Hello Internet and welcome to the first blog written by Billy Hatfield, where wonder and mystery awaits in every post. Ok not really but hopefully it's at least a little interesting. My life isn't all your typical high school teenager life, but instead is quite different from the stereotypical life of a high schooler, so if you think this blog is gonna be full of teenage drama, sap stories, and me complaining about homework (all the time) you may need a different blog to follow. Mine will be about a young musician working through highschool as a trumpet player/singer/geek.
For those who don't know me that well but want to follow anyway, here's a little background info. I am a junior at our highschool and have been playing the trumpet since 5th grade. I recently have been doing band camps (yes, band camps) and many other things to improve my talent, but I try to find time to watch Dr. Who or go out and play D&D (Dungeons & Dragons) with friends. I didn't have too many friends up until highschool when I joined the band and was mixed in with the upperclassmen. Since then, I've joined one of our school show choirs Infinity and have made even more friends. Music has been my passion for years now and will continue to be for the rest of my life.
I started becoming heavily involved in music a couple years ago when I attended our State Lions Band. I saw how good I actually was to some of those other trumpet players and realized I have a long ways to go to become a professional. And after I started focusing more and trying to hone my skills I auditioned for an elite marching band known as the All-Star Invitational Marching Band where I went to Florida and played at the BCS National Championship last January and after playing with so many wonderful people, playing in front of 80,000 people and realizing I enjoyed playing in front of a crowd that size, It really shed some light on what I wanted to do. I realized it's what I want to pursue as a career and this was one step that will get me there. So this blog is partially about my walk through life to become a professional musician or wherever life takes me in the path of music.
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