grow and the programs grow, especially the kids.

You gotta love it to come back and do this crazy activity.

It’s a lot of fun, and that’s why I keep doing it.”

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