Each summer, thousands of student musicians participate in the activity of drum corps. Many of today's top educators and performers have participated in drum corps in some way, yet it carries with it a negative connotation in the world of academic music. Drum corps participants overwhelmingly cite positive perceptions of growth as performers and educators. I created a memoir that guides readers through my first summer as a member of The Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps, describing my personal drum corps experience. I then analyze data from members of the corps that supports my belief that the positive experience I wrote about is not unique, but is a trend in the organization and does not reflect the traditional criticisms of the activity as a whole.
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机译：每年夏天，成千上万的学生音乐家参加鼓乐队的活动。当今许多顶尖的教育家和表演者都以某种方式参加了鼓乐队的演出，但在学术音乐领域却带有负面的含义。鼓乐团的参与者绝大多数都对成长为表演者和教育者抱有积极的看法。我创建了一份回忆录，指导我作为The Blue Stars Drum和Bugle Corps的成员度过我的第一个夏天，描述了我个人的鼓乐队经验。然后，我分析了来自军团成员的数据，这些数据支持了我的信念，即我写的积极经历并不是独一无二的，而是组织中的一种趋势，并且不能反映对活动整体的传统批评。
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