A Cypress Fairbanks High School band member turned challenges into success this week. The CyFair marching band went the extra mile to make sure a blind band member participated and excelled during the state championships.
FOX 26's Jade Flury has more with the story.A Cypress-Fairbanks High School marching band member turned challenges into success this week. The Cy-Fair marching band went the extra mile to make sure a blind band member participated and excelled during the state championships.
"It’s kind of tough, especially if you can’t read the music. For example, I can’t read the printed music but everyone else can read. So I’ve had to learn how to read brail music," said Oliver. "He's such a good trumpet player, we started to figure out, he can do this," Nelson said. "He has the physical skills, how can we get him involved in the marching part of it?""In terms of marching, because I can't remember the field, I can't see what's around me, I have to remember step sizes, the directions, pathways," Oliver said. "It really comes down to muscle memory.
Oliver's hard work and dedication paid off at the state championships, where the Cy-Fair marching band made it to the finals for the first time in school history.
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