Box 11

I chose Marching Band to be my subculture because it is a culture I used to be part of. I am no longer a member of this group, but I'd like to dive into some of the differences between my own familiar High School Marching Band and compare that to College Marching Band. I can't think of any possible fixed position that might interfere with being able to accurately state the information I acquire, but I will probably have some difficulty caused by my subjective position. I have only been a part of the Lawrence Central Marching Band. Everything I know of band is based upon my experiences at Lawrence Central. Therefore it will be hard for me to break away from what I know about my band and research with an open mind the culture of a different band. I know the language will be different as well as the rituals and customs I've always known. I plan to spend a lot of time with my friends in this group to get a closer look, and try to ignore what I already know and become a complete outsider looking in.