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Post by spacermase on Sept 28, 2009 9:18:46 GMT -5
So, we did two exhibition performances at local high school band competitions this past weekend. Our assistant band director usually does the announcing on gameday, but apparently he does it from a script, since when he did it unscripted for the competitions, well, here are some examples:
"Unlike high school bands, the Cavalier Marching Band does a new show *everyday*!"
"Almost no one in the band does music!"
(we think he meant to say that we do a new show every gameday, and that almost no one in the band is a music major)
"And introducing our feature twirlers, Brittney and Vic...uh...toria!"
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Post by SaxGirl on Sept 29, 2009 7:37:52 GMT -5
We played the University of Tennessee on Saturday, and couldn't see their uniforms because they had rain ponchos on. I loved their uniforms from what I could tell, except the drum major's silly white buffalo hat. No harm meant, I just thought he had a silly hat. *band comes out on the field* Me: *spots DM* Hey drum major! The local 4th grade crafts class called: they want their cotton balls back! Our band is known as "The Most Exciting Band in the Land." At a festival, we were introduced casually as "One of the most exciting bands in the Midwest!" which we now throw in as a joke at appropriate times. Like, "Yeah, I mean, that was a good show this weekend, but we're just ONE of the most exciting bands in the Midwest..."
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Post by Greenepony on Sept 29, 2009 15:01:05 GMT -5
Background: Baylor is Baptist, Many Baptist churches do not allow dancing, Our show this week is "Dance Craze", We dance.
While Learning the Choreography for Stayin' Alive... Dr. O: Hey, I still love Jesus! Jesus loves a good boogie!
When learning the hip rotations for Apache aka Jump on It... Dr. O: We start front first? No Pelvic thrusts! I mean it! Jeez... It's okay guys, Jesus still loves us!
Later in Single Ladies... Dr. O: NO hips! I mean it! No hip movement! None! Absolutely none! Oh... that's how it's supposed to be? Okay...
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Post by trumpetsrock996 on Oct 4, 2009 14:58:46 GMT -5
i need to estabalish this first... our marching band is VERY small...
during band camp in secionals we had a high brass guy his name was josh one day he was working with the mellos (wich we only have two of) and they play waaaaaayyy loud and one of them is really perveted. so josh (the high brass staff guy) said " Don't blow to hard or it will go flat" needless to say we wasted about 10 mins laughing.
BD: Ok now everyone go to the coda.
trombone guy gets up and goes to perconsionist whos name is dakota.
BD: uhhhh... what are you doing??
Trombone: you said to go to dakota...
BD: facepalm/ No i said to go to THE CODA!!!!
tombone: ooooooooooohhhhhhhhh....
BD: OK everyone go to the fermata on the coda at the repeat...
BAND: **confused looks**
BD: the. fermata. on. the. coda. at. the. repeat.
BAND: (in unison) OOHHHHHHH....
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Post by Lprdgecko on Oct 6, 2009 22:09:14 GMT -5
(Background: my BD calls the little ball inside a whistle a pea) We were rehearsing music yesterday at practice. The guy DM was conducting and blowing his whistle so we knew when to put our horns up, but his whistle kept making really airy noises instead of a whistle sound, so we all started laughing. Then the BD was like, "I think your pea is stuck" which caused us to laugh more, then he said "Are you squeezing the sides too hard, that could be what's making the pea be stuck". You kinda had to be there, but it was funny.
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fruple
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Post by fruple on Oct 6, 2009 23:09:39 GMT -5
We were sucking pretty hard in school band today, so the teacher just stopped us and tried to explain how we were sounding. Teacher: So, you know when you go and look into the mirror and you just look terrible? Well, when you were playing, I looked in that mirror and saw death. That's how bad you just played. EDIT: And drumline last night: BD: Great, that's sounding better now that you understand that whole "rest" concept. I swear, we had too many rookies. We don't suck that bad.
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tsaxmadness
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Post by tsaxmadness on Oct 28, 2009 19:32:31 GMT -5
BD:(To low brass) Are yall playing the touching game?
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Post by Marine. on Oct 30, 2009 8:56:52 GMT -5
*Band goes to opening set extremely slow* Instructor: "For a bunch of college kids, yall sure do move like old people! Maybe I'll bring my walker out here next time!" Percussionist: "I NEED A HOVER ROUND!"
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Post by Lprdgecko on Oct 30, 2009 23:00:00 GMT -5
My BD is sensitive to smoke. It makes it hard for him to breathe. At practice the other day we could smell the scent of people burning leaves. My BD got on his microphone and said, "Attention citizens of Cookeville. Stop burning leaves! You are suffocating me!" He said other stuff too but I don't remember what it was.
The same day, a little later, he made a joke about drugs and then said, "Just so you all know, I can joke about drugs all day long but I swear to you I have never smoked anything in my life. Anything gaseous just makes my lungs close up.... Except my own flatulence...." All said over the speakers.
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Post by clarinetrox2012 on Oct 31, 2009 8:36:22 GMT -5
During dress rehearsal for our Halloween concert we were about to run through Duel of the Fates.
Band: -has a terrible, failtastic start- BD: ...And then the Death Star got blown up by the Enterprise. The end. -gets off podium and pretends to leave- Band: XD
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tsaxmadness
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Post by tsaxmadness on Nov 1, 2009 21:13:21 GMT -5
At the all city band clinic. Band-*plays a song very plainly* Clinician- Let me tell you a story. Band- Clinician- I went to a screening of a movie and it didn't have any sound effects. Just the actors acting. I thought it was the most boring movie ever. When it came out one of my friends got tickets so we can go see it. I refused. My friend convinced me to go. It was one of the most exciting movies I've ever seen. It was Star Wars. Now lets play that song again but this time like Star Wars!
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Post by musicscifigirl on Nov 2, 2009 17:52:26 GMT -5
Two funny quotes from my BD:
BD: Everyone start at G as in Gnat
BD: Everyone start at P as in Pneumonia
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Post by musicscifigirl on Dec 18, 2009 18:02:24 GMT -5
During dress rehearsal for our Halloween concert we were about to run through Duel of the Fates. Band: -has a terrible, failtastic start- BD: ...And then the Death Star got blown up by the Enterprise. The end. -gets off podium and pretends to leave- Band: XD That is the funniest thing I have read all day lol. I'm such a Trekkie AND Star Wars nerd that this was just wonderful...
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Post by bluescalesdragon on Dec 20, 2009 19:11:43 GMT -5
We were playing a Percy Grainger tune.....
BD: You must not remain stationary! It is boring to watch stationary musicians. You have to move with the dynamics, the feeling. It's like marching band in a chair!
Band: *blank stares*
BD: Okay, maybe it's not......
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clarinutty2013
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Post by clarinutty2013 on Dec 24, 2009 22:25:19 GMT -5
We were practicing for the finale indoors. The DM was testing out the new podium. He's a pretty crazy dude. He nearly ends up falling backwards while we're trying to figure out how to march out after we finish playing.
BD: "Okay. Let's try a slow Drum Major down in four...*falls in slow motion doing the matrix*"
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