| I agree with Pedal C's assesment of honor bands. It's all fine and dandy to be able to say that you went to this honor band, or that honor band, but when it comes right down to it, those things will eventually be in the past and you have to rely on your current chops and musical abilities.
When I was in high school I attended the Nebraska All-State band, the Hastings College honor band, and I played in the honor band at the CSU Summer music camp honor band two years in a row....and I almost didn't pass my screening audition to get into the Army band program because I was playing pretty poorly that day. Those honor bands didn't mean much when I was under the gun at an audition. It was all about what I could do at that moment.
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