Problems?

There are many stereotypes associated with marching bands. Some of the over used ones are "band geek" and "band nerd" among others. There are also the references to the American Pie movies regarding band camp. Then there are more specific steroetypes within the band itself. For instance, the flute section generally gets a stereotype of whinny, "prissy" girls. If there are any boys in the section, they generally get typed as gay. A problem I'm going to have to work at is being too close to my subject. Since I was in band for four years, I will know a lot more than the average person will. I'm going to have to work at making sure I explain things properly for everyone to understand. I don't think I will have a problem with people being unwilling to talk about their experiences. For the most part, the people that are in band, enjoy being there for one reason or another. It may not be because they specifically enjoy marching band or playing an instrument, it may be because they enjoy the social aspect of it.