Gaze

I have been playing drums for nine years now. I am currently a member of the Marching Band-uh and every time I go to play I feel like eyes are always on me. Whether we are at a rally in the front row or on the field at half time I feel like eyes are staring at me and just me. I feel more self-conscious and in a way it encourages me to practice harder to know my music and my show so I cannot be single out in a bad way or embarrassed. If I had to put this moment on display I would use it to advertise a drumline. In high school I felt like every note I played and every step I took had to be perfect. I wanted to sell the group and the hard work that we put into our show. I wanted to show everyone that gazed at us that we were there to impress. I would shoot this commercial during the summer and on a football field. It would start with a few people running and a few people doing pushups with a caption across the screen saying “hard work.” Then the next scene would be the drum line practicing with the drum tech. This scene would take place on the field in the hot sun and the members sweaty with water bottles in close reach. We would observe the members playing difficult parts of the music with critiques. Across the screen this time the audience would see the words “determination.” The last and final scene would be the drumline together with their drums off and getting a pep talk from the drum tech. The last and final words you would see on the screen would be “family.” As the scene fades out all of the member voices in unison would state, “These are the three main qualities of our line, can you live up to the expectations?”