Cris Mazza-A Girl Among Trombonists

I wasn't a band kid. Not that I didn't find humor in her story. I grew up a tomboy, and still am, so I do a lot of things that are boy-things, and am used to being 'one of the boys' even though I am still technically romantic territory, and so are they. I was bored through the first half of the piece, and skimmed much of it. I get that marching bands march, and I get that sports always get the advantage over the arts when it coems to budget cuts. What I wanted to hear more about, and was happy when I finally did hear about it, was her own personal experiences with the marching band and being the only girl trombonist. However, I think her prose itself a little dry, a little too scientific for the topic she's tackling. I am happy, however, that it wasn't overly feminist. I really don't like ready anything really feminist. I think feminists gives feminism a bad name.