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Post by eyeswithpride on Oct 12, 2008 21:40:00 GMT -5
All our brass players take out their mouthpieces and hit them together, and the saxes do the same thing with the metal screws on their lignatures. If they make a ringing sound, it's good luck, and if they don't, you have to knock on wood.
Also, we do this one with whatever band knows it. We say it once, then they say it back:
US: HEY, *other band* HOW DO YOU FEEL?
THEM: WE FEEL GOOD! OH WE FEEL SO GOOD! OH, WE FEEL SO, OH WE FEEL SO, OH WE FEEL SO GOOD! UH! UH! UH!UH!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2008 21:48:19 GMT -5
^We did that at Masonic only we would pretend we were toasting.
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Post by trumpetskickbrass on Nov 29, 2008 17:35:37 GMT -5
I think we started this last year, but we have "section time" before every compitition. Every section groups together and does whatever it needs to do or talk about to get ready and get pumped, and their brains activated and focused for the show.
The trumpets get into a circle and our section leaders basically talk about how we have gotten so far and not to start slackin now. ya know, not to change anything or start doing things differently. But at one compitition we kinda just fooled around. We huddled into a big enclosed circle and with our arms over eachothers shoulders like the football players, lol, and our SL was like "okay, im gonna call on one of yall and your gonna get in the middle of the circle and tell us something we dont know about you." it took me forever to think of something and he didnt even call on me. Theres only 2 girls in the trumpet section and he called on the other one(and me and her talked about this) and she got into the middle and she was like "im actually a man." and then she walked back over to me and i was laughing and everyone was like "....nuh uh.................REALLY!??!" it was great. XD Then he was like "Okay enough of that. Now, im gonna call on you and your gonna get into the middle of the circle and tell us what base youve gotten to! *wink wink wink*" Sooooo awkward. They even demonstrated the different bases. x___x
that was probably the best section time ever though.
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Post by clarinetrox2012 on Nov 30, 2008 13:10:27 GMT -5
BD: I'm lost, guys, where are we? Band: HERE! BD: My watch is broken, what time is it? Band: NOW! BD: Who are you guys, anyway? Band: WE!
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Post by Keebler on Jan 23, 2009 16:40:56 GMT -5
DM: Where are your feet? Band: TOGETHER
DM: Stomach? Band: IN
DM: Chest? Band: OUT
DM: Shoulders? Band: BACK
DM: Chin Band: UP
DM: Eyes? Band: WITH PRIDE
DM: Eyes? Band: WITH PRIDE!
DM: Eyes? Band: WITH PRIDE!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by hansel2011 on Jan 24, 2009 9:58:44 GMT -5
DM calls us to attention
DM-WB US-GO BAND DM-WB US-GO BAND DM-WB US-GO BAND EVERYONE-GOOOOOO BRONCOS
LINE PERSON-WESTERN BROWN US-BRONCOS LINE PERSON-WESTERN BROWN US-BRONCOS LINE PERSON-WESTERN BROWN US-BRONCOS
EVERYONE-WWWWWWOOOOOOOOO!!!
we do that everytime we dismiss along with what Ashley 2001 wrote above.
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Post by tubagirl on Jan 26, 2009 22:11:23 GMT -5
Let's see... There's some traditions. Usually the oldest in the section, or the person who last started the cheer would pass it on.
BD[or anyone who wants our attention]: Hey band! Us: Hey what?! [it's effective] While getting our picture taken at the end of our last festival, F.O.B., the photographer was like 'hey band?' and when we replied he snickered and was like 'I love when they do that. They're the only one that does that.'
TenorSax: Hey band! Us: Hey what? TenorSax: Duff man says? Us: Ohhhh yeah!!!
Me: Go Sheldon! Band: Go Irish! And it just gets louder every time. SHeldon is our school, Irish is our... mascot, I suppose.
One of our biggest and most fun cheers is when we go, Everybody do the Irish Rumble Everybody do the Irish Rumble Irish, Rumble! [and we do that a few times in a row]
At festival last year one band took it from us. *tear*
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Post by TigerSnare11 on Feb 2, 2009 10:54:37 GMT -5
One of our big ones is tiger pride:
Someone: WHO ARE WE!?!?! Band: TIGER BAND, BUILT ON PRIDE TIGER BAND, BUILT ON PRIDE TIGER BAND, BUILD ON PRIDE BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE HUH!
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Post by lws2mforlife on Mar 25, 2009 9:40:13 GMT -5
It's not really a band chant though, but my fellow low winds and I try to at every football game do the Tomahawk that the Atlanta Braves do at their games. It is so much fun, and makes other sections irritated lol. It was started about 3 years ago.
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Post by TigerSnare11 on Mar 25, 2009 9:54:24 GMT -5
It's not really a band chant though, but my fellow low winds and I try to at every football game do the Tomahawk that the Atlanta Braves do at their games. It is so much fun, and makes other sections irritated lol. It was started about 3 years ago. Don't even get me started on that...we played a cadence to get y'all to stop. And when we were though, y'all were STILL going... Crazy low winds.
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Post by clarinerd913 on Mar 25, 2009 15:52:46 GMT -5
DM: Where are your feet? Band: TOGETHER DM: Stomach? Band: IN DM: Chest? Band: OUT DM: Shoulders? Band: BACK DM: Chin Band: UP DM: Eyes? Band: WITH PRIDE DM: Eyes? Band: WITH PRIDE! DM: Eyes? Band: WITH PRIDE!!!!!!!!!! We do something like that, only it is our dismissal, and it's a little different. DM: How are your feet? Band: 45! Dm: Butts? Band: Tucked! DM: Stomachs? Band: In! DM: Chests? Band: Out! DM: Shoulders? Band: Back! DM: Brains? Band:Open! DM: Chins? Band: Up! DM: Eyes? Band: With pride! DM: Eyes? Band: With pride!
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Post by altoclarinets on Mar 25, 2009 21:02:27 GMT -5
^ It's George Parks' fault. Everyone does it. Clarinet handshake: Slap hands together, slide to "thumb war position", hold thumbs together while turning hands over, pinch index& thumb together and "smoke it".
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Post by clarinerd913 on Mar 25, 2009 21:30:08 GMT -5
Our clarinet handshake: make a dog with your right hand. "Where do the dogs go?" make a fist. "To the pound." pound it. ^.^
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Post by altoclarinet123 on Apr 10, 2009 21:29:48 GMT -5
Well, we have this one ritual that started in Band Camp where every time anyone said "Championships" everybody went "WOOOOOOO00000oooooooo..." (Even when we were getting a negative pep talk - it was slightly depressed).
There was also this other thing that we did as part of our stretch/warm-up where we shake our hands as hard as possible for a while then put them straight up in the air and all the blood rushes down. We all loved it so we did it all the time.
at band camp whenever we weren't focusing our bd would ask us the capitals of random states/countries to help us focus and get a little time "away" from band.
Our section had this weird thing where we would jump in a circle different ways... And our BD is amazing at giving inspirational speeches. I mean, it really motivates people. We actually run to our sets in marching band and stuff. My BD is the best inspirational speech giver I have ever heard. No one ever EVER talks while he is talking - he has so much respect. And he's young, too. Only teaching like 2 years.
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Post by altoclarinets on Apr 12, 2009 14:58:51 GMT -5
GIVE ME YOUR BAND DIRECTOR!!! Now.
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