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...news that Light??s book contains a glowing anecdote about band does not surprise anyone milling around in the band room in the basement of the Office of the Arts building on Mt. Auburn St. a few minutes before noon on a Saturday. It is pre-frosh weekend and a modest number of “bandies”—member of the band—have showed up to play in front of Byerly Hall in the hopes of getting some new blood...
After reading the particular pro-Harvard Band passage in Light??s book, I decided I wanted to hold the drum too. I e-mailed Matthew H. Katcher ’05, the manager of the band. Unfortunately, he told me, Bertha—the 6-foot tall drum I’d been hoping for—would not be making an appearance until commencement. Instead, Katcher graciously invited me to play percussion with the band in an upcoming performance. He said I could play a bass drum, but Mindy E. Snitow ’06, the percussion...
...most important things that the band room underscores—and that Light??s book sort of ignores—is the idea of a physical space as important to reporting a feeling of happiness (or a high grade on the 1-10 personal happiness scale...
...professors were familiar already with Light??s book, but I summarized the importance he places on really getting to know faculty well. Doing this made me feel a bit sheepish. After all, there I was several years later, having clearly not followed this advice...
...Light??s research offers several specific instructions for making the most of one’s academic experience: take small classes, if possible pursue one-on-one mentorships or individual supervised research, work in study groups, take writing very seriously and so on. But none of these things could be accomplished in a short period of time...