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voyagerfreak29
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 Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:10 pm Who's a band geek other than me???? |
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I'm a band geek... so is there anyone else around here that loves band? or am i a loner? 
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Captain Patrick
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| Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:20 pm Re: Who's a band geek other than me???? |
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| voyagerfreak29 wrote: | | I'm a band geek... so is there anyone else around here that loves band? or am i a loner? |
I was in band for 8 years, i was first chair tuba.
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voyagerfreak29
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| Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:27 pm |
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cool!!! Tuba players are lots of fun! I play the trumpet.
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voyagerfreak29
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| Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:27 pm |
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i'm second chair playing first part 
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Captain Patrick
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| Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:31 pm |
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| voyagerfreak29 wrote: | | cool!!! Tuba players are lots of fun! I play the trumpet. |
i know. lol i play the trumpet too. lol and the baritone, bass drum and on occaison the flute
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voyagerfreak29
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| Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:34 pm |
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wow, you're very diverse! I'm best at my trumpet but on occasion i can play the alto sax fairly well.
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voyagerfreak29
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| Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:35 pm |
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| Captain Patrick wrote: | | voyagerfreak29 wrote: | | cool!!! Tuba players are lots of fun! I play the trumpet. |
i know. lol i play the trumpet too. lol and the baritone, bass drum and on occaison the flute |
how'd you know i play the tumpet other than it was in my post????
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Captain Patrick
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| Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:41 pm |
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| voyagerfreak29 wrote: | | Captain Patrick wrote: | | voyagerfreak29 wrote: | | cool!!! Tuba players are lots of fun! I play the trumpet. |
i know. lol i play the trumpet too. lol and the baritone, bass drum and on occaison the flute |
how'd you know i play the tumpet other than it was in my post???? |
I didn't i was saying i know to the tuba players are lots of fun part. lol
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Captain Patrick
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| Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:42 pm |
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| voyagerfreak29 wrote: | | wow, you're very diverse! I'm best at my trumpet but on occasion i can play the alto sax fairly well. |
Yes i started out on Trumpet for 2 years, then the baritone section needed help so i moved their for a year, then to the tuba and my last 3 months of band i was on bass drum cause i volunteered to do it.
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voyagerfreak29
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| Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:42 pm |
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oh ok! one of my best friends is a tuba player. He's funnier than most i have met in my 5 years of playing. Were you ever in marching band?
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Captain Patrick
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| Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:52 pm |
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| voyagerfreak29 wrote: | | oh ok! one of my best friends is a tuba player. He's funnier than most i have met in my 5 years of playing. Were you ever in marching band? |
all 8 years, lead soloist 2 years
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voyagerfreak29
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| Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:54 pm |
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cool. I'm not the solo kind of gal, i like to leave that to the guys. even last year being lead player in jazz band i never did a solo unless it was written in my part or if my director forced me to do it.
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Captain Patrick
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| Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:57 pm |
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| voyagerfreak29 wrote: | | cool. I'm not the solo kind of gal, i like to leave that to the guys. even last year being lead player in jazz band i never did a solo unless it was written in my part or if my director forced me to do it. |
Trust me i hate solos, because then everone'e looking at you and if you screw up at like a contest you could blow it for ever one, too much stress, the best solo i ever was the 2006 lead solo for the phantom of the opera the local syphmony did and i was asked to solo on tuba.
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Sam Kenobi
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| Sat Nov 25, 2006 9:55 pm |
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I'm one!!! I prefer "band nerd" though.... I played cello for three years, oboe for 6, and percussion for 5. This is my first year since... 3rd grade? So first time in 11 years that I haven't been a part of a musical group. Unfortunatly I did it because it was fun.... but at college everyone's serious about everything so it's not fun any more. especially here. Oh well. Hooray for band!
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Ziona
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| Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:55 pm |
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In band for 8 years... Section leader, then center snare, then drum major... yup... still teach band during the summers... it's sad ><
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Sam Kenobi
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| Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:24 am |
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I was the pit section leader for 2 years... I can't go back anymore because they've ravished my pit. It used to be amazing and fun and big but the old ass of a drum instructor scared everyone off.
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voyagerfreak29
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| Sun Nov 26, 2006 1:41 am |
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| Sam Kenobi wrote: | | I was the pit section leader for 2 years... I can't go back anymore because they've ravished my pit. It used to be amazing and fun and big but the old ass of a drum instructor scared everyone off. |
dude, that sucks. The pit at my school is ok but my school's band is quite strange.
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Ziona
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| Sun Nov 26, 2006 1:46 am |
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My high school band was decent but this year they suddenly decided to kick themselves into gear. 3rd in the state 
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voyagerfreak29
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| Sun Nov 26, 2006 1:50 am |
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| Ziona wrote: | | My high school band was decent but this year they suddenly decided to kick themselves into gear. 3rd in the state |
Don't know what we placed exactly, but we got Superior With Distinction. here's the strange part though, we had a tuba fall down, a clarinet last to spot running across the field to catch her section, and the trumpets (will they ever learn?) had the same problem as the clarinets with spotting. yet after all of this we get superior with distinction at state!? then we placed 11th at the BOA Regionals.
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Sam Kenobi
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| Sun Nov 26, 2006 2:58 am |
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My marching band won the state championship in Colorado 4a last year... it was really exciting to hear that that finally happened. My Senior year we won second and were kind of angry because the band that got first was doing a show that they had done 3 years earlier... ain't that cheating?
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Ziona
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| Sun Nov 26, 2006 7:08 am |
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lol!
My high school has gotten straight superior ratings at MSBOA festival marching AND concert for 15 consecutive years. We place in the top 10 at MCBA for our flight every year. But we got KILLED at BOA Nationals!
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voyagerfreak29
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| Sun Nov 26, 2006 4:55 pm |
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| Ziona wrote: | lol!
My high school has gotten straight superior ratings at MSBOA festival marching AND concert for 15 consecutive years. We place in the top 10 at MCBA for our flight every year. But we got KILLED at BOA Nationals! |
ouch! We did good just to get through the first part of BOA Regionals.
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Starbuck
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| Sun Nov 26, 2006 6:48 pm |
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Yes yes yes .... I am a band nerd. I play bassoon and I can play vibe, but I'm not too good at it yet. I have a few other instruments too. I REALLY want to learn trombone, but everyone tells me its really hard, not like its going to stop me.
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Sam Kenobi
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| Wed Nov 29, 2006 2:18 pm |
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This is my marching band (not mine, this is like... 3 years later) on VicFirth. It's going to be taken down soon... apparently... because our drum instructor signed on with a different stick line or something. Anyway... I guess they're actually good now... some BOA nationals?
(link below)
http://www.vicfirth.com/features/BOA2006/rampart.html
Last edited by Sam Kenobi on Wed Nov 29, 2006 2:23 pm; edited 1 time in total
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ILoveHarry
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| Wed Nov 29, 2006 2:20 pm |
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I was in flag corp one year. (Go flaggets!) Although I was always consideres a band geek... they were all my friends, and we were all in choir and the musicals together...
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