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Author: billy the bari player
Date: 2004-10-03 21:16
I was wondering if there are a lot of marching band members on this site. Its the best form of band in my opinion. its great. just got back from a competition actually. I encourage all of you to join. its wonderful. and bari players especially, there just aren't enough of us out there in marching band, so get your arses out there and march!
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Author: Jennifer
Date: 2004-10-04 02:37
I just got back from band practice and it was fun today. I agree with you marching band rocks and no we don't have enough bari's we only have three bases in our band. But everyone should get involved I did last year and i love it. So get out and March!
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Author: JfW
Date: 2004-10-04 14:50
Like just about everyone, I marched during MS and HS. It is the worst form of band, in my opinion.
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Author: TorusTubarius
Date: 2004-10-04 15:10
Well, I think everyone here knows my opinion about marching band, but at the same time I don't necessarily want to disparage those who do enjoy it. I think really it's just a question of what you're trying to achieve with your instrument. If you like all the drills, the formations, the marking time, etc. then sure marching band is great. However, if your priority is making music, then perhaps marching band really isn't your scene.
Additionally, if you are one of the latter, realize that marching band doesn't just suffer from a lack of musicality; often it is detrimental to that band's ability to make music in any setting. Anyone who has been to band camp over the summer and the tried to play in the concert band after school starts knows this. All that focusing on playing show tunes leaves your band loud, unbalanced, and sharp. Usually this takes about a month or more of back-tracking to fix.
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Author: Ember
Date: 2004-10-04 20:34
I play in a wind orchestra, we play concerts and we also march. I play sax and oboe. But I think in Italy it's a little different than in USA.
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Author: Flute in the sky
Date: 2004-10-05 22:46
my BD will not let us go to a marching competiton if we lack musicality... music always comes first ... but our show is like 200(tempo)with over 100 sets
Where are u guys from?
virginia
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Author: TorusTubarius
Date: 2004-10-06 21:27
I guess "musicality" is relative.
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Author: mls
Date: 2004-10-06 21:58
This was my first year of marching band. I play oboe, so I wasn't too happy. Now, after two and a half months, I can't even imagine not being in it. I march tenor sax, and in my band tenors have a reputation for being the slackers, goof offs, rebels, and all this other stuff. We're like our own family now, and I can't believe I really haven't known them that long. Out of all the sections we're the closest, even though we do goof off a lot. At last Thursday night's practice, it hit all of us how different next year was going to be, and how much we were going to miss the seniors. It feels like I've known them forever, and then they'll be gone just like that. Concert band is good, and I'm looking forward to it so I can play oboe again, but at the same time I never want marching season to end. Concert band does not give you the lifelong friendships and family a marching band does.
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Author: flute in the sky
Date: 2004-10-08 00:29
oh gosh don't remind me of that... our band is going to suck... the freshmen in the c-net section can't even play 3 scales and they have been playing for 4 years ... and the flute section oh gosh ... hmmmm i wounder who is going to take my place as drum major ... life is sooo funny
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Author: Steven Silvestain
Date: 2004-10-08 01:57
I think marching band is the best ever. I am the Bass Clarinet and Co-Clarinet section leader in the CCHS marhcing band in denver. We play an awsome show every year. We made finals at a marching compitetion we played at last saturday for the first time since 1993 and it was one of the best days of my life. I also think marching band improves my Wind Ensemble playing, because it teaches me that there is a difference between loud and intense. For instance the most intense part of the show is mezzo piano. In my opinion everyone should do it.
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Author: billy the bari player
Date: 2004-10-10 02:34
tell me about it. I'm gonna miss the seniors so much! our band is its own family too. we all are very close to each other. just curious, where are you from?
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Author: billy the bari player
Date: 2004-10-10 02:37
I think it has a lot to do with leadership. If your director isn't great, than its not half the fun. my director was with the Cadets, and he had a lot of his old band members come in and teach technique. one of them wrote our drill. It also has a lot to do with the band its self. if your not that enthusiastic about it, its gonna suck for ya.
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Author: billy the bari player
Date: 2004-10-10 02:38
I pity you. its all about the band. if you don't put forth the effort to get it done, and do your best, than you won't take anything from it. of course, you wouldn't be in it if you hadn't had better years and expeirences.
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Author: billy the bari player
Date: 2004-10-10 02:40
hey Steven Silvestain, where you at pomona? I was there a couple weeks ago. is that the competition you were at?
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Author: Bass Clarinet Babe
Date: 2005-10-09 19:24
i love marching band. I marched Bass Clarinet and I loved it, but Its very hard and it's a lot of work. Now I'm a color guard chick and I love it. It's a lot harder than band, no offense. Well talk to u L8R!
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