#concert band

[dontforgetthefrenchhorns]

Just, like, in your experience which section has been the most intolerable to be around and deal with. Also I separated the saxophones this time because last time people were upset I kept them together lmao <3

I'm causing problems on purpose <33

#concert band #band #marching band #band geek #polls

[d1sheclectic]

What The Greasers Would Play In Highschool Band Class

(Assigned by a band kid 100% ACCURACY!!😱😱)

Ponyboy curtis

Clarinet Player energy

I’ll bet he’s really good at it too

Breaks his reeds so often

Also in the band extracurricular

Johnny Cade

Saxophone.

hates it but is pretty decent at it

Chews on his reed literally all the time

“What measure are we at??”

Sodapop Curtis

Flute player!!

Used to just flirt with his section when he was in school

Just messes around in class but somehow passes music

Dallas Winston

Trombone LMAOO

leaves it at home half the time cuz it doesn’t look too tuff to lug a big ass instrument to school

or he lost it idek

literally a nuisance during music (music teacher’s #1 opp)

Darrel Curris

Unpopular opinion but concert band bassist

He tries!

Squints at his sheet music😭

doesn’t practice (he’s a sports person guys come on)

Two-Bit Matthews

TRUMPET PLAYERR🔥🔥

Doesn’t remember any of his fingerings

obnoxious fart noises with trumpet omgg who did that???

Steve Randle

Percussionist!!

Mostly plays bells but he drums sometimes too

Not the biggest fan of it but gets it done

Tim Shepard

Also a trombone

HATES it with a passion

Doesn’t even show up half the time

Curly Shepard

Clarinet

Only shows up to class to bother Pony

Doesn’t know how to put it together properly

Dry ass reed

anyways!! lmk ur thoughts :-)

#i also believe in percussionist dally #but i don’t think he’d be one for concert band #i feel like i did half of them dirty with this lmao #concert band #ponyboy curtis #johnny cade #sodapop curtis #dallas winston #darry curtis #darrel curtis #two bit mathews #steve randle #tim shepard #curly shepard #the outsiders #the outsiders headcanons

[starfall-spirit]

I always forget as a musician that “I’m a [enter instrument]” isn’t a normal phrase. Like, I told my boss I’m a clarinet after mentioning I was a band kid and I got a confused look. Apparently that’s weird to non musicians???

#marching band #concert band #starfall personal #music

[wouldntyouliketokno]

This is a key of Ab major appreciation post, as it is the best key <3<3

#musical debates #debate #music #orchestra #band #marching band #concert band #bassoon #saxophone #choir #i speak the truth

[justbandkidthings]

#band kids #marching band #band camp #concert band #wind ensemble #color guard #winter guard #drumline

[that-one-flute12]

Stop comparing woodwind instruments!!

flutes are BEAUTIFUL

clarinets are LOVELY

oboes are MAJESTIC

bassoons are AMAZING

piccolo

saxophones are WONDERFUL

#piccolo instrument #flute #band kids #saxophone #clarinet #oboe #bassoon #marching band #concert band #symphonic band #and I can say that because I play piccolo

[bandmafia]

A good portion of the marching band experience is going around and trying to convince your non band friends to join band

#band mafia #band kids #marching band #bandmafia #band kid thoughts #concert band #band #lol

[dark-raven-feathers]

#dark raven feathers #musicians on tumblr come here I need answers #for science #concert band #marching band #concert and marching band kids this includes you #and the choir kids #and eople who just generally sings and play and instrument

[jaspersstuff]

The romanticism around playing an instrument by people into dark academia is very flattering but as a musician, shit is def more gremlin/chaos core

Gremlin shit band kids do that I have seen firsthand:

- fix instruments with makeshift tools, examples include: rusty dirty spoon, shoe laces, rubber bands, duct tape, hair ties, broken stand leg, French horn mouthpiece, ice and a lighter

- graffiti stands

- the only song we all know is and are willing to sing is "I want it that way" by the Backstreet Boys

- left school at 1 and 2 am

- arrived at school at 3 am and left at 4 am

- collect useless broken pbjects

- keep a pair of broken sticks and continue to use them just to see how fucked up they get by the end of the season

- drink straight energy mio

- sleep in locked lockers, tuba cases, and practice rooms to avoid class (the locker kid was skipping a band class that was happening in the room he was sleeping in)

- switch mouthpieces with mismatched horns to see what funky noises we can get example: trombone mouthpiece on a barisax, bassoon bocal on a euphonium

- find random pieces of wooden planks and draw faces on them and make them sworn enemies

- hide a brick for future generations to find

- spray paint your name on the auditorium garage door for future generations to find

- hide photos of your band director in different places for him to find

- using student's lost picture day magnets to hold up papers on the white board

- having pockets full of random mouthpieces and trading them like cards in the middle of rehearsal

#band kids #marching band #chaoscore #band #concert band #fluteplayer #saxophone #trombone #trumpet #baritone #dark academia

[cannedbubbles]

im curious: what’s the most unhinged section in music?

unhinged can be defined as anything crackhead related, but if you want to specify what kind of unhinged exactly, then be my guest :)

#music #music kids #orchestra #symphony orchestra #marching band #concert band #poll #calling all the music kids

[dontforgetthefrenchhorns]

#the rat has spoken #concert band #marching band #band kids #choir #orchestra #poll #polls

[addicted-to-winterguard]

#polls #hyperspecific poll #actual polls #band #marching band #music #flute #funny #percussion #band room #school #trumpet #tuba #baritone #concert band #clarinet #piccolo #color guard #colorguard #drumline #pit #flag

[hugs4neth]

My band director: wow sounds awesome on the french horn Me: Well im glad one of us is enjoying my playing because im literally about to pass out

#French horn #im the only french horn so i dont get to be sick lol #Concert band #band #da cool shit

[calicocry]

listening to music and imagining what it'd sound like if i played it in band

#i need a hobby #band #concert band #pep band #marching band #school band #flute #melanie martinez tunnel vision and pluto specifically #and the contortionist

[flamingpen18]

$75

The yearbooks at my youngest's school are $75. WTF!?!?!?! It's not even big.

Unfortunately, I had to tell my youngest offspring that there's no way I can afford to purchase this year's yearbook. She's really bummed cus she's in it a lot between marching band, concert band, and clubs.

I hate being as broke as a joke with no hope.

@helly-watermelonsmellinfellon

#yearbooks #expensive #junior year #marching band #concert band

[dumbshitmusicianssay]

Hullo musician friends!! Id love some insight! I’m writing up some “tips and tricks” sheets for some of my tutoring students and the current one I’m working on is for sight-reading. 

Other than just practicing sight-reading I’ve tried explaining that what helps me is thinking about an order of importance when you are handed a piece of music and told “play now” because my brain tends to overcomplicate things. For example I make sure to check the key/time signature and the end (D.S/D.C/tag/rit/etc) then my order of importance (TO ME) is the rhythm, the actual notes (minus accidentals (again this is just me but I have to simplify my brain down to “just read the dots” sometimes)), expression marks, dynamics, then everything else if I can think of it. 

BUT I don’t wanna be sharing this with students if it’s a skewed idea of what the majority would rank. 

I know I wanna keep rhythm first because I think it shows a lot of promise if you can hit the rhythms on a first play through. But if anyone has any insight into how you would order the importance of other performance aspects while sight reading (eg. pitch, dynamics, expression marks(articulation/ornamentation/etc), musicality, phrasing, even breath support or tone and shit). Im a brass player but if any non mouth instrument players have rankings like bowing or use of the pedal that would be good to know too. Thanks lads!

#music #music student #band nerd #big band #musician #saxophone #trumpet #drums #trombone #piano #concert band #musicians on tumblr #jazz music #choir #choir kid #orchestra #music teacher #music tutor