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The band program at my school is holding auditions for the position of assistant drum major.
The only people eligible are rising sophomores and juniors.
None of the rising sophomores are interested, which just leaves John, Bob, Sally, and myself.
The person who becomes assistant drum major this year will take the place of drum major in their senior year.
John would be a great drum major, but he's not interested at all. This surprises me considering he's been taking conducting lessons. Sally ( ... she's hot ... *cough* ) is leaving the band next year, well, so she says. As for Bob... Bob is ADD (in a bad way - he enjoys inflicting pain upon others among other things). He never takes anything seriously and he's spoken in the past about wanting to be drum major and making marching band a lot more relaxed (he has a problem with authority). This is a problem. For those of you who have been in a marching band, you know that while it's fun, you also have to be serious. I've asked him if he would actually be serious about being drum major if he made it and he said he would. None of us trust him though. Even if he's our friend, we know him all too well.
Here's my dilemma - For the good of the band, I want to be drum major. I want the band to succeed in ways it hasn't before and have a part in that. I also want to see how good I can be. On the other hand, I also want to play the trombone in it, but if we have someone to replace me then I don't have a problem with it. However, if Bob wants to be drum major and if he will actually be better for the band than me, I don't want to get in his way. This is the only year we can audition.
Should I do it?
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