The Mycenaean: Band Camp: Somewhat Amazing
The Leesville Road High School Band Program held its fifteenth annual band camp at Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina this past summer. The camp runs for a week every year to allow Mr. Albert, the fine arts chair, and the Symphonic Band to train and prepare its members for marching and competitions for the coming school year.
Students spend the majority of the day marching at planning for the upcoming season. The camp offers them a chance to learn the drill for the year and work out any problem in the music.
Luke Dyer, junior trombonist, believed that he learned much from the program. “It’s a magical experience, and a whole new world for about $200 to $300. It looks good, sounds good, and makes common sense. We would probably never do as [well] as we do in football games and other competitions if it weren’t for this.”
Band camp seemed like boot camp for Dyer. Every day, he had to follow a demanding schedule.
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