Doing DCI, WGI, School, Work, Sports, and Life. IS IT POSSIBLE?!?

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[BudderBoyz]

Short answer: no
Long answer: maaaaybe

[JamesThatcher]

OK - so... here's my suggestion to anyone trying to do multiple things... this has worked for me before, and continues to work for me today:
Step 1: Get a Google Account (i.e. Gmail) - it's free, you probably already have one so go to Step 2
Step 2: Open Google Calendars
Step 3: Learn how to create multiple calendars
Step 4: Create a calendar for EACH GROUP you want to do stuff with
Step 5: In each Calendar enter all dates, times, and locations (and basic descriptions) for all stuff you want to do
Step 6: Look for conflicts (remember especially to look at two or more events happening on the same day - example: WGI and Senior Recital Rehearsal... you may be in Dayton for one and need to be in NJ for the other)
Step 7: If possible to mitigate or reschedule you can now see what actual times you will not have conflicts and attempt to do so
Step 8: if you cannot reschedule you must prioritize what is important to you and then talk with the conflicting group/party on how you can work with them to come up with a solution
Step 8a: Seriously, have a game plan before you show up... don't just show up and say "I have a problem, I need you to fix it" - that rarely goes well
Step 9: Enjoy your reduced conflict stress life and end up making lots of $$$$ doing what you love
Step 10: share that money with EMC and myself since we both helped you get there... seems fair right?

[MegaMech]

When I joined college I was like "I want to do ALL of the ensembles!!!" My piano professor was like, you know these classes are three hours long each right? And there's a fifty minute master class each week.

I was like, oh, I'll just take choir then... ... And jazz band!

[christianmclaughlin]

FINALLY SOMEONE NEEDED TO MAKE THIS VIDEO

[sketchyAnalogies]

Your high school experience sounds like mine in terms of overcommitment and conflict

[phenylmusic]

thanks we needed this
edit: to thank you i watched through first ad and 31 secs of second ad

[DouglasStevens]

Definitely save up money before hand. It's really expensive to march. I did my first season of DCI after my Junior year of highschool then ran out of money. I took of last summer and I'll be taking off this summer as well. I am currently marching indoor since it is cheaper I could afford it and hopefully I will be able to keep doing at least indoor but yeah. Save up as much as you can and work as much as you can before you start marching

[theamazingme]

I relate to your struggles. I'm a top cross country athlete in my school and in the marching band(drumline). I finish running up to 13 miles a day then carry base 4 around for 3 hours everyday. Thanks to my coaches/ directors for helping me out and letting me skip practices to go to races/competitions. The only way this works is that xc practice ends at 4:30 and band starts at 5, so my sister brings me food to eat in the 30 minutes inbetween practices.

[brittislove]

I was hoping to hear about your every day schedule. Between making so many videos, military, social life, etc... how do you do it? For 6 months I had to work 3 jobs, school, 2 bands, girlfriend, and still find time to beat the Witcher 3. It wasn't easy and I pretty much just woke up, got moving, and then did it without thinking about it. The longer I thought about it, the more it sucked instead of just getting it over with

[GingerKing]

It's possible, you just have to communicate. If you don't communicate, that's when people start to get angry.

I did marching band, indoor drumline, musicals, plays, dance, and had a job.

My brother did marching band, football, dive team, musical pit, and also had a job.

Both of us did just fine and had a very healthy social life as well as school life. A trick to homework is to not overthink it. That's something I learned way too late in life. Most teachers just want to see that you did it and (in terms of english assignments) that you have an opinion/thoughts. You can do it! Just believe in yourself (that's the hardest part 😉)

[xandermarshall]

My high school had 3 sports teams Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Freshmen. For my band I told the varsity coach to put me on JV then play with varsity every other week. This helped with the conflicts. My dumb ass was in choir and band... So I missed 2 games. My team got 2nd in state with 2 losses. Advice is to talk your parents, your directors, and teachers. If you go on trips to festivals either drive or get your parents to drive. Everything works out.

[ziomatthewmusic]

I am the same. At uni I trained 6-10 hours a week and competed in archery travelling to matches and competitions, I started piano and got to grade 4, I went to almost every Friday evening rock and roll society event and almost all main parties no matter what uni work I had that week. I also did gym or yoga most days to keep in shape for archery. Now I am a teacher, I do extra courses to boost my CV, I play piano and recorder and have two tiny YouTube channels one for piano songs and one for English lessons and keep up with advanced Italian. Doing a million things is awesome.

[MKelly]

This video should be required viewing for all incoming high school freshmen. Good stuff.

[jix]

I swear this is the only YouTuber where I’ll sit and watch all the ads

[nuclear_reactorx]

best story time video and emc video on YouTube

[dougfunk]

Thanks for making this video, my kid needs to hear that sports and band is possible. Two other side notes:

I’m a Buccaneer alum, love that you have a shout out to Bush/DCA.

I’m also a WCU Incomparable Golden Rams Marching Band alum, I never liked going to University of Delaware games because the football team would get drilled. Always appreciated the Delaware Band though!

[turtleashes]

As a kid from New Jersey who is also gonna do bushwackers in 2023 and most likely gonna go to Rowan this was very helpful

[youngson]

I was lucky that my marching band practice was mon, wed, thurs 6pm to 9pm. While my football practice was from after school to 530pm. I never got too play in the half time show, but the band director and drumline coach was ok with that. And then when I did DCA I was in the Army stationed in Maryland. The Bucs was at first not sure about it because every once in while I would miss due to weekend duties. but they were ok with that because they would email me all the changes and I would work on them on the base football field.

[cojuan]

Dammmnn i respect u so much more man like i love when i see people take on multiple commitments like sports band and other extra ciriculars

[TheMMXX]

1:24 that’s ECU Band... I see people I know lmao