"Honestly leadership skills are hard to learn, as the majority of it comes down to how you react in certain situations, and you cant really teach someone to have a certain reaction. leadership skills come naturally to leaders, but i think the one thing that you should NOT do would be yell at your people for stupid things. have lighthearted punishments (tossing sticks into the endzone for pecking is a good one) and be a good drummer before you are a good leader"
"I am a Gunnery Sergeant in the Young Marines (ROTC and Boy Scouts combined) and I have a few things to say about leadership. First is that to lead you have to be a good follower. Make sure that you do not tell anyone to do anything that you would not do. Humble yourself sometimes and do hard work. Use constructive critisism, DO NOT BE A BULLY. If you punish them with push ups or running do it with them. Accept constructive critisism. Have meetings where you sit with your line and talk about the show, music, and other stuff that will identify problems in the line. During band camp try and have everyone in the drumline sit together or if you cant sit with a different person every day. Make sure everyone feels accepted in the line. Push them, have fun, and have integrety (remember that)"
"lead by example. that's probably the best advice you will get. it goes hand in hand with the whole golden rule thing. treat your line the way you would want to be treated as a rookie or just another member. another thing, stay loose. there is time to joke around and there is time to be serious. use that to your advantage. i'm not saying goof around at all. but the more relaxed in the mind the line is, the better the practice/ performance"
"Oh I forgot to add this... When you punish everyone for that one guy (the one that brings you down), you will create peer pressure. This means that everyone will get on that one guy to straighten up because that they hate being punished for that one guys fault. Those bad guys will straighten up or leave... or complain to the band director like our bad guy did and I got in trouble for inforcing disipline... dont get me started about how undisciplined they were"
"Just one thing, group punishments really suck. Being the best one on the line for the past two years, it really sucks when everyone has to get punished for one person. But, I do strongly believe in section punishments. Snares mess up, snares run. Bass 1 f's up, basses run, etc..."
"Knowing what to do and when to do it. when there is a problem in your line, fix it. If someone's carrier busted, help him fix it. I someone is having a hard time learning music, help him with it"
"I would agree to this for things like the following:
Not completely knowing your music. Being late. Not having dot books fully written in. Come to anything unprepared. (Practices, Games, ect...). Lack of good rehearsal etiquette.
And a drumline needs to vibe each other, you should plan socials like my Section leader does so there isn't any tension and everyone is on the same page."
"We have a rookie on my line this year who every time he messes up,or when a section leader corrects him, he says it isn't him or he starts laughing. I think he gets a lot of heat because it's not always him (we have 3 rookies, but even our vets aren't perfect). Biggest thing I can tell you from someone who hasn't been a section leader, from the outside looking in, most non-leaders hate it when their section leaders think they are the best thing to ever strap on a snare. Have confidence, but don't think you're perfect. Always look to not only better yourself as a leader and a musician, but help better the rookies. Work with them individually. Be their section leader and their friend. Know when to play, and when to work. The best section leaders in my opinion are ones that look to make themselves better as well as the noobies. Don't be mean or abrasive, but be stern and professional. I strongly believe in group punishment. If one person messes up, you mess up together. First part of being a good snare line is being able to know that you are one entity. No heroes. Leave the heroes for the trumpets (LOL)"
"yeah......make sure you have the director, staff, the drum majors, and the other drumline leaders there to back you up. That should really be your first priority because everything will descend into chaos if the leadership isnt prepared to lead TOGETHER. and make sure you sit the whole line down and tell them exactly what is expected of them and what punishments are there for whatever mess ups happen. Communication between everyone above you and everyone below you, and those on the same level as you, is really the foundation to having things run smoothly, but its not always easy to manage"
"You have to be their example. Lead by example. Be a LEADER not a POLITICIAN"
"The ways i gained respect (Other than just being Bad@$$ on my drum)Is by showing my line that I would do anything for them. Like stapleswithanafro said, Act like you're all a family. NEVER be soft. When you say something, mean it, Enforce it, and like I said follow through with them. Also try getting to know your section outside of band. Once you know them and they know you it'll be a lot easier to lead them"
"A title means nothing. It's a group of words (in this case two). A title can be given away like a can of soup. Leadership must be earned. To be a leader, you must be respected. To be respected, you must also respect. others. To respect others, you must respect yourself. If you are respected by your peers and you have their attention, then you may indeed be a leader. Point: You can lead without the stupid title. My advice: Go for it. Whether or not you get it, you should still lead the line"
"just keep your composure and realize that a title means nothing. literally, nothing. actions define leadership. pardon my cliche, haha"
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