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Scott Harbor parked his car in the empty parking lot of West Newark High School. He stepped out of the car, shut his door, then went to the trunk of the car to retrieve his notebook and his trumpet case. The notebook he grabbed contained all of the drill and music he would have to hand out in about an hour when the rest of the band got here. I have about an hour before band camp has official started, Mr. Harbor thought to himself. He sighed then walked to the school doors and unlocked them using his key. He walked to the band room and set down his things in his office that he would be using until the end of school. He opened his trumpet case and pulled out a silver Bach trumpet. He pulled out some jazz music from his case and began to play, trying to relax.

BEEP!BEEP!BEEP! Zach slammed his hand down onto his alarm clock then rolled over. Seven o'clock already? he thought to himself. He rolled out of bed and picked up some clothes. He walked to his bathroom and turned on the shower. About 5 mintues later, Zach walked out of his bathroom, refreshed and dressed for band. He went back to his room and picked up his tenor case. He walked down the stairs and put a bagel in the toaster. Band camp starts in less than an hour, Zach thought as he prepared his bagel.

Mr. Harbor continued to play his jazz charts, even though the alarm he set telling him that it was nearly 8 was beep liking mad. After he finished the one chart, he pressed the off button on the alarm. When they start to arrive they can get me out of my office, he thought. He flipped to the next piece he had which was Green Onions. It was an easy piece for him but it had been one of the first pieces he had played.

Zachary looked at his watch and saw that he was going to be late. He quickly ate his bagel and grabbed a gatorade bottle to drink during practice. He picked up his tenor case and his guitar case, grabbed his phone off the table, and ran to his car that was parked in the front driveway. He sped off to school, hoping he wouldn't be caught speeding. Luckily, he arrived at the school without a scratch, and he quickly grabbed his instruments. He was about a minute early, and he knew that the band director would be mad if he was late.

Zach pulled open the unlocked door and walked inside the school. It was quiet for once, but he knew it wouldn't be once school started. Two more weeks he said, sighing. Zach walked to the band room and opened the door to the instrument storage lockers. He took out his tenor and placed his case in a large locker that he would claim as his for the year. He took his guitar and laid it along side his tenor case, then walked out into the band room. Zach heard Mr. Harbor playing Green Onions and decided to play along to get his attention. He didn't want to interrupt his band director while he was playing for fear of repeating his freshman year. Zach placed his mouthpiece in his mouth as he remembered the chart for the song and began to play.

BEEP BEEP BEEP!

Jake's alarm clock went off. "Five more minutes..." he said. He turned over and looked at the clock. 7:50. "Oh crap!" Jake said, jumping out of bed. He quickly got his clothes on. He grabbed a pop tart out of the kitchen and scarfed it down. He quickly brushed his teeth and hopped into his new car. His parents had bought it for him for getting straight As all through high school. Hopefully, he wouldn't fall behind this year.

Luckily, school was only five minutes away and he could get there quickly. He had chosen to be trumpet section leader for the first time (he had almost gotten it last year) and he didn't want to disappoint Mr. Harbor. He parked his car in his spot and got his trumpet out of the front seat and he rushed into the Band room. 7:59, his watch said. There were only a few people there. He saw Kallashay McKarthy, a new girl, Leonard Ashby on his practice pad, and Zach. He was playing Green Onions and Jake could hear a trumpet as well. Mr. Harbor he guessed. "The first day of band camp..." Jake sighed. He sat down, took out his trumpet, and waited for his section.

Melphina reached her school and immediately went to her locker to fetch her marching horn. The instrument she had brought with her was her one-year-old Vintage and there was no way in hell she'd bring that instrument outside during marching season. Being a Vintage, it was made for indoors and was very sensitive. She hurriedly took out her marching clarinet and replaced it with the Vintage in her locker.

Putting the instrument together was a breeze and only took her a few seconds. It was the reed placement that always took Melphina forever. After about a minute, she found the right placement and ran to the main band hall where she found that almost no one was there. "What the...?" she said aloud to no one in particular. She was confused. She walked back into the locker area and began walking toward's Mr. Harbor's office to find out what was going on. Maybe I've got the wrong day or something...

On her way, Melphina played a few warm up notes until she heard music coming from Mr. Harbor's office. Is he having a lesson...? She wondered as she peered in through his office window. Inside she mearly saw that he was playing Green Onions and Zach was playing along.

She quietly knocked on Mr. Harbor's door, hoping not to piss him off.

A Catchy tune was played on Marita's cell phone loudly by her bed. She instantly woke up to it and moaned. She looked at her phone and it wasn't anyone calling her but her cell phone alarm clock went off. "Band Camp" She moaned. She didn't necessarily moan because she hated band but more because it was morning and she really isn't what you call a morning person. She got up and stretched to wake herself up better as well as washed her face. After that she got dressed, ate breakfast, and brushed her teeth. Once done brushing her teeth she left outside the door grabbing her Bass Clarinet and started walking to the school. "Wonder what we're gonna play this year...." She thought. She eventually made it to the door and saw the other students. Some looked familiar while others didn't. Being the shy girl she was, she didn't socialize with them and just walked inside sitting in her little spot.

Marita heard someone coming close by to her. She looked up and smiled slightly. She would have smiled warmer but was pretty nervous. "Hi. Nice to meet you." She said with a shaky voice. Marita coughed to calm her self down. "My name's Marita and I'm going to play Bass Clarinet this year" She said introducing herself.

Marita felt a bit more comfortable but still a little nervous. She smiled and nodded. "Alright. I'll try my best to not be so nervous." She agreed. Then it hit her, she wanted to know what they were playing. She was the drum major so she should know! "Umm.....do you know what we are playing this year?" She asked curiously.