Color Guard Speeches

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I’m sure most of you have seen a marching band performance at some point in your life. Whether that be at a football game or if you have been to competitions, if you’ve seen a marching band performance, you’ve also seen the color guard. You know, the people with the flags, “guns”, or “swords” that toss them in the air and dance around them? Yep, that’s us. Many people think color guard is easy and doesn’t have any benefits. This is simply not true. It's more than just twirling a flag, it takes hard work, teamwork, and improves multitasking skills.
Before I auditioned for color guard I thought, “This is going to be a piece of cake! How hard can it be to catch a flag?!” Boy, was I wrong. It has been one of the hardest things I’ve ever done at
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It is very important that your equipment movement and your body movement go together. Sometimes it may look better to move toward your equipment, but other times you may want to move away from your equipment, which involves multitasking. A lot of the time you’re moving to your spot while doing your flag work and moving your body. This aspect of color guard is especially hard. Being a good multitasker and being a good color guard member goes hand in hand. While you do your equipment work and body movements, it’s crucial to look out for band members. Last year we had ribbons as a part of our show; I wasn’t paying attention to where I was going and somehow got my ribbon wrapped around one of the flute player’s necks. Don’t worry, Kristin is alive and well. Color guard also helps by teaching you how to be more precise. Sometimes we will be moving while tossing and you have to do it the same way and at the same time every day to stay with the other members. There’s a lot to remember and a lot of things you need to execute in a short amount of time. If you’re not good at multitasking, color guard could help that through pure repetition. We, as a color guard, rehearse things until we get them perfect. Most of the time, when we do separate body movements from the flags, we are standing still but it doesn’t always work out like that. In color guard, you learn very quickly to multitask. It’s an important life skill to have as you further your education and pursue your