WEBVTT 00:02.500 --> 00:07.780 So. We are I a and S a C aid everyday. Sergeant. First class 00:08.130 --> 00:10.810 and so that we are is your hometown Vuitton. 00:11.900 --> 00:15.300 Rejoined from skin academia work Colonel eleven. Baltimore Maryland. 00:16.410 --> 00:20.490 Is basically what we're all the army. So it's flying which. 00:21.000 --> 00:24.320 For I'm a musician with the United States army feel the and from 00:24.320 --> 00:27.840 washed in d.c. our job is to travel around the country about 00:27.840 --> 00:30.250 a hundred days of the year point three concerts for the American 00:30.250 --> 00:34.300 people and tell you know the army story to the American public 00:34.300 --> 00:34.940 for music. 00:36.120 --> 00:37.000 He about. 00:37.680 --> 00:42.180 Years gears is here in army or will what. You. 00:42.680 --> 00:48.640 Can. One aspect of the job that I really love is that we have 00:48.640 --> 00:52.440 an educational our each component and a lot of times and we go 00:52.440 --> 00:56.030 on the road you will work with students and that's very is a 00:56.110 --> 00:56.750 price on over. 00:57.590 --> 00:58.240 After. Yet. 01:02.100 --> 01:04.450 As we have a Off. 01:05.430 --> 01:10.380 To do some of our experiences here on on the will work with you. 01:12.000 --> 01:15.930 I we're here at the army all American baltasar that as a mentors 01:15.930 --> 01:20.310 for this team musicians in the arm eric and marching band on 01:20.310 --> 01:23.950 we've had sessions with students where we work with and talk 01:23.950 --> 01:28.390 about playing music and help them to present the best possible 01:28.390 --> 01:30.300 product that they can and halftime show. 01:30.810 --> 01:31.350 This weekend. 01:33.580 --> 01:38.970 For the enormous mold isn't measure and involve veterans to musician 01:39.010 --> 01:40.000 that what it. Out. 01:43.650 --> 01:46.950 It's one of the things I really love about being in the job is 01:46.950 --> 01:51.720 to work with young people on I happen of the musicians and high 01:51.810 --> 01:54.860 find that a lot of what we do as musicians on. 01:55.500 --> 01:59.200 Whether we end up as musicians later on in life or whatever which 01:59.200 --> 02:02.850 is a do whether it's being a liar doctor wherever the skills 02:02.850 --> 02:07.170 that you develop as musician are really of likable across a wide 02:07.170 --> 02:11.060 variety feels the supply and then musicians learn in terms of 02:11.060 --> 02:14.990 practice the focus that they have to have when they're performing 02:15.200 --> 02:18.810 when they're deciding what what pieces are going to play focus 02:18.810 --> 02:21.170 in their practice are the teamwork. 02:21.700 --> 02:25.230 That's required to be a great musician all very important stuff 02:25.550 --> 02:29.270 and also the performing of aspect of what we do as musicians 02:29.270 --> 02:32.480 prepares you for a lot of things you have standing up in front 02:32.480 --> 02:35.930 of people on parking giving a presentation all that stuff that 02:35.930 --> 02:38.640 we've known as musicians really applies across the board. 02:39.310 --> 02:41.200 To any job benning one one wanted to. 02:42.700 --> 02:48.770 The flight left italy on there. You are and what an of you a. 02:51.030 --> 02:55.740 Was it army there and yeah basically go in and specialist on 02:55.940 --> 03:07.050 the Well and the musician the army and I am extremely fortunate that. 03:07.050 --> 03:11.560 I am able to do what I love for a living. That's my job I play 03:11.560 --> 03:14.390 the saxophone and play music for people that's something i've 03:14.390 --> 03:15.450 always wanted to do. 03:16.280 --> 03:19.920 What I love about that is not only do I get to play my sex phone 03:19.920 --> 03:22.830 and play music for people and spread the army message. But it 03:22.830 --> 03:27.140 gives me a feeling that I am serving something bigger than myself 03:27.540 --> 03:30.960 through music and that one I look at all everything. I've done 03:30.990 --> 03:35.100 in music although i've accomplished when I put that in perspective. 03:35.690 --> 03:39.910 The fact that I can serve something greater than myself is extremely 03:39.910 --> 03:43.360 satisfying and possibly the most S find thing that I get out 03:43.360 --> 03:47.000 of what I do in the army. There. And..