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We Are Family - Our Blood Runs Blue & Gold
Being a part of the Lamar Band creates bonds that last a lifetime. Every member of the band is important. Every player contributes. The satisfaction each memeber gets in coming together with the band, working hard alongside and with each other, to perform a show creates a bond of unity like a family. And this family is very different from that of a sports team, where the goal is to defeat opponents in games. The work in band is about individual and group self-improvement, competing with self, comparing results with self over time. Some results of this family are:
- 4,000+ LHS Viking Band Alumni
- 1,200+ Performances Since 1970
- Over 6,000 Pieces of Music Performed
- Over 2,500 of its alumni getting advanced degrees
- All of its alumni adding amazing value to their current communities.
What Inspires Us
Long rehearsals, Memorize drill, Memorize music, - Early is on time; on time is late. The discipline you experience and practice is a foundation for discipline later, through college, in the workplace, as a parent. The discipline of being a part of a team like a marching band is experience that you'll take with you through life. Band members get an opportunity to see the benefits of sacrificing what you want to do (computer chats, shopping, goofing off) for the good of the team. There is personal satisfaction in knowing as you are walking off the field together that the group had a good show. Seeing your scores improve throughout the season or from year to year is rewarding. Awards, medals, trophies from festivals and competitions are sweet tangible payoffs to the sacrifices band members make throughout the season. - Alpha Mom
Our Influences
Music education supporters advocate the importance of exposing young children to a variety of instruments, choral arrangements, and styles of music to enhance their educational experience and foster their academic, social, and emotional growth.
These supporters insist that music is more than an enjoyable hobby – and there is some science to back up these claims.
- A 2007 study published in the Journal for Research in Music Education tied quality music education instruction to improved academic performance—specifically, better scores on standardized tests.
- A 2005 article in The Midland Chemist found almost all of the past winners of the Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science, and Technology for high school students played one or more instruments, supporting a long-debated connection between success in music and science.
Often times, teachers and parents themselves report that studying music teaches discipline, perseverance, and work ethic. - FOX NEWS
