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<\/picture><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThis is actually a tough question because it completely depends on your school. Some schools think band members are awesome and are the “cool”, while others think band members are geeks and should be avoided. Growing up for me in my school, <\/strong>the latter was the more common stereotype. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The truth is that the most important factor in whether band is cool or not is whether the parents in the area think band and art is important. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, in my high school (which wasn’t all that <\/strong>long ago ?) the most common profession in the area was the oil field.<\/strong> As you might have been able to guess, the most important event for my high school was football (as it is true for many, many high schools)<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, if the minority of people have a music interest and are different from the main crowd, chances are they are going to be thought of as weird. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If the parents aren’t interested in band, the band program will not be as well funded, and so the band may not be as impressive as it could be. Therefore the people in band in this situation will be fewer and perhaps different than the rest of the crowd. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n So if the parents are interested in art and band, these schools are much more likely to have an awesome band program that other students think is amazing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I don’t mean to get meta, but it kind of helps this discussion to think about what nerdy even means. If you’re nervous about joining band because it’s nerdy<\/strong>, you might continue to read just a bit to find out what a nerd is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, a nerd is a nerd for getting excited about something that others don’t understand at all. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n So let’s toss out the idea that a nerd is someone who doesn’t have social skills<\/strong>. What’s more likely is that someone who may not be as social has found a rewarding hobby–there are plenty of people with somewhat drab and unrewarding hobbies and who are struggling socially. <\/p>\n\n\n\n So a nerd is someone who is good at something difficult that takes a lot of practice. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n So, putting this all together we have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n A nerd is someone who can intensely focus on something and is capable of developing impressive and meaningful skills<\/strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the definitions of nerd above talks about how someone is nerdy if they are really into something that nobody else gets. In this case, it’s all about the numbers. If everyone is into anime at one school and not into football, the one kid who is into football and not into anime will be the nerd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Band members do a lot of things that are very <\/strong>misunderstood. You might not understand if you think about it too hard. I’ll give a few examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s true, band members are misunderstood. But let’s give the misunderstanders some slack, too–it is a little weird what band members are willing to go through for their band. <\/p>\n\n\n\nWhy Is Band Nerdy?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What Is Nerdy Anyway?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Why Being Misunderstood Is Being Nerdy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Is Marching Band For Nerds?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n