| I have such fond memories of my daughter spending | | | | As the competition season begins, again snap a photo |
| her high school years in the marching band. I admit to | | | | of the location of the competition. My daughter is |
| wondering who had more fun, my daughter performing | | | | several years post high school and she will still speak |
| or her mom cheering her on at each performance. | | | | of a particular competition naming the location where |
| Over the years, we have found quite an assortment | | | | the competition took place. |
| of scrapbook papers, stickers and embellishments that | | | | Most competitions had programs available. Those can |
| were designed with a music theme. | | | | be copied onto acid free paper and put right into the |
| You have the option of creating one scrapbook with all | | | | scrapbook. |
| four years worth of photos or four separate | | | | During award ceremonies, photos of your group |
| scrapbooks, one for each year. | | | | accepting an award are a must. This is also a great |
| From talking with other parents, I have found most | | | | time to snap some photos of the rest of the group |
| music programs are the same. The kids start out | | | | sitting in the stands. |
| before school ever gets under way with band camp. | | | | Some scrapbooks require more journaling than other |
| This is where they begin to learn the music and begin | | | | scrapbooks. A band scrapbook does require a bit |
| to choreograph their show. You can make a copy of | | | | more journaling as many of the photos are taken from |
| the marching drill on acid free paper and also a copy | | | | far away, and the kids all look the same in uniform. If |
| of the music being used for their show for your | | | | you have a small notebook and pen, jot down the |
| scrapbook. | | | | names of the kids in the photos you've taken. |
| As performances begin, you can snap a few photos | | | | If the kids and/or families get together for a social |
| of each performance. If your band performs at football | | | | event, snap a few photos. It's fun to see the kids out |
| games, see if you can snap a photo of the other | | | | of uniform also. |
| team, so that you'll have a reference about which | | | | If you can, get a few photos of the kids in the band |
| game the performance took place at. | | | | room at school. After all, this is where it all begins. |