xxcrissxcrossxx
Band Nerd
Guard..Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.
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Post by xxcrissxcrossxx on Jun 30, 2007 4:50:21 GMT -5
our guard instructors always tell us to "give some head" lol meaning perform up to the judges, not the ground or at eyelevel. haha it doesnt help our rep as the "sleeper"core. ::rolls eyes::
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Post by Duel of the Flutes on Jul 2, 2007 5:46:37 GMT -5
many band quotes... so many I forgot them all. but here's a bus quote... R: it smells like teenager. but I guess that's a good thing, because if it smelled like old man we'd have a problem.
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Post by SaxGirl on Jul 3, 2007 13:24:07 GMT -5
First I guess you should understand that when our instructor stops because one person is playing too loud, the trombone section generally blames it on me, and with reason, since sometimes I blast unkowingly. *playing Rhythm of the Night in low brass sectionals* 1st trombones: *blast ending* Instructor: 1ST TROMBONES! Who was it? That's a crescendo, not "BLAAHHHHHH!" Trombone section: *points fingers at me* KELLY! Me: I swear, it wasn't me this time! (It really wasn't. The other two were blaring, honestly.) 1st trombone: I think it was God. Trombones and baritones: What? 1st trombone: Well, crescendo means "from less." God created the earth from nothing... it's His fault. Trombones and baritones: 2nd trombone: Wait, so she *points to me* is God? Me: NO! AHHHHH! IT WASN'T ME!
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Post by NinjaBaker on Jul 3, 2007 13:28:58 GMT -5
^ lol! SaxGirl is God.
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Post by SaxGirl on Jul 3, 2007 13:31:29 GMT -5
^ I'm pretty sure one of the freshmen misheard our entire conversation... trust me, I don't want to be God. That would be a very very hard job. "Trombones, quit blaring! I've got the bucket right here if you want to barf!" - Our instructor
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Post by marchingbandfreak on Jul 3, 2007 22:51:41 GMT -5
just this past year during the season
me: *holding my bleeding nose* Uh, Mr. Fackleman? Can I get off the field for several minutes? My nose started to bleed! Fackleman (one of two band directors) : Get off the field right now then! IMMEDIATELY! And don't come back on until your nose is all better! me: *turning to one of clarinets* Trent! Do you have tissues on you? I don't have any and I need some tissues to stop my nose bleed! Trent: *hands tissues* **few minutes later** me: *gets back on the field when the opener is set* my section (clarinet) leader: Hey, Ji Su. You alright? me: Yeah. It was just a minor nose bleed. my section leader: Been practicing music hard like a true marching band clarinetist, eh? *grins from ear to ear*
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and this is from just today during one of my SAT Prep classes
my teacher: Ok. You're the last person to introduce yourself. Who are you, where are you from, and tell us about yourself. me: I'm Ji Su, and I'm from Westfield, NJ. I'm going into my Junior year and basically, I'm a Marching Band freak. And Japanese manga freak. my teacher: *grins from ear to ear* Oh! Marching Band? What instrument do you play? me: Clarinet. my teacher: *slightly frowns* Oh. I was in Marching Band too, but I played the snare. me: Oh! With the batteries? my teacher: Huh? Oh! Yeah! The battery line! The best times during my time when I was in Marching Band back when I was in high school were the Flag Girls. We guys used to go out with all the Flag Girls and stuff! Those were the best times! one of my classmates: Flag Girls? Who or what are the Flag Girls? my teacher: You know! Those girl that runs around with the flags while doing their flag stuff! me: Uh, are you talking about the Color Guards? my teacher: *looks confused for a moment* Oh! Right! The Color Guards! That's what they're called! one of my other classmates: Can you use the proper terms instead of using "Flag Girls"? That's kinda same as being sexist, isn't it? my teacher: *sarcastically* Well, sorry! I forgot that I was against things like sexism and racism! *in serious tone* But, yeah. I won't forget to say Color Guards next time.
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Post by hddrummer on Jul 4, 2007 0:27:30 GMT -5
drummer: *yelling* there's no N in sponge. S! P! O!..... oh......
Drum instructor: That cadence was like great sex in a car that got rocked off the edge of a cliff.
history: earlier this day in the bathroom at band camp there was a bat in the corner, so we tell the officials about it and they send in one of their vertically challenged personality to deal with it and he kills it with a broomstick. Now me being assistant SL and with our SL off doing something i had to keep everyone outside.
pit girl1: can i touch it me: no pit girl1: please!!! me: you touch it, you die freshman: aah! death threats, i'll sue!!! me: you sue you die, now shut up and sit down on the sidewalk so that i don't lose you everyone: yes Jess me: that's better
later that day: *we (the pit) play the opener at band camp* me: that was about as messy as a midget hitting a bat with a broomstick. everyone: *laughs*
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Post by bariclaribob on Jul 10, 2007 20:07:37 GMT -5
On the bus
*FAH*: I wish I could play English horn. me: English horns? They're amazing! They're like... super oboes! What could be better than a super oboe? my sl: Did you just say what could be better than a super oboe? me: Well, seriously. What is? sl: *shakes head*
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Post by samthered on Jul 11, 2007 15:02:11 GMT -5
My sister: Flutes don't have egos. We're just better than everybody else.
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nphsdm
Band Nerd
~NPHS Alliance Drum Major~
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Post by nphsdm on Jul 16, 2007 19:52:17 GMT -5
At the 4th of July Parade
BD: Okay guys, the goal for today is just not to pass out...
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BD- Okay, so seeing that we have no trombones, we'll have the Bari's split parts. *Bari section splits the parts* BD- Okay, Trombitones, play 4 measures after 3...
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Trombotonifouium!!! (Mixture of Trombone, Baritone, and Euphounium)
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BD- "Okay, Sopranos, seeing you can't play the part, we'll give it to the mellos..."
*5 minutes later*
BD- "Okay, apperently the low brass section can't play that, so we'll give it to the mellos."
*20 minutes later*
BD- "Okay, I don't hear the mello part, at all." Mello player- "That's because we're playing everyone elses part!!"
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Flute 1: "Hey, how was your summer?" Me: "Pretty boring.. you?" flute 1: "Yeah! I finally got to go to Israel!"
*later*
Band Kid: "She doesn't go to Israel, she goes to Flute assassination camp!" Me: "...really?" Band Kid: "Yeah, Her footjoint becomes a high voltage stun gun, her head joint turns into a light saber and when she breaks off her G# key, the body becomes a nuclear bomb!!"
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Post by sahshornandmello on Jul 16, 2007 20:03:49 GMT -5
first I have to expalin teh scenario. I am at an engineering camp. I was at an architecture camp before that. That means that I haven't picked up my horn in 4 weeks, adn am so deprived.
friend online-"we have band practice all day on Saturday."
me -"ahhhhhh, I want to go"
friend-" well, all we have to do is fly you down from indiana to florida for the day, put in a twin in yoru replacement, and then fly you back up, and erase the mind of the twin"
me- "cause that isn't so hard"
friend- "or you could jsut take my spot"
me- "cause i look jsut like you"
friend- "five inches shorter, change your skin tone, staraighten your hair, make you skinnier, adn teach you the marimba music. we can do it"
me- "ok. lets go!"
it was one of those had-to-be-there-moments.. but it was great.
I MISS MY BAND!!!!
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Post by Lprdgecko on Jul 17, 2007 21:44:38 GMT -5
Our BD said a lot of funny things today at practice. I can only remember a few though.
Today was my friend's 16th birthday. Our BD tells him to come to the front and he says, "Today is [clarinet's] birthday! He's 57!"
We were playing this one part in our music that were supposed to be bell tones, but we forgot, and so our BD stopped us and said, "Ok, so in this section how are we supposed to play those notes?" When nobody answered, he started to draw a bell on the board. He's not an artist. Somebody finally answered, "Bell tones?" We saw his drawing of the "bell" and my friend was like, "Oh, that's a bell? I thought it was a nose!" Then our DM was like, "I thought it was a hat!" and a tuba player said, "I thought it was a foot!" Our BD was like, "Shut up." Lol.
Then our DM did something funny, but I can't remember what it was....
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Post by carlysnareperson on Jul 18, 2007 10:51:12 GMT -5
Percussion instructor: "I don't know, I just feel like I should talk about golf."
PI:"You just gotta be convincing." SL:"I have no opinion!"
PI: See, when you played that clean, she looked over, because it sounded good! Said she: Mmm. Actually I looked over because basically I have ADD.
Yeah our new percussion instructor is something else.
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Post by trumpetspride on Jul 20, 2007 22:57:23 GMT -5
Trumpet sectional:
Trumpet: It sounds like we're trying to do a slow clap (^ we were clapping a rhythm. Very badly...I may add)
Trumpet2: Where did you monkeys go?! (^ upon having the other two first trumpets stop playing)
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flouba
Band Nerd
Lazyness: Success is a journey, not a destination. So stop running...Except you Ed. Don't get hit.
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Post by flouba on Jul 22, 2007 23:36:43 GMT -5
BD at a non-school related band camp: Listen to the downbell on the cowbeat.
same BD: EYEBALLS! band: CLICK SIR (he was in the...marines I think...I don't know)
same BD came in with different name tags on including "Evil Scientist" on one side and "boo" on the other and "The hardest working man in show business:
same BD: CONCENTRATE YOUR FIRE (dodgeball advice)
sax: So are you excited about going into sophmore year? me: *gives odd look for a few minutes* ...I'm going into junior year... sax: Oh yeah I was thinking of [friend] who's a year younger then us *a few minutes later* sax: so excited about going into senior year? (she seriously forgot what I had said -.- )
french horn: Pikachu I choose you! (because of my Mokona hat a lot of people called me Pikachu at camp)
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