life's these few weeks is gonna be zao chu wan gui. sighhhhs.
several tests coming up - im gonna flunk 'em.
sighhs. i don't want.
band's everyday.
but nvm. press on everybody! we're gonna make it!
i think it's still worth investing all our time and energy these few weeks
and hopefully, we'll be able to clinch whatever we deserve.
yepps.
You Know You're a Band Nerd When ...
... you 'band' with your friends instead of 'bond'.
... you're really hoping the stuff on this list will be applicable because you really want to be a band nerd. (There is no need to read any further; you're definitely a band nerd.)
... you list your band director as an emergency contact.
... you make band jokes in a class where there are no other band people.
... you list your band director as a reference on job applications.
... people want to contact you, so they call the band room.
... you eat lunch in the band room ...
... and usually dinner, too.
... you can tune a tenor sax.
... you remember this one time, at band camp ...
... you fight for a sports locker saying, 'Band is too a sport!' along with the cheerleaders.
... you're in step with the people in front of you.
... you think band camp is fun.
... all of your friends are in band ...
... because you made them join.
... you dream about band ...
... and marching band.
... you respond to 'band geek/dork' ...
... and tell them it's 'band nerd' ...
... and you're proud of it.
... you actually get instrument jokes ...
... without realizing they're jokes.
... every guy/girl you're interested in is in band.
... you can play more than one instrument well.
... all of your conversations eventually get around to the subject of band ...
... unless you started them, because then they're already about band.
... your marching band has sleepovers during band camp.
... you can finish other band members' sentences.
... your password to your e-mail has something to do with your instrument.
... you think it's funny to hide someone's music.
... your instrument has a name ...
... and more than three people know it ...
... and they've made a nickname for it.
... you like practicing your instrument.
... you're used to how weird drummers are.
... you've been inside your director's car ...
... and house.
... you own a band shirt.
... you can actually sight-read.
... you can put on a uniform in under ten minutes.
... you like the way reeds taste.
... you decide that you want to learn every single band instrument before you graduate.
... you start to spell Band with a capital 'B'.
... all of your rides home are from band people.
... you can really relate to Michelle from American Pie.
... you wish you could go to band camp all summer.
... you hang out in the band room before, during, and after school ...
... and during your study periods ...
... and over the summer ...
... and even on weekends, occasionally.
... you've ever been complimented by your band director.
... you talk more about band than anything else.
... you've started a sentence with, 'There was this one time at band camp ...'.
... you subconsciously tap your foot to all music.
... your meeting spot with friends is in the bandroom.
... you want your parent to become a band parent ...
... or they already are.
... you go to the bandroom when you cut class (with a pass) ...
... or without a pass.
... you've ever gone to a CD store looking for a CD of someone that plays your instrument.
... you start to refer to football season as marching season.
... you think marching in the rain is fun.
... you actually know how to fix your embouchure.
... you think your director's jokes are funny.
... you'll show up for band even if you're ill ...
... wth a fever ...
... of 102.
... you've ever given up your entire lunchtime to practice.
... you wear band shirts to school.
... you have a band related nickname.
... you confuse ligatures with ligaments in biology.
... you're getting a new mouthpiece or ligature for your birthday.
... you see your band director on a weekly basis over the summer.
... you refer to your instrument as 'my precious'.
... a substitute has ever had to tell you, 'Please stop tapping, this isn't band.
... a substitute has ever asked, 'Is anyone here in band?' -- and the whole class pointed to you, even though there were other band people in the room.
... substitutes that do know you always write yo upasses to go to the band room, because they know you're really going there.
... someone says stand, and you think they're talking about something you put music on.
... you've ever practiced three or more hours non-stop.
... you memorize music better than vocabulary.
... you drop your AP class because you're afraid it'll take away too much time from band activities.
... all your teachers know what instrument you play ...
... and realize that, for you, band comes before school.
... you groan about 'Why did I sign up for choir?' and your English teacher reminds you it's to help you in band.
... you bring your instrument with you on vacation so you can practice ...
... and you actually do practice.
... you get upset when someone doesn't know you were in band.
... you drop choir to be in a second band.
... you have a substitute, so you run to the band room and get a note from the band director excusing you from class so you can hang out in the band room.
... you complain because there are five choirs and only three bands.
... you begin to think those funny hats you wear when marching are kind of cool.
... someone behind you says 'band nerd' and you turn around.
... you accidentally call your band direcetor mom.
... you wish your band director was your mom.
... your band director responds when you call her mom.
... you have your friends in two categories: band and non-band.
... your favorite memories have something to do with band.
... you're sitting in class and begin practicing fingerings on a pencil.
The ABC's of Band
Always Articulate,
Don't forget to Breathe!
Crescendo andDimenuendo;
Be Emotional,
But don't overlook the Fundamentals!
Gracenotes can be annoying,
But be glad you don't have upbeats like the Horns :)
Improvisation is difficult,
But it pays off when playing Jazz.
Check the Key signature first,
And when in doubt -- LOUDER! --
Especially during Marching season!
Watch the Notes,
And be most concerned with Octave jumps,
But don't forget to play with a little Pinache!
Quartertones are only in oriental music,
So you're probably just REALLY SHARP!
Trust your director,
But make sure you Understand his interpretation.
A little more Verve, Woodwinds,
And don't forget the Xylophone!
Give it Your all,
And you'll Zoom straight to the stars!
jus read extracted this from an email. sounds jus 'a lil' retarded though.
