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Post by musicscifigirl on May 18, 2006 14:48:48 GMT -5
Our middle school band director subbed for us one day, and before free time she said: "You have the rest of the hour to yourselves. The theme for today is: don't do anything dumb."
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Post by toocuteflute on May 18, 2006 16:10:58 GMT -5
Flute: “I’m out of tune.” Trumpet: “Me too.” Flute: “Well I’m really out of tune.” Trumpet: “I’m not.” Flute: “But you just said…shut up.”
BD: “Your parents gave me permission to beat you.”
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Post by flute03 on May 18, 2006 19:14:09 GMT -5
Cristien:*reads the TFBC comic (the one about the flag and drill teams doing their hair) attached to my flip folder* What? BD:OK everyone at letter J. Band: *Plays* 5 minutes later (while playing) Cristien: *laughs into her sax and cracks a note* Me: *looks over and sees her about to fall out of the chair from laughing* What's so funny? Cristien: *points to the comic* I *laughs* Just *laughs* got it!! *laughs* Me: It took you that long!? Cristien: *nods while still laughing* Me: You have just discovered TFBC.
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Post by Duel of the Flutes on May 19, 2006 13:42:05 GMT -5
Our middle school band director subbed for us one day, and before free time she said: "You have the rest of the hour to yourselves. The theme for today is: don't do anything dumb." yup. she said that to us too. oh, and I almost forgot! while looking through the yearbook... me: *sees picture of D.S. al Coda doing homework* *giggles* I like it when he studies. clarinet: yeah. wait... what? clarinet: *opens yearbook to random page, that page happens to be the band pages, which has a VERY nice picture of D.S. al Coda on it * wait, let me check something. *picks random page again, band pages again* thought so. you've been staring at it so much that it opens to that page by itself. me: no comment. (actually, those pages are where the book's bound, lol) what this one drumline kid signed in my yearbook... "Stick to drumline. Ditch the flute." I was like, "what the heck!" hehe but the sad thing is, I agree.
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Post by SaxGirl on May 19, 2006 15:32:55 GMT -5
We went to the elementary schools today to perform for the little kids. Our BD asked how many want to join band when they were older and nearly all of them raised their hands. One kid raised his hand when he asked how many want to be band directors, so we stood him on the cafeteria table and let him conduct us... he was like 8 years old! ;D
Little kid: *waves baton frantically back and forth* *cuts off song with the help of BD* Trombone 1: Wow, he's seriously better than [last year's drum major]!
Me: Get this xylophone case lid off my butt! It's annoying! (it was leaning on the chair and kept hitting me in the butt) Trombone 1: That lid is gettin' BUSY! Bell player: Yeah, it wants a little somethin' somethin'... Me: Wow...
BD: Okay, take out "On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss." Wind ensemble: *stares blankly at BD* BD: What? OH! Yeah, Lowell Mason, wrong guy, sorry!
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Post by Flutist Kes on May 23, 2006 17:36:03 GMT -5
[At lunch.] Me: 4th hour band is marching today. Flutist: I know. Me: How do you know? I just found out! THEY just found out! Flutist: They're outside the cafeteria. Flutist 2: Let's go point and laugh.
[Watching 4th hour band.] Flutist: Was that a halt? Me: I don't know. I don't think they know.
[Playing softball.] Trumpet: *To me.* Run like crazy when "Ryan" hits the ball! Ryan: *Misses.* Trumpet: OK, IF he hits the ball!
Me: Mr. S, I gotta go. BD: I figured that. Your dad's been standing there for ten minutes.
OH MY GOSH! This happened at the AT Walk. [Playing baseball.] Andrew: *Runs into grill.* Band: *Laughs.* BD: OK, now don't run into the picnic table! [10 minutes later...] Andrew: *Runs into and flies over picninc table.*
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Post by Duel of the Flutes on May 23, 2006 20:10:17 GMT -5
^ holy crap! how on earth did we forget about that, Kes? hehe, from the band clinic... our bd summoned me to help out with the saxes, so I came in a little late and was clueless as of what to do. so. and fyi, there was only one possible way to get to where I needed to be because the chairs were pushed up against the wall. bd: you can grab that chair and pull it up next to the altos. me: *grabs chair, lifts chair over bd and tries to find a way to get through the altos* alto: *whispers* other way! me: huh? little alto: what are you doing? bd: wrong way, Michelle! me: ohhhh! bd: *laughs* we call her "wrong-way Michelle". me: yep, this is just one example of my vast stupidity. bd: play at measure 32. altos: *play and rush A LOT* bd: okay, the only person that didn't rush that time was Michelle. gosh, did I just compliment you?! me: I don't know, Mr.S. I might have to mark this on the calendar. bd: *while teaching little kids* what is the hardest measure in this line to play? kids: ... bd: Michelle! me: um... the one with the two quarter notes. bd: I can't believe I'm saying this, but that's exactly right! little alto: *bothers me* bd: leave her alone! me: I don't want to! just because she's your maid doesn't mean I have to be nice to her. me and bd: what? bd: I'm not sure what that was supposed to mean, but okay...
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Post by NinjaBaker on May 23, 2006 21:55:09 GMT -5
*me, a barr players iand a bunch of mello players are watching DCI in Creste's office (there's always DCI on in there...)*
Creste: Where is J. Spice? all: huh? haven't seem him this morning. Creste: oh... *turns on Santa Clara ('99?) show* *we all watch part of the show*
*halfway through* Creste: Where is J. Spice? Barri dude: dude. he's not here. Creste: *turns to him* i don't like you. *turns back to tv* me: COME ON GUARD!!! CATCH THE TRIPLES!!! omg.. are those 39s? Creste: *shakes his head* omg! there he is! *points out random trumpet player. me: that's some nose he's go... hey wait a sec... is that? Creste: yeah
*after it's over* *J. Spice walks in* Creste: oh there you are! we were watching your show! J.Spice: you found me? how? my stunningly good looks? Creste: no... by that nose of yours.
we spotted Creste in his show the year that he marched Cadets as well... the dude had a barri ensamble (well there were four of them)
yes... this is the same Bob Creste that works with Carolina Crown incase you noticed the name.
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Post by SaxGirl on May 25, 2006 14:43:42 GMT -5
Well, graduation practice started today... what fun...[/sarcasm] Me: *looks at Pomp and Circumstance and cracks up* Alto sax 1: What are you laughing about? *looks at music and cracks up* Someone years ago, I guess, wrote on the music. The arranger's name is "James D. Ployhar," but whoever messed it up wrote letters in in pen: - James D. Blowhard - James D. Playboy
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Post by bedlamsbard on May 25, 2006 18:16:54 GMT -5
Jazz I Trumpet: *carries my stand into the ASB room* BD: How much are you paying her? Me: I'm not paying her, I'm ruthlessly exploiting her.
Me: Why don't we have cool awards? Like, "Who Died and Made You Band Dictator, I Mean, Band Director?" BD: Ow! Me: I didn't mean you, I meant, like, some really bossy student or something...which means I'd probably get it.
Me: See, we should have good awards, like "Most Likely to Become Dictator of a Small Third-World Country", "Most Likely to Get Arrested Before the Age of Twenty-One", "Most Likely to Mate With Their Instrument", "Most Likely to Attempt to Take Over the World", "Most Likely to Get a Music Degree in College and End Up Flipping Burgers at McDonald's"...
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Post by emilytrombone on May 26, 2006 17:31:10 GMT -5
Imagine the Hunting Wabbits Sax soli abouve 200 BPM. BD: That's Bug's Bunny on Speed.
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Post by Flutist Kes on May 26, 2006 18:52:07 GMT -5
Flutist: Mr. S... can we get a word? BD: ... WORD.
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Post by iluvstrawberrys214 on May 26, 2006 19:14:41 GMT -5
Flutist: Mr. S... can we get a word? BD: ... WORD. OH YA Mr. S is awsome like that quote author=flutistkes board=bandchat thread=1126302631 post=1148687527][At lunch.] Me: 4th hour band is marching today. Flutist: I know. Me: How do you know? I just found out! THEY just found out! Flutist: They're outside the cafeteria. Flutist 2: Let's go point and laugh. [Watching 4th hour band.] Flutist: Was that a halt? Me: I don't know. I don't think they know.quote] They Also Don't know what roll off is Flutist watching: umm wasn't that roll off? Flutist 2: yea Flutist: where is victors?? Flutist 3: no clue The next day same set up BD: Roll off 3 trumpts come in a measure later everybody else comes in People watching: WOW Yea for underclassmen
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Post by iluvstrawberrys214 on May 26, 2006 19:16:05 GMT -5
Flutist: Mr. S... can we get a word? BD: ... WORD. OH YA Mr. S is awsome like that They Also Don't know what roll off is Flutist watching: umm wasn't that roll off? Flutist 2: yea Flutist: where is victors?? Flutist 3: no clue The next day same set up BD: Roll off 3 trumpts come in a measure later everybody else comes in People watching: WOW Yea for underclassmen
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Post by iluvstrawberrys214 on May 26, 2006 19:17:40 GMT -5
[At lunch.] Me: 4th hour band is marching today. Flutist: I know. Me: How do you know? I just found out! THEY just found out! Flutist: They're outside the cafeteria. Flutist 2: Let's go point and laugh. [Watching 4th hour band.] Flutist: Was that a halt? Me: I don't know. I don't think they know.* They Also Don't know what roll off is Flutist watching: umm wasn't that roll off? Flutist 2: yea Flutist: where is victors?? Flutist 3: no clue The next day same set up BD: Roll off 3 trumpts come in a measure later everybody else comes in People watching: WOW Yea for underclassmen
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