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Hi, I'm Nolan Oldham. And I'm speaking on behalf of Expert Village, and this is tips
on how to be a drum major. One of the important things you have to remember when you are a
drum major is that you're going to have to work with your band directors. It's not always
important that you know, you're buddy buddies with your band directors, but you have to
respect them. And you have to do what they say, and you have to get things done together.
You can't be fighting against them all the time. A lot of times members of the band will
get angry with their directors for some decision that they made, and they'll, you know, you
may be sitting at lunch and they'll talk. They'll start talking about the band directors
and saying what horrible, mean people they are. And you know they could be your best
friends. And the important thing is never to add fuel to that fire. Never to talk bad
about your own directors. Always say encouraging things, or good things about them, even if
you may not disagree, or even if you do disagree with them. When you're talking to your friends,
you never want to say mean things about them because that will make you look bad. It will
make the kids lose respect for you even if you know, they may not be your best friends.
If you're going against them and saying no, I don't think you should be saying that about
our band directors. But you know, they'll respect you more for doing it, even if they
don't like you more.