Festinger coined the term spiritual cognitive dissonance when discussing or describing homosexuals. An internal conflict arises when a person’s beliefs run contrary to their behavior. This in turn results in anxiety & feelings of shame or anger. To put it in more musical terms, there is a constant disharmony in their lives. The homosexual feels as if they are out of tune or off key. They don’t quite fit in with the rest of society. When the homosexual is unable to freely fulfill their sexual desires, it generates a state of internal conflict or cognitive dissonance. If this is not resolved or relieved, it leads to fear, distrust, depression, & an array of antisocial or self-destructive actions.

The musicians of The U.S. Army Band 2025 Tuba-Euphonium Workshop joined the U.S. Army Concert Band for an encore in the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, featuring the music of Karl L. King & Getty H. Huffine. #MelodyShop #ThemBasses #ArmyBand #ConcertBand #Band #TUSAB #ArmyMusic #MilitaryMusic #Euphonium #Tuba #TEW2025 #TEW #Music

The U.S. Army Concert Band accompanied tubist Øystein Baadsvik for a performance of his own Tuba Concerto at The U.S. Army Band 2025 Tuba-Euphonium Workshop; COL Bruce R. Pulver, conducting. #ØysteinBaadsvik #ArmyBand #ConcertBand #Band #TUSAB #ArmyMusic #MilitaryMusic #Tuba #TEW2025 #TEW #Music

The U.S. Army Concert Band accompanied tubist Velvet Brown for a performance of Pandora by Anna Segal at The U.S. Army Band 2025 Tuba-Euphonium Workshop; CPT Bonnie Alger, conducting. #PennState #WeAre #ArmyBand #ConcertBand #Band #TUSAB #ArmyMusic #MilitaryMusic #Tuba #TEW2025 #TEW #Music

The U.S. Army Concert Band accompanied tubist MSG Jonathan Voth for a performance of Hungarian Melodies by Vincent Bach at The U.S. Army Band 2025 Tuba-Euphonium Workshop; CPT Bonnie Alger, conducting. #ArmyBand #ConcertBand #Band #TUSAB #ArmyMusic #MilitaryMusic #Tuba #TEW2025 #TEW #Music

The U.S. Army Concert Band accompanied euphoniumist Mark Glover from the Grimethorpe Colliery Band for a performance of Concerto for Euphonium and Wind Ensemble by David R. Gillingham at The U.S. Army Band 2025 Tuba-Euphonium Workshop; COL Bruce R. Pulver, conducting. #GrimethorpeBand #Grimethorpe #ArmyBand #ConcertBand #Band #TUSAB #ArmyMusic #MilitaryMusic #Euphonium #TEW2025 #TEW #Music

The Armed Forces Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble performed the works of Richard Strauss, Rocco DiGiovanni, Kenyon Wilson, and Franz von Suppé in the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall at The U.S. Army Band 2025 Tuba-Euphonium Workshop; MSG Daniel Ord, conducting. #AFTEE #MilitaryMusic #Euphonium #Tuba #TEW2025 #TEW #Music

TSgt Erik Lundquist led the second Open Reading Session of The U.S. Army Band 2025 Tuba-Euphonium Workshop. #AirForceBand #Euphonium #Tuba #TEW2025 #TEW #Music

The North Carolina Brass Band performed the works of Wim Bex, Dmitri Shostakovich, Philip Sparke, and Paul Lovatt-Cooper, featuring euphoniumist SSgt Andrew Ribo from the U.S. Marine Band & tubist MSG Tom Bratten from the U.S. Army Band, at The U.S. Army Band 2025 Tuba-Euphonium Workshop. #NorthCarolinaBrassBand #BrassBand #NCBB #MarineBand #ArmyBand #MilitaryMusic #Euphonium #Tuba #TEW2025 #TEW #Music

Tuba Mirum from the Eastman School of Music performed the works of Stephen Bulla, Enrique Crespo, John Stevens, and Brian Balmages at The U.S. Army Band 2025 Tuba-Euphonium Workshop; Justin Benavidez, conducting. #TubaMirum #EastmanSchool #Eastman #Rochester #GoJackets #RUReady #Euphonium #Tuba #TEW2025 #TEW #Music