A Day in the Life of a Freshman at Band Camp || Marching Band Vlog

Follow Ellie on her last day of Summer Band of her freshman year! This 3-a-day was the last rehearsal in our three week summer band leading up to the start of the new school year.
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[@hachi8882]

me watching band camp vlogs and romanticizing band camp even though i know i’m gonna be so sore and miserable after my first day

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

Not if you start preparing now!

[@nevaehpadilla6121]

Bro same 2 more days

[@RioDelSol43]

I started a few days ago and im still sore.

[@Thebluegillwhisperer]

I’m starting band camp in like 2 months and I’m kinda scared bc my school takes marching band SUPER SERIOUSLY we won second best in state and Ik they have crazy high expectations

[@bellatrix_les]

@@Thebluegillwhispererwhere do u go

[@WILBURCULT]

My freshman marching season ended already and I don't think I'm mentally prepared for my sophomore one, it's a great time but the seniors leaving is the worst part 😭

[@wondwrsw.5167]

I can relate to this big time !

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

One day you'll be the senior!

[@bummer8631]

Ya you will be the senior leaving one day

[@J_Pulido2299]

Bruh Fr 😭😭😭 I just finished my freshman year and literally my entire section is gone. 😭 so I have to pick up as section leader and it’s terrifying.

[@WILBURCULT]

@@J_Pulido2299 I'm the only flute now :( there are other woodwinds for section leader thank god WHSJDJ we have a small band of like,, 30? It's upping to 40+ next year 😭

[@jennabethmcilwain]

Im starting my first band camp in 3 weeks and I’m actually terrified. But this makes it seem so much more fun than what I’ve imagined; just the vibe throughout the vlog gives me a lot of hope for band camp #1

[@gryphey]

I graduated last year, and the memories I’ve made in marching band will be forever cherish

[@tyminkii]

It’s nice to see how other’s band camp and marching styles are, my band camp was a week long thing at an actual camp lol. Wake up at 6AM and out until 11PM (with breaks in the middle of the day and a 10-11PM event) It was fun nonetheless and it was nice to grow closer to my team and get better at marching and playing; loved the vid

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

A real camp away from everything for a week. I bet that’s really fun, actually!

[@tyminkii]

It was! Nice way to grow bonds, have fun, and come back better than ever! :))

[@karadupre6906]

Omg my marching season ended and I'm a freshman the only bad part about band is watching the seniors leave. It's like you build a bind with so many people and they leave. But the best part is building another big family, which I actually see more than my own is so cool. Making a big group of new friends and having a lot more new experiences. 😁👍🙃 Also I'm a trumpet 🎺🎺 Like if your apart of the trumpet gang 👇

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

You'll get more freshman next year to keep the fam going!

[@SilverSleek54]

Yooo trumpet gang

[@ljiljanaallen194]

It's my first time at band camp too. It was really fun in my opinion. I'm about to have my first football game in highschool and marching in front of a crowd. Wish me luck lol.

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

The guy in the spot next to me lost his shoe during our first show of freshman year. He went back to go get it!!!!! Like, dude! Leave the shoe!!

[@ljiljanaallen194]

@@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528 oh heck.

[@natalielmao]

we have band camp this summer but we dont even have a marching band currently in my school lmao

[@maryahwilliams]

just realized we competed against y’all show was great by the way!

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

Thanks! It was a long -but fun- season!

[@TheBeatzGuy16]

My first season was last season in seventh grade (our school is small so the marching band is actually 8-12 grade with selected seventh graders) and I can agree band camp is probably the hardest part about the season but it’s one of the most fun. Like half way through our last week of band camp our towns fire department came and hosed literally everyone off it was so fun.

[@Withered741]

Omg, that last rep was so emotional. As hard as it was I'm gonna miss band camp. (Also my truck casually sticking out like a sore thumb during the ensemble block was hilarious lol)

[@katekat4522]

dude she's so incredible for a freshman, in my school she's definitely senior level ()_()

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

She's pretty awesome!

[@derekw9887]

Honestly kinda sad that I only have 2 years left. To freshmen going into it work hard and cherish every moment of it. It goes buy fast and you will defiantly make life long friends in it.

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

Next thing you know you’ll be graduated!

[@elkinnavarro3711]

I loved it! Thanks for sharing this experience!

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

Elkin! Good to hear from you! I was just wondering how you were doing the other day. Glad you commented!

[@justamuichirosimp]

I have my freshman band camp this year, I’m SOO EXCITED!!

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

Good luck!!! Start preparing now! Go outside, get some sun, don’t be unprepared!

[@justamuichirosimp]

@@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528 Alrighty!

[@justamuichirosimp]

@diggitydoofus AAAAAA, EXCITINGGG!!

[@justamuichirosimp]

@diggitydoofus Very nice!

[@drewcmapeel2002]

It is scary

[@pigstep5154]

My band camp lasts 3 weeks🥲 it’s 5 days a week from 8 to 3, and the last two weeks I also have volleyball tryouts and practice 2 hours 2 times a day🤩 I’m actually gonna be dead by the time school starts

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

Good luck 💀 hope you made it through!

[@pigstep5154]

@@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528 I’m almost done with the second week! One more to go💀

[@sourpatchflame]

My first band camp is in 3 days. For some reason ours only lasts for 3 days, but I am super excited. I’ve been working my butt off this summer (going into it without being in a band for 2 years due to COVID) im hoping it pays off!

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

It will! You’ll be great! Go get out in the sun a bit so you can start to acclimate to being outside!

[@sourpatchflame]

@@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528 thank you for the advice! It really means a lot :)

[@xxraver7492]

Ha I’m still in middle school band 🥲

[@haley3838]

ya same, ill be in high school at the end of this year tho

[@xxraver7492]

@@haley3838that’s cool

[@Piendo]

Same but I’m also going to be a pre me next year and the rest of this year

[@ausieri]

I have something to flex about that I don’t think most people do. I started band in 5th grade, started highschool marching band in 7th grade.

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

That is definitely a flex lol

[@Shrek_Harvey08]

We don't really have a marching band but we have a day in the spring where they have a parade and we get to do that. But I started in 5th but we didn't get to do it cause of covid 😭

[@killem67]

Im doing marching band this year for high school, and did not expect it. AND I DIDINT KNOW THIS IS WHAT ID BE DOING😭

[@Tadah246]

I start band camp tmr and I’m a freshman. I’m a bit nervous but I’ve heard nothing but good things abt it

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

Hope it went well! Drink water tonight!!!

[@flashesofashley]

Get it girrrl

[@TrainCoasterFan]

I’ve never seen a band that uses both contras and sousaphones! Very interesting!

[@HistoricalOlive]

taking my second year in marching band as a freshman this year, its gonna suck because I have surgery a week before it stars

[@weird_hooman594]

I’m a freshman and I doubted my parents would want to hear me do drums but I’m thinking about trying to join next year

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

Go try! Go for it!

[@manohmya]

realizing that im a senior this year makes me want to cry

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

You’re old! Lol. Jk! Enjoy the season!

[@cat_luver16]

My band camp is 8-11:30 outside doing sets on the practice field, 11:30-1 lunch, 1-4:30 sectionals and then full ensemble, 4:30 go home

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

That’s a pretty normal schedule. We had something like that when I was teaching.

[@RioDelSol43]

We have a few days were we need to go from 6Pm to 9Pm as well

[@limegreenlunatic]

my freshamn year i made tenors/quads so my back and shoulders were killing me

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

Rip freshmen carrying large instruments

[@austincooper09]

not the person whistling 7 nation army

[@awildjared1396]

As a freshman in band camp, I can relate.

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

Doing great, lol

[@elliemathews4477]

Haha this was so fun to make

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

Thanks for helping out!!! It was fun hanging out for the day 😊

[@elliemathews4477]

@@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528 thanks for letting me do the video with you!!😄

[@fameisflowering8251]

Lucky me my first band camp was in eighth grade because they needed more pit members haha

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

It definitely happens like that for percussionists sometimes!

[@fameisflowering8251]

@@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528 yup and I got basically a warm up year because that was Covid year and we didn’t do as many competitions so the music was easy and fun

[@bryanmyers8854]

It's my first year doing marching band, and I'm so scared because I'll be missing half of band camp. Ours is 8 days total; Mon-Thurs two weeks in a row, and each day is from 8 to 5. One of the weeks I'll be on vacation, so I'm really scared about being able to learn fast when I get back.

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

It’s going to be tough, no doubt. But remember, it’s just band! Don’t worry about it too much!

[@RioDelSol43]

You will most likely be pulled aside by some one so they can catch you up.

[@renjunrhythm]

someone give me advice, should i do advanced band my freshman year if i did beginning band 8th. I heard it was difficult but heard it was fun. please help me out!

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

I'm not sure what your specific band program is like - but you should definitely try band in high school. It's WAY different than middle school.

[@cooldude32ism]

With a 3 week band camp how did your band deal with students who go on vacation and such. How did you catch students up who have to miss a huge portion of it.

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

They were highly highly highly encouraged to not go on vacation. "Known quantities" like students marching drum corps or quality returning sophomores, juniors, and seniors were basically given a spot. Freshman were automatically given an alternate spot. Freshman that were late got a crash course from drum majors or staff (when we could spare staff).

[@Piendo]

Is band camp hard being a pre me? I’m a pre me and I’m not confident in my self at all and idk if I even want to do band camp but I feel like I would miss out on opportunities since my ms band teacher says I’m good when confident but that takes a while for me to be comfortable with people I don’t know

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

A pre me? What do you mean?

[@Piendo]

@@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528Basically a 7th grader that is going into 8th grade the following year and also being part of highschool marching band

[@ethanmathews2692]

Last band camp 😢

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

Best band camp!!!

[@Withered741]

Dog you gonna make me cry saying stuff like that 😢

[@chucho23-ie7vu]

You should go to a hbcu band camp it is totally easier

[@RodrigoMartinez-qc5gk]

Band camp starts in like a month and it’s my first year, any tips?

[@mysterious_mysterious69]

start working on your cardio and have good friends to make the experience better.

[@ch6rista]

jeezzzz why is everyones band camp so long. mines only from 9am to 1pm for two weeks

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

That short of a camp sounds wonderful! Ha

[@blurreddream1500]

Front ensemble gang | V

[@Shrek555]

Hey, I play trumpet 🎺 too

[@thefuturemillionairebanddi4528]

French horn is better! lol jk jk... not really.

[@anonymo3idk433]

Idk where they r but Florida heat be killing me and my friend

[@ryan553]

Front ensemble has it easy lol

[@Bob-be3ry]

You said do not ware all black but I had to wear almost all black.

[@Bob-be3ry]

In the summer

[@jktvman]

band camp is too long