Did you have any sort of extracurricular activities in high school?
We had marching band where a group played musical instruments while marching
That sounds like fun!  I played clarinet in high school, but didn't march.  
The instruments used were brass, woodwind, percussion. You should have joined marching band. It was fun!
It sounds fun, did you play and march at football games?
Yes, and we got to wear really cool uniforms that were our school colors
I love dressing up!
rifles, and sabres.
Marching bands are generally categorized by function, size, age, instrumentation, marching style, and type of show they perform. In addition to traditional parade performances, many marching bands also perform field shows at sporting events and at marching band competitions. Increasingly, marching bands perform indoor concerts that implement many songs, traditions, and flair from outside performances. And in some cases, at higher level competitions, bands will be placed into classes based on school size. According to BOA Music For All
Marching band
A marching band is a group in which instrumental musicians perform while marching, often for entertainment or competition. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Most marching bands wear a uniform, often of a military style, that includes an associated organization's colors, name or symbol. Most high school marching bands, and some college marching bands, are accompanied by a color guard, a group of performers who add a visual interpretation to the music through the use of props, most often flags,