NationStates Jolt Archive

I'm so happy!!!!! I memorized 2 of my marching band pieces in 3 days (I already had some parts memorized though). Are there any band geeks here though, preferably in high school like me?:D

I'm an ex-band geek, although I always preferred "band nerd". Do I count?

I'm an ex-band geek, although I always preferred "band nerd". Do I count?
Me as well:fluffle: :fluffle: :fluffle: as well as ex corps geek as well

I'm an ex-band geek, although I always preferred "band nerd". Do I count?

Yes you count, though its "band geek," or so everyone says in my grade.
:fluffle:

I'm so happy!!!!! I memorized 2 of my marching band pieces in 3 days (I already had some parts memorized though). Are there any band geeks here though, preferably in high school like me?:D

I'm in high school and I'm a band geek...

Would like to be one, but I'm a nerd, no questions asked.
Although I am in the band.

Yes you count, though its "band geek," or so everyone says in my grade.
:fluffle:

Yes, well in my day......

hehe

So, what do you play?

I'm in high school and I'm a band geek...

Cool... :fluffle: I'm not quite in high school yet, but I'm starting it in August. :)

Bah, I never memorized any of my marching band pieces. Not even the Star Spangled Banner of the Alma Mater. Too much effort, and it was a great way for me to subvert the system for whatever dark purposes I intended. Now that I'm in college I stopped bothering with band because the time committment (and level of quality demanded from the Best Damn Band in the Land at my school) just aren't worth it. I personally rather like having free time during the summer.

Yes, well in my day......

hehe

So, what do you play?

I play the flute. I love it, and I've known the band instructor since 6th grade. :D

Cool... :fluffle: I'm not quite in high school yet, but I'm starting it in August. :)

Yes! Another fluffle! :fluffle:

I play the flute. I love it, and I've known the band instructor since 6th grade. :D
My high school marching band director was the middle school director when I started in sixth grade. Come the end of my middle school years, the head director at the high school retired, and the middle school director took his place (meanwhile leaving the assistant high school director where he could do the least damage as possible, in the assitant's position.) I had my director as my director for seven years or something like that.

My high school marching band director was the middle school director when I started in sixth grade. Come the end of my middle school years, the head director at the high school retired, and the middle school director took his place (meanwhile leaving the assistant high school director where he could do the least damage as possible, in the assitant's position.) I had my director as my director for seven years or something like that.

Sweet. My band director was the band director in sixth grade, but he also ran the high school band. After 6th grade though he quit the middle school band and just did high school, now he's going to be my band director all over again!

Sweet. My band director was the band director in sixth grade, but he also ran the high school band. After 6th grade though he quit the middle school band and just did high school, now he's going to be my band director all over again!
Well if you are good at marching band during highschool check out Drum Corps after you graduate

It’s a lot of fun

Sweet. My band director was the band director in sixth grade, but he also ran the high school band. After 6th grade though he quit the middle school band and just did high school, now he's going to be my band director all over again!
It's good to know the directors style a bit when you get into a new level of band. Otherwise you could find yourself a bit uncentered when compared with the new director.

It's good to know the directors style a bit when you get into a new level of band. Otherwise you could find yourself a bit uncentered when compared with the new director.

He's kinda tough at times, but he's a pretty good band director.

He's kinda tough at times, but he's a pretty good band director.
That's a good thing, if he's tough, but not too tough, and if he can inspire respect in his students, then he'll be able to get the best performance out of them as is possible.

I'm one. Part of North Surrey Secondary School's Jazz band, Concert Band, Marching band, and Vocal Jazz/Chamber Choir (Polaris).

Play Alto Sax in Jazz band (the sax is black ^^), maybe clarinet if needed, and b-flat clarinet in concert/marching band.

Being in Vancouver, Canada, our school is one of the few that has a marching band in the region.

I am currently working on repainting the school band logo on the two marching bass drums that we have.

I remember my Sr year in HS. The band took 1st place (and Grand Champion) at all but one of the competitions that we went to. The first time that or band had done that in almost 8 years. Thats Spartan pride for ya!


So yeah....i'm an Ex Band Geek.

I play the flute. I love it, and I've known the band instructor since 6th grade. :D

Perfect! I played the flute and piccolo in high school - mostly picc for marching. Now I play the bass flute mostly, occasionally playing alto, C-flute, or picc.

That's a good thing, if he's tough, but not too tough, and if he can inspire respect in his students, then he'll be able to get the best performance out of them as is possible.

Yeah, the band is really quite good. There's millions of trophies from competitions and all that, I saw it during after-school rehearsals (which I was late to because the middle school I went to is twenty minutes away from the high school).

I'm not in a Jazz band or anything but several of my friends are. The Jazz band at the middle school had a purple sax though... ^_^

Perfect! I played the flute and piccolo in high school - mostly picc for marching. Now I play the bass flute mostly, occasionally playing alto, C-flute, or picc.

You play the bass flute? Cool. I play the C-flute, and occasionally piccolo. I love playing both. :D

I'm not in a Jazz band or anything but several of my friends are. The Jazz band at the middle school had a purple sax though... ^_^
Curses! Lol. Guess I can't be the only one with a special sax ;)

Curses! Lol. Guess I can't be the only one with a special sax ;)
*points and laughs at R0xx0r5* :D

I'm an ex-band geek, although I always preferred "band nerd". Do I count?

I always found the terms "band geek" and such to be really odd. Literally 40-50% of my graduating class was in the band program. Half of our football team was in the concert band in the spring semester. We had to have two jazz bands because too many people were trying out for them.

I thought it was really wierd after I graduated when I told people I had been in band and they made the obligatory "OMFG teh b4nd g33k!" comments. I'd seriously never heard them before.

Anyway, I played baritone, or as we called it "The Fat Horn".

I always found the terms "band geek" and such to be really odd. Literally 40-50% of my graduating class was in the band program. Half of our football team was in the concert band in the spring semester. We had to have two jazz bands because too many people were trying out for them.

I thought it was really wierd after I graduated when I told people I had been in band and they made the obligatory "OMFG teh b4nd g33k!" comments. I'd seriously never heard them before.

Anyway, I played baritone, or as we called it "The Fat Horn".

Wow. Maybe for your school band is considered cool. I'm not sure about my school though, since I'm starting my freshman year next month.

My sister played the baritone too, but she quit band after a year. :rolleyes:

I'm one of those pain-in-the-ass Trombone Players.

Oh man, you know how annoying it is to be an Alto sitting in front of the Trombone line? The trombones keep trying to hit my head whenever they get a solo >.>

We don't call baritones baritones up here. We prefer to call them 'euphoniums'.

Now I have a band piece stuck in my head... the one I DIDN'T memorize... :headbang:

Oh man, you know how annoying it is to be an Alto sitting in front of the Trombone line? The trombones keep trying to hit my head whenever they get a solo >.>

We don't call baritones baritones up here. We prefer to call them 'euphoniums'.

*points and laughs at R0x0r5 again*

But yeah, I see what you mean. In 7th grade I was in the 2nd row and the trombone player was behind me. I had to move my chair so he could play >.>

I always memorized the pieces pretty easily...but I was a sax player-and as everyone who's done band knows, the sax players are too good for marching band.

Which is totally true, it's not that we're full of ourselves.

I was part of this band (http://folsommusic.org/) when the director had just taken over. The Boosters came into existance my senior year (a pain, because they didn't realise the truth of what I've said, that the sax players where too good for marching band). We won a lot of stuff, pretty much being the most successful 'group' (team, what have you) on campus. We didn't get a lot of the "band geek" stuff. Not to say that some in the band weren't total geeks (including that traitorist saxophonist that became drum major...Hadn't she heard? Saxophonists are too good for marching band...)

I play clarinet, which obviously schools every other band instrument.

:p

Well, the clarinet section of our band kicked major ass in highschool, see. Our teacher (Mrs. Behenna, sweetest soul in the world) told us she loved us so often, it sort of went to our heads... ;)

Anyhow, I'm a band geek, and proud - though in our school, a lot of popular people (maybe not popular as in cheerleader type, but as in, most of the grade knew and liked them) were in band, so the term "band geek" was never a bad thing. And hey, I met my current boyfriend through band, so it was good for something. Not to mention my best friend.

French horns can play louder than you.

I play clarinet, which obviously schools every other band instrument.

:p

Well, the clarinet section of our band kicked major ass in highschool, see. Our teacher (Mrs. Behenna, sweetest soul in the world) told us she loved us so often, it sort of went to our heads... ;)

Anyhow, I'm a band geek, and proud - though in our school, a lot of popular people (maybe not popular as in cheerleader type, but as in, most of the grade knew and liked them) were in band, so the term "band geek" was never a bad thing. And hey, I met my current boyfriend through band, so it was good for something. Not to mention my best friend.
Pff, clarinets and flutes where always suck ups...;)

I'm so happy!!!!! I memorized 2 of my marching band pieces in 3 days (I already had some parts memorized though). Are there any band geeks here though, preferably in high school like me?:D
I prefer the term "band fag"
and i havent even started practing my pieces
and im first trumpet with a really hard part

Pff, clarinets and flutes where always suck ups...;)

Naw, just the flutes. :p They were out of tune every note they played, but "oh, Mrs. Behenna, we love you!" rang endlessly from the section... ugh.

I am another ex-band geek. One year out of high school.

Trumpet section for teh win!

I was a band geek in high school and college... so congrats on learning your music! I always hated it when I'd still see people wandering around with flipbooks hooked to their instrument weeks into rehearsals.

I played the saxophone first year, then I was drum major until I dropped out of high school after my junior year. Then I was drum major again for two years in college.

Ah, fun times... sometimes I still pull out an old curtain rod from the closet and practice spinning it like a mace. :D

Oh man, you know how annoying it is to be an Alto sitting in front of the Trombone line? The trombones keep trying to hit my head whenever they get a solo >.>

We don't call baritones baritones up here. We prefer to call them 'euphoniums'.
Well there is a difference between the two ... not much but they are different insturments


A euphonium is usualy a 4 valve (can be 3 to 5) with a bigger bore while a baratone is 3 valve and a narow bore

I play clarinet, which obviously schools every other band instrument.

:p

Well, the clarinet section of our band kicked major ass in highschool, see. Our teacher (Mrs. Behenna, sweetest soul in the world) told us she loved us so often, it sort of went to our heads... ;)

Anyhow, I'm a band geek, and proud - though in our school, a lot of popular people (maybe not popular as in cheerleader type, but as in, most of the grade knew and liked them) were in band, so the term "band geek" was never a bad thing. And hey, I met my current boyfriend through band, so it was good for something. Not to mention my best friend.
That was my first insturment

I'm an ex-band geek, although I always preferred "band nerd". Do I count?
Hear hear!

Band nerd for 3 years now :D This past year I finally got to first percussion, I was so happy.

I memorize pretty much all my parts by the third time through, but it's not usually hard to remember percussion stuff ^.^

I never had time to deal with band at school. Practice(s) would be after school, etc. after a game, no one would be able to pick me up :p I could always meet up with a cheerleader after the game

I never had time to deal with band at school. Practice(s) would be after school, etc. after a game, no one would be able to pick me up :p I could always meet up with a cheerleader after the game
Having a tenor sax, being able to 'growl,' and knowing songs like The Stripper and Night Train means that you can get a cheerleader to shake her stuff pretty much at will...

Having a tenor sax, being able to 'growl,' and knowing songs like The Stripper and Night Train means that you can get a cheerleader to shake her stuff pretty much at will...

I don't think that works nowadays.

I don't think that works nowadays.
You're not playing it right...

You're not playing it right...

I don't play tenor sax...

I don't play tenor sax...Clearly that was your first mistake. ;)

I am a BAND GEEK!!!! And I love being one... For the record i play the flute which is the best instument in the world... almost played the tuba but as I am tiny, that thing was bigger than I. I love band geeks.. and is anyone gonna be in the coolest grade ever? aka senior in HS?

and is anyone gonna be in the coolest grade ever? aka senior in HS?NO WAY... I dropped out after my junior year and never looked back.

The following year, my best friend repeatedly lamented the fact that he didn't come with me, since senior year was so uber-lame.

I am so psyched tho, I am gonna a be in band for the first time in three years this upcoming year. And we get to go to CA for tour!!!!! Yippee!!! It'll be FUN!!! And I love my flute.

Naw, just the flutes. :p They were out of tune every note they played, but "oh, Mrs. Behenna, we love you!" rang endlessly from the section... ugh.

Really? The saxes were normally the suck-ups, though the flute section had its fair share of them too. I was almost always in tune though. :rolleyes:

I am a BAND GEEK!!!! And I love being one... For the record i play the flute which is the best instument in the world... almost played the tuba but as I am tiny, that thing was bigger than I. I love band geeks.. and is anyone gonna be in the coolest grade ever? aka senior in HS?

I don't think anyone's going to be a senior... but I'm going to be aa freshman... :eek:

I am so psyched tho, I am gonna a be in band for the first time in three years this upcoming year. And we get to go to CA for tour!!!!! Yippee!!! It'll be FUN!!! And I love my flute.

I live in CA.

I am a BAND GEEK!!!! And I love being one... For the record i play the flute which is the best instument in the world... almost played the tuba but as I am tiny, that thing was bigger than I. I love band geeks.. and is anyone gonna be in the coolest grade ever? aka senior in HS?
If by 'senior in HS', you mean grade 12, then yes, me. Memememe!

lol our grade 11/seniorsenior band this year had only one Alto sax, although me and two other clarinets also play alto in jazz band. =P And sucking up? I make fun of the teacher whenever I can :P great fun, it is.

Everybody loves labeled people.

Yes labeled people are good.
And DArknovae you play the flute? YOU ROCK! And freshmen are okay, I just love sitting on them. But squashing squashmores (sophmores) is better. JK. I love teasing.
UKC, cool! I love Cali. We go to disneyland area every year. Fortunately we are not going with the choir this year. I don't like my choir director. But the Band director is awesome.
Quiz question tho. Does anyone here live in UTAH? just wondering.
So what is your band music that you learned DN.
Excuse the abbrev. but I hate typing out names and things like that.