Band Member Has A Priceless Recovery When He Drops His Cymbal
Performing in front of a wide public isn’t easy. Multiply that several times if you are a boy in your preteens and you are a member of the marching band. Your self-confidence is dropping with each pimple that pops on your face, and those seem to appear by the dozen the night before a performance.
Sure, not everyone loses their confidence before a gig, but those that do (we include ourselves in this lot too) blaze trembling fingers and butterflies in the belly for any mishap that occurs in the middle of it all. Little do they know that not all embarrassing situations are their own fault. Sometimes, it is the equipment that is to blame and it can all be recorded on camera for the world to see. Speedy and graceful recovery is key in situations like those and this kid knew that all too well.
In this clip, a high school band from Illinois performs “The Star-Spangled Banner” in front of a gymnasium full of people. Everyone is standing proudly, holding their own instrument, while two kids hold the flags. Out front are the percussionists and the cymbal kid. It is quite evident that they have practiced this for hours prior.
The band starts playing and the kid with the cymbals does a spectacular job, but then something quite unexpected happens. As he bangs the cymbals together, one of them unscrews from the handle and drops to the floor with just as audible bang. Oh, the devastation on the kid’s face!
He can’t just drop down on his knees and fix it; that requires tools. What does he do? He drops the other cymbal next to the rogue one, then stands up and salutes his band members with a smile!
No one dares laugh at his recovery, because, in the end, he did a spectacular job. He didn’t cower to the back of the gym; he did the respectable thing. Just as anyone else would while the National Anthem is playing.
Credit to ' sarona2617 / YouTube'.
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