is anybody a band nerd?
I am the biggest band nerd in the world I spend most of my time in the band room and I skip some classes to be in it. Is anyone as big a nerd as me?
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Yeah! Trombone players represent!
Except out here on the east coast (at least in MA) we call ourselves band geeks, not band nerds. I don't skip classes or anything, but I rarely have as much fun on campus as when I'm marching with the band. Go UMASS! |
Oh god... :P. No not me, I hate instruments. I love music, but I hate instruments >.<.
I saw this movie once though, it was like a band drill camp. That movie was awsome. |
Now, depending on where you go, band camp can, in fact, be a hideous amount of fun.
Like at my school: the band director is strict on the field, and an onlooker might think, "holy carp taht band camp is liek teh armee drill camp omgomgomg!!" But the overall experience is too fun. Too fun. |
Like, one time?, at band camp?... Etc.
No, I ain't a band geek, we don't have that shizzle over here... |
I asshat band. The flow of it, the experience. There's nothing more fun than being at a competetion far away from home and only your type of epople are there. Just amazing.
Go euphonium! |
I don't think I would survive. My little weak arms can not hold the weight of a tuba :p.
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I'm assuming you mean Gabe type band of trombones and trumpets and such. That, I think, is native to America.
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I mean I hate to play instruments... you twit XD.
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I wouldn't call it nerdy... I've skipped crap lessons a few times to play my bass/ jam on with a mate.
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I'm kinda a band geek but you should see my cousin but skipping classes to be in it, no no no no |
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You silly band geeks. I am an Orch dork. Thats right I'm in orchestra. Orchestra pwns band!
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you could strangle us with your strings, but I could beat you to death with my tuba. You could stab us with the ends of your cellos and basses but most of our instruments make good melee weopons
its a tie |
I play the drums, but i'm not that great at it. I used to play the baritone (I think thats what it's called) but not that much anymore.
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Yeah I play trombone as my main instrument and as a second the entire brass family.
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Well, looks like there arn't anymore nerd in the house.
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Yeah I'm in band play Alto Saxophone and feel no shame in being part of such an excellent organization. As soon as I can upload our top Jazz Band or Wind Ensemble's recordings from last year (don't have our compilation CDs yet for this year) I will.
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Well, My sister is just learning how to play the Alto. But what is your favorite kind of music?
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Jazz hands down, I love almost all styles of music and have a very open musical taste most of the time...but give me the old days any day of Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Ellington, etc. All of them were geniuses in their own right and I'd say nothing still compares to the feeling of hearing or playing their music, not to mention people neglect to remember that almost all modern music has its roots in Jazz and classical music.
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Al, you and I should start a jazz ensemble.
I absolutely loved playing in the jazz band at my high school. My roommate has a bunch of recordings of us I'll have to upload. We'll have to see who's jazz ensemble is better. |
never will get the chance to be in jazz band, as euphonium isn't that well, jazzy. they would have that stupid french horn player have the part if there wsas one. Who knows? I seem pretty booked to become adrum major in marching band, there is some tought competetion in my grade and up, so I will have to train hard.
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Ay, euphonium. And this year, bass trombone for jazz. Gotta <3 the marching, darn good fun, and a hell of a kick to get you in shape. Just got done with a solo contest this past weekend ("Blue Bells of Scottland, if you peeps know it), and have the good ol' concert contest season coming up. Fun stuff.
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YES! BASS TROMBONE PLAYERS = THE GREATEST MEN THE WORLD WILL EVER KNOW!
We bass trombone players gotta represent! |
Well, I play a Holton 1996, 10inch bell trigger Trombone. Dave I'll take you on whenever you want. J/K. Well, my favorite music is JAZZ
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Band Nerd wannabe
I started Brass class in the beginning of the year. When we have band, it seems like my Brass group is like a big family. It's pretty fun playing an instrument down here in California. Mostly everyone I know has played an instrument, Since I started playing Trumpet, I've been adding thoughts of music into my pictures of surrealiality. Even though I'm kinda new in band( been in it for 5 months) I feel like I'm actually getting better. So, I guess i'm a Band Geek wannabe.
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One of my best friends is the lead trombone player in our band and he made IMEA (Illinois Music Something Something Association) district and was lead trombone in their top jazz ensemble (Honor Band). Then he was selected from that group to play at the All State level with the best of the best from all of Illinois and ended up being chosen for the top band in the state as the fourth trombone. So to sum up my friend is the fourth best jazz trombonist or trombonist period in the state!
About two years ago as well, the lead trombonist in our band was the best in the state so its kind of a cool tradition now and theres an unbelievable amount of talent not only at our school but in the surrounding districts. |
Well, I was first chair in the honor band but that doesn't really say much seeing as the schools around us really suck. Trombone is a fun Instrument because it's one of the harder ones to play.
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Right on.
A buddy of mine made it to all-state level in Massachusetts several times. Our senior year in high school he was even nominated for All Eastern. All Eastern. My home town has a ridiculously good music program, and has had one for going on 34 years, becaue our music director is extremely passionate. Under his direction, he's sent countless students to All State level, brought the band to perform throughout Europe, to Canada, and across the US. Naturally this wasn't all in the same year, but over the years he has had phenomenal bands. Throughout my High School career, our band went to Symphony Hall in Boston twice. We traveled to Disney World in Florida and received a Gold Medal at some competition, performed at Epcot (I think it was Epcot, we weren't under the giant golf ball but we were in the park), hung around for a week. Our greatest concert band ever was in 1998 (which was nearly matched my senior year, 2004-2005). Our greatest Jazz ensemble was in 1993, which Macrina will remember for the rest of his life - that group performed an excellent arrangement of Hey, Jude under the Eiffel Tower. Thing is, though, that Macrina can hardly ever get a band that is great in every section, like last year. Usually he'll get only a really good wind section but a lousy brass section, or the winds will be okay and the trumpets will rock, but the french horns and the trombones will kinda be dull. But for the last three years, we've had phenomenal players in almost every section. And this is, I guess, a rarity: 5 awesome french horn players three years in a row. We had good lead trumpets. If Macrina's best were 10s in 1998, last year we had 8s and 9s. Our trombone section was, naturally, great. 10 students, 3 of us were seniors. Unfortunately, it seems that we three seniors carried most of the section, because now there are only two or three that really care to play, out of 11 this year. Cowell was on lead (he's the one who almost made All Eastern), Conroy second chair, playing first, and myself in the back, rocking the bass trombone. I miss it. We had like 30 clarinets, all of whom were maniacs, 15 or so flutes, all very skilled, some unbelieveable alto and tenor saxes, three great bari saxes, euphs, tubas ... and my GOD, the percussion! Our percussion section was unbelieveable. Really quite good. I talk big. My numbers may or may not surprise you (graduating class: 850, not a typo). Soon, I'm going to get some of last years recordings up for all ya'll to hear. THIS year I was in the UMASS Minuteman Marching Band, under the direction of George Parks. I guess he's a big deal. If anyone knows about him or what he's so great for, fill me in. I'm sort of oblivious to this stuff. And this after noon I'm working in the Hoop Band, performing in one last basketball game under Thom Hannum, who we've been told is like, The Percussion Guru or something. Matter of fact, I have to go do that in ten minutes, and I still have to browse the rest of the forum before I go. |
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Just curious, what was the name of your school? It sounds like you guys have matched the quality of Governor Livingston in New Jersey hundreds of times over. Also, did you guys make it to ACC's this year? |