Ghanderflaffle Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 This is mostly meant for people in, like, a school band, but honestly it doesn’t matter. If you play an instrument hop on in. I’ll talk about marching, pep, and wind ensamble all day. I’m a good ol' clarinet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 I play piano, but... it's not really a mobile instrument. I played recorder in 4th grade... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriarFritz Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 I play tuba in...well now a college band. I think I'm first chair seeing as I'm the only tubist 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunamor Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 *former orchestra childz breaks down the door* In middle school I was first chair in cello. Spoiler There were only two of us, but still. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danex Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 (edited) Oh, are we flexing chair positions? I got 1st chair bass for regionals and I was sightreading the music. we were supposed to have been practicing it for the last 6 months. Granted, it was bass, usually a small section, but there were still like 12 of us, biggest bass section I’ve been in since. moral of the story: never practice, ever. Things will generally just work out. #CoastingOnNaturalTalentNeverComesBackToBiteYouEver Edited September 7, 2020 by Danex 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearer of all agonies Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 Well my chair was. . . Sixth chair. . . Oh. Well whatever. I play the trumpet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koloss17 Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 I’m an oboe, so there isn’t much competition for chairs. I feel like oboes are the outliers of band. We rarely get new people and we are special advanced instruments with tough double reeds that only bassoons can relate to. We also get mostly rests in pieces. It’s like we are hated by all composers everywhere. And when we do get to play, we just play the flute part but without the high notes. It’s frustrating, really. the only good stuff is that all the oboists I have met are insanely proud of their instrument, myself included. I wonder if there are any members of the oboe cult on the shard. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 In piano, there's only one chair. I get first chair every time I play. I totally know what first chair is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghanderflaffle Posted September 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 I’m first chair, but the clarinet section is only kinda competitive this year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephrun’s Imperium Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 (edited) Whooo, I can be part of this. Hi guys, hi. I play clarinet and I really like band. That's basically it. I'm not the greatest, but I'm not bad by any means. I just really, really like to play and I think band is magical. Anybody have any funny band stories? Edited September 7, 2020 by Shard of Thought 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaywalk Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 I’m a trumpet player! Yes, ego is most definitely a problem in our section. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danex Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Jaywalk said: I’m a trumpet player! Yes, ego is most definitely a problem in our section. You might say........they like to toot their own horns? Edited September 8, 2020 by Danex Thank you, thank you, I’ll be here all night 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomerang Guy Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 I play the TUBA!!! am I the only one? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearer of all agonies Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 Yay! @Jaywalk! We trumpets definitely have egos. It gets really annoying. People are always bragging about who’s better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriarFritz Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 2 hours ago, McWafy said: I play the TUBA!!! am I the only one? You are not. Hello, my tuba friend! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danex Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 Just heard a great band joke. How do you get 2 piccolos to play in tune? Spoiler Shoot one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriarFritz Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, Danex said: Just heard a great band joke. How do you get 2 piccolos to play in tune? Reveal hidden contents Shoot one. Spoiler False. Shoot both, because piccolos are fundamentally out of tune. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shard of Reading Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 On 9/7/2020 at 7:26 PM, Bearer of all agonies said: Yay! @Jaywalk! We trumpets definitely have egos. It gets really annoying. People are always bragging about who’s better. The ego biggest ego in our band was french horn but he was definitely the best in the band. Our trumpet section did have an ego problem though. Also if we are comparing I was first trombone. (But only because no one practiced) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghanderflaffle Posted September 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2020 I kinda forgot about this, but now that I remember it, let's talk marching band as it's the season for it! Our show is called A Pirate's Adventure. I like it, but we don’t get a lot of drill this year because we have to stay at 4 step intervals. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebubblesarealie Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 I’m a (very bad) 3rd chair trombone in a Jazz Big Band. Never been a big fan of the classical stuff, and I want to play the stuff I listen to (which, to be fair, is now mostly funk and jazz-pop, not straight jazz). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearer of all agonies Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 I played the trumpet today! It was fun. It was also online, so, yeah. It was difficult. But still fun. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicalReader Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 Jazz Band, anyone? Big band or small groups? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearer of all agonies Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 I couldn’t join Jazz band last year because of Hockey. . . and this year it is shut down. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghanderflaffle Posted October 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 I always wanted to join jazz band, but clarinets aren’t jazz instruments. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shard of Reading Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 Not according to my band teacher they weren't. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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