I think working with the Modesto High band has helped me expand as a person. I have been defining some skills that I'm sure I have always possessed. I would have benefited greatly at Disney had I known I held this kind of power within myself. I had to fight with every single manager to gain ground in anything I felt strongly about. I sometimes think about what would happen if I had stronger rebuttals (as I think I do now) or if I had backed off completely. If I approached every person without fear and with an open heart, how would things be?

Working with the band, I am learning a balance of being a leader and a friend. How to develop and live off of that fine line between using an example