1. When you hear music and you start marking time. (all the time)
2. When you walk behind someone and you’re in step with them. (we band kids form ranks in the hallways)
3. When you try to guess the tempo of your favorite song. (yep)
4. When all your friends are in the band. (yep)
5. When you don’t mind changing clothes on the bus. ( forget the bus, try the middle of a busy parking lot in late November or the band hallway during passing time!!!)
6. When you point out key changes and dynamics while listening to the radio. (and church music!)
7. When every guy/girl you’re interested in is in the band. (hey, i'm dating the guy flute in my band program, <3 u Zach!!!)
8. When you like wearing your uniform. (ok, but only when it's really cold; those things really hold in heat)
9. When people ask you about your social life and you say, “Oh, you mean my flute/trumpet/drum/etc.?” ("oh, you mean marching band?")
10. When you consider your drill book a fashion accessory.( I'm in the pit, so I don't have one, but I've seen others accidentally wear theirs to the next class and realize it when they are almost to their class, or not at all)
11. When someone hits a wrong note and you chew them out for an hour.( ...and after you chew them out then it gets bad: you drill the same phrase on a loop with Dr. Beat set on extra loud behind them until they get it right and then for 10 minutes after that. They will not miss that phrase again. )
12. When you practice your instrument more than you talk to your dog. (well, since I don’t have a dog, this is a yes)
13. When being mauled by a drum is a normal part of life.(or hit in the face with a flag or flying mallet from the pit )
14. When people worry when they see you without you instrument. (yeah, especially when you just got back from a trip, your instrument is on the bus, and it’s driving away; been there, done that many a time )
15. When “armed guard,” means a girl with a pole instead of a guy with a gun. (well, it means both )
16. When band camp is FUN. (well, since I’m in the air conditioned band room with the pit percussion instead of outside, then yes, band camp is fun ;) )
17. When you answer to “Band Nerd.” (more like, “band kid” )
18. When someone says the words “atten hut” and you automatically put your head up. (we yell “SET!” in the pit )
19. When you remember flats and sharps more easily than your name. ( only sometimes)
20. When you dress the lunch line, and urge others to do the same. (lol )
21. When your mouth is frozen to your mouth piece, and it feels normal. (six words: pep band for playoffs in November )
22. When left slides or right back slides feel normal. (again, I’m in the pit )
23. When your instrument has a name. (my flute is Mason, my saxophone is Charlie, and the bell set is Fritz )
24. When you remember your instrument’s birthday and forget your mom’s. (oops! )
25. When making a line is you biggest accomplishment of the day. (on some days, yes )
26. When back marching no longer reminds you of ballet. (it almost looks normal for you to walk backwards on your toes; I did that during math class once, and I’m in the pit! )
27. When you give your instrument a birthday party. (not mine, but we celebrated Demetrie’s Dimitri's [is that better?] birthday [ my friend’s clarinet] )
28. When you can make white shoes look black. (Actually did that last summer: my grandma wanted to give me “feminine” tennis shoes, which were white. I said that they would be black, brown and green by the end of the summer, she didn’t believe me. I wore them all the time and by the time school started, they were. )
29. When your uniform fits. (well, we have great uniform fitters. Shout out to Mrs. Jenkins!!! )
30. When black feathers become a fashion “do”. (with gold shinies!!! )
31. When you see your section more than you see your family. (on most days, yes )
32. When everyone wants to kill the other football team…and you want to kill the other band. (I actually like football, so I want to maim them both with my heavy instrument case )
33. When you have dreams about early morning marching band. (more like nightmares )
34. When you think morning practices should start a half-hour earlier. (Stars and blasters, no )
35. When you accidentally call your band director “Dad”. (and the other band director “Mom” even though she’s in a domestic partnership and he’s single )
36. When you CAN sight-read. (finally!!! )
37. When you can put on you uniform in less than 10 minutes. (try less than 5 )
38. When reeds taste good. (and like what you ate last or what flavor of gum or chapstick you last had before you played your instrument )
39. When you have a band song stuck in your head, and you tap your foot to the beat. (yep, and then start humming it under your breath, and it spreads to the rest of the band kids in your class and then everyone is humming, singing or counting their parts )
40. When you think your plume is alive. (* spooky voice* ITS ALIVE!!! Mua ha ha ha!!! )
41. When marking time is your favorite form of exercise. (Of course it is; it gives you GREAT legs!!! )
42. When you have a neck strap/harness tan line. (and raccoon lines, farmers tans, and only the half of your body facing the sun while on the field is burnt )
43. When you subconsciously start practicing with a pencil. (yep, tapping the pattern with two pencils, or in concert season getting caught by another band member and called out for practicing your fingerings on your pencil )
44. When numbers past 8 aren’t important. (“1, 2, ready, 6!!!!” [ my senior section leader, the only returning percussionist, trying to count us off in 6/8 time] love you too Lauren!!!! )
45. When you’re more opinionated about the Madison
46. When you roll-step through the cafeteria so you don’t spill your lunch. (yep, roll step with all your food balanced on the plates so you can drop off your tray on the way to the band hallway to eat )
47. When you’d rather practice than read this list. (actually, no )
48. When letters past G aren’t important. (except for M in written chords )
49. When the only class you look forward to is band. (yep )
50. When you actually like marching band and would kill to do it all year long. (yep )
51. When you wonder what life would be like if you weren’t in band. (yep, I wouldn’t have met most of my friends, or my wonderful boyfriend <3 )
52. When you roll step while you walk to class. (when im trying not to spill something )
53. When you major in music. (probably not, but I am taking AP music theory and wanting to play in band in college )
54. When you use your high school band director as a role model. (no comment…. Just no comment. )
55. When those stupid “band humor” jokes are the funniest things you’ve ever heard. (some of them are actually zingers )
56. When you pick the instruments from the music in cartoons. (and the instrumental background music in movies )
57. When you start screaming “LEFT! LEFT! LEFT!” to the people that walk in front of you on the way to class. (lol, yes. Especially when they are band kids )
58. When you’ve dated everyone in the band and now wonder if you’re ever going to have another date. (ive only dated one person, but ive seen others who have dated like half the band, and I wonder who they have left to date )
59. When you think the trumpeters have a right to be egotistical. (disagree )
60. When you don’t think the flautists have a slight attitude problem. (sometimes they have a huge attitude problem, myself included )
61. When you change your instrument to the tuba. (not yet, but I have changed from the flute to the alto saxophone and the oboe and to pit )
62. When you have perfect pitch. (not yet, that’s one of the reasons I’m taking AP Music Theory )
63. When the band director is always right. (again, no comment )
64. When you marry that special someone in your section. (you mean Marissa and I during freshman year for her Personal Law project, right!?!?!?!? Sorry Zach, someday maybe<3 )
65. When you have kids and force them to be in music. (well, even though I’m seventeen, I don’t have any children of my own, but I do have siblings and cousins… )
66. When you get the jokes on this list. (65/66 so far )
67. When you aren’t sure which is more dangerous: a girl with a flag or a guy with a gun?!?! (depends on which has more rage to vent.. the guard member with a flag, or the member with a rifle )
Actually my clarinet's name is spelled as Dimitri...that is the correct Russian spelling. And also who am I getting married to???
ReplyDeleteI thought WE got married freshman year! for your Personal Law class project.....
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