Well to start things off I may not be the best source for advice when surviving a band review but I can help you try! Each year my band does five band reviews and one of them requires us to be at our school ready for bus departure at 3:00 a.m. My freshman year I went to a sleepover party with some best band buddies and we decided to stay up till 1:00 a.m. on the night of our notorious 3:00 a.m. band review. Well I am just going to come out and say that it was a dumb idea because when I had to wake up I was sleep deprived and vomiting...and all the band geeks out there know you can't exactly miss a band review even if you are vomiting! So I sucked it up and continued to feel horrible that day in the blazing sun. Well the next year when I was a sophomore we had the same band review and I didn't learn from my mistake so I went to another late party and the next day I found myself sleep deprived and vomiting in a plastic Ziploc baggie on the bus ride...wow I realize I am an idiot! So my best advice for the band geeks out there is to NOT party the night before a band review especially when its a 3:00 a.m. band review! Next year I am planning on going to bed 10 hours before I have to wake up because when you are Drum Major you cannot afford to be vomiting...The next thing you need to know about surviving a band review is that you constantly need to be drinking water and eating food because during the competition you are out in the heat wearing a band uniform that covers you head to toe. Water is the most important thing I cannot say that enough! Drink extra water the days leading up to the competition and drink plenty the day of. You need to be nurturing your body as much as possible because you don't want to have to pay for it the day of. If you feel sick it will be your worst nightmare. So please take care of yourself because you will feel better and perform better for the rest of the band.
-S
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