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Post by clarinetlover on Apr 3, 2009 19:11:34 GMT -5
We just got reminded not to move until our BD put his arms down. Band: *ends piece* Flute: *puts arms down right away and yells* Uh, d*mn it! BD: Alright, so when you're on stage yelling, "Oh, d*amn it!" is probably not the best idea.
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Post by Lprdgecko on Apr 3, 2009 21:34:21 GMT -5
We have this ongoing clarinets v. saxophones war in the band. My friend (sax player who also plays cello) posted this as his Facebook status yesterday:
Him: "Cello > Saxophone" Me: "Clarinet > Saxophone" Him: "Dirt > Clarinet" Me: "Jerk."
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2009 20:42:15 GMT -5
Playing Hoedown without my second chair, who generally plays louder and with poorer tone than I.
BD: Oscar, did you practice over break or something? Me: No. BD: You should not practice more often, that sounds good. Me: Can I get that in writing?
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Post by piccolo + ADD = fun on Apr 7, 2009 14:19:29 GMT -5
I don't know if I've already posted these
BD: You people all share a terrible sickness...
BD: And remember, don't take candy from strangers on the corner...Oh wait. That's just -insert tuba's name-. Don't take candy from him anyways...
BD: Now my little murderers, thieves and perverts...
BD: -referring to trio in Valdres- This is the part where the big hairy sergeant is singing back to his men!
BD: We'd play the entire thing (La Fiesta Mexicana) except it's 20 minutes long...Aztec Dance is pretty good -hums it for us- Me an several others: Can we play that instead of Valdres?
-Sign above band door- We have one and only one ambition. To be the Very Best. What else is there?
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Post by fruple on Apr 7, 2009 18:13:26 GMT -5
Back when we just got our third and final (hopefully!) BD this year, we had a chance to ask him questions. His sense of humor is sooo dry, it's awesome! All of the things he said were said with a straight face.
BD: Oh yeah, of course we'll play a song with an epic french horn solo. We'll make the stage dark and have a fog machine going, then all the horns will be in metal cages suspended from the ceiling. And once you pop off those double G's, we'll have fireworks go off.
BD: Tattoo's? Yeah, I actually have a skull starting right under my shirtline that goes to my stomach, and there's barbed wire coming out from that that wraps all the way down to my knees. (People still believe this one.)
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Post by Trombonium on Apr 7, 2009 22:21:35 GMT -5
BD (showing off plastic necklaces for the winter drumline): Yeahhh! Y'all got none of this! Look at ma bling!
Me: Made of plastic! (several "OHHHH"s start to cry out)
This was after we just got back from Winter break: BD: I'm tired, man. I got to get my sleep. Gotta get those juices flowing.
Alto Sax: Whoa, wait a minute, what kind of juices? (everyone starts laughing)
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Post by bluescalesdragon on Apr 8, 2009 16:37:00 GMT -5
BD: I have spent so much money out of my pocket for this band. My cat is starving, and I can't afford to pay for repairs on my house.
Bass Clarinet: We'll go repair your house!
BD: Okay, but who's going to pay for repairs after you guys repair my house?
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Post by trittico on Apr 10, 2009 21:48:22 GMT -5
BD *checking our formations*: Kay, Trumpet's are good, saxes have it, trombones don't have it, tubas have something we don't want to catch....
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Post by mandadm on Apr 21, 2009 23:14:47 GMT -5
Tonight was the middle school concert. My BD is also the BD for there and I used to go there. So when he was saying thanks for coming and all that jazz, he said " Thanks for having your kids and letting them join band."
There was another one that involved the timpanis because they were farther away from the rest of the section. My friend used to be the only girl who played percussion before she quit, so it had something to do with her being excluded from the rest of the section when we were in middle school.
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Post by clarinerd913 on Apr 22, 2009 18:23:06 GMT -5
we were at a concert festival yesterday, and it was really warm out. we were all in our concert dress with the girls in these long ugly black dresses and the guys in tuxes, so we were all really hot and uncomfortable. we were about to go out for pizza ... BD: are you guys excited for pizza? band:*cheers* *cheering dies down* trumpet: STRIP!
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Post by Lprdgecko on Apr 29, 2009 18:40:02 GMT -5
I may have posted this before, but I don't remember. It was from last year.
BD: *announces a song we would be playing* Violin: Oh my gosh I love that song! If I had a tail it would be wagging right now!
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Post by sakura11irving on May 2, 2009 14:52:52 GMT -5
we were at a concert festival yesterday, and it was really warm out. we were all in our concert dress with the girls in these long ugly black dresses and the guys in tuxes, so we were all really hot and uncomfortable. we were about to go out for pizza ... BD: are you guys excited for pizza? band:*cheers* *cheering dies down* trumpet: STRIP! You forgot to mention their mom was there when he said that, but that was HILARIOUS!!! Apparently, our BD was directing a zero period (basically a very early sectional) with the flutes and oboes, and our picc player was playing flute instead of picc. BD: [picc player] is playing the flute! ISN'T IT HUUUUUGE?! 2nd chair oboe: *thinking* That's what SHE said!!! She didn't say it out loud due to our BD possibly being angry with her... Oh, oh! Once, our old synth player convinced several people that his parents broke his finger bones and forced them to grow longer so that he could reach a very wide interval (>12th). (My April Fools joke on my BD) Me: Hey, BD? BD: yeah? Me: I have some good news and some bad news... BD: Okay.... *looking unsure* Me: Well, the good news is that I'm dropping IB (insane killer program that i'm really dropping). BD: *nods* Me: The bad news is my dad might get laid off his job, so in order to secure his job we're moving to New York... and since I have enough credits, I'm graduating early. *all said with really sad face* BD: *eyes are wide and looks somewhat horrified* Now I need to call our music writer and tell him to take out the clarinet solo... Me: BD? Do you know what today is? BD: *looks at me, throws down his glasses, and walks across the room screaming* NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! This is the second year I've threatened to drop out of marching band for my April Fools joke.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2009 8:01:30 GMT -5
2nd chair (upon playing my new horn): It's like ice cream. Me (thinking): You're right, it is. It's sweet and smooth.
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Post by Lprdgecko on May 8, 2009 17:40:54 GMT -5
So the air conditioner went out in the entire school today, but for some reason the AC in the band room still worked. It was the only room in the school that had air conditioning, and it was hot everywhere else.
Sitting in band room: Asst. BD: It's weird how this is the only room that has air conditioning... Percussionist: We should make posters! Join band! We have air conditioning!
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Post by altosax4life on May 16, 2009 18:57:40 GMT -5
How did you get your head stuck in a quad? - Steven (baritone) when we were hanging out in a practice room and he fell over
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