EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: I need an answer ASAP

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Can you guys think of any ways of pursuing music outside of school?</p>

<p>The problem is that I may have to drop band for a year, and then rejoin the next year. But I still want to show that I did stuff even in the year that I wasn't in band. So do you guys know of some activities that I may be able to pursue outside of school to show my commitment? </p>

<p>I NEED TO KNOW ASAP cause i need to tell my counselor tomorrow to quit band. PLEASE HELP ME OUT HERE. I have won a state award in band. Would quitting band for a year, but rejoining band next year look really bad? Would it make the award seem less prestigious? I have to drop band to take an AP class because if I don't my ranking will most likely go from being 14/1000 to being around 35/1000.</p>

<p>What seems like the better option for colleges like MIT, Rice, Caltech, etc.... to stay in band and have my ranking go down to show consistency, or to ave my ranking possibly go up a few ranks and have a break? </p>

<p>Please guys i am counting on you all.</p>

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<p>Hmmm.</p>

<p>If you're religious at all you could join your church's worship team.</p>

<p>If not, try your local Community Theatre.</p>

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<p>If you've got disposable income, why not private lessons?
It's not necessarily a band, but it will help with skill level.</p>

<p>And I wouldn't worry about the rankings drop... top 1.5% to top 3.5%???</p>

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<p>Thanks... ya im actually a hindu..so that wouldn't really work out...but still thanks for the info... calling all musicians and other cc members or watever.. PLEASE I NEED UR HELP</p>

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<p>well... wouldn't i need to do something with the private lessons? I mean I can't exactly put that I took private lessons on my application. Atleast I don't think I could, but then again I don't know everything.</p>

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<p>You can put that you took private lessons on your app.</p>

<p>It's like saying you took a sport out of school.</p>

<p>And when I took private violin lessons for a few months years (fourth grade...) ago, my tutor had me enter a few contests.</p>

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<p>Stop posting this all over the place and stop being so obsessed with college.</p>

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<p>thanks...any more info guys? I need to collect as much info as I possibly can and ASAP</p>

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<p>i am not obsessed wit college... I just want to make the right decision. I don't know if I will be able to pursue other things while I am also in band because band is a huge commitment. I want to know if there are ways to pursue band outside of school.</p>

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<p>if i were you i'd do what everyone else advised, take private lessons and enter some competitions</p>

<p>what instrument do you play?
if you are really good at it maybe you could teach part time at a place that offers music lessons, that way you would still keep up your skills and also have a job</p>

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<p>you should do private lessons. many private teachers like to take their students out and do performances at various places (christmas/seasonal performances, weddings, etc.).
other than private lessons, you could search for a local youth orchestra for your county or something.</p>

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<p>You could also join your local City College band, they tend to meet only a couple times a week.</p>

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<p>so, do u all think that it would be better to drop band so as to avoid the huge drop in ranking (around 10 places), and then join again the next year.</p>

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<p>10 places isn't that huge unless your school is tiny. </p>

<p>If you love it that much, stick with it.</p>

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<p>bump (10 char)</p>

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<p>do you guys have a region band? if you do, try out for that. you have to audition though.</p>

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<p>in our city, there are youth symphony groups that you can join. It's outside of school but you still need to audition to get in. I did that when I couldn't be in the school's band anymore.</p>

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<p>Well, there is a youth symphony here, but the auditions are later in the year so the earliest that I could join would be next year, and I am planning to join band again next year. well an option that I just found out about is that I could quit my school band for this year, but then I could join my community band. Also, I could still participate in the Solo and Ensemble contest even if I quit band. Now does quitting band seem like a better option since I am still doing band related EC's outsid eof school?</p>