YOu know you've been in band too long when..

- After long periods of not playing, your fingers and hands start to jerk spasmodically. (Not too bad for woodwinds, but can be extremely hazardous to anyone sitting near a trombone player.)


- You CAN sight-read.

- You can sing at least the melodic line of more than twenty pieces written exclusively for band.

- You can tell people exactly what a euphonium is... and are disgusted that they didn't know it in the first place.

- You find yourself drumming out cadences on you desk in class.

- You know how to fix your intonation problems.


- You know how to play ten popular stand songs... but don't know the words to them.


- You know when you're playing too loud.


- You pick out instruments from the music in cartoons.


- You practice willingly.

- You respect popular singers, not for their singing, but for their back up bass parts.


- You sing along to the cadences.


- You start playing stand songs on other instruments for more excitement.



- You tap your foot as soon as you hear a song.


- You think that trumpeters have the right to be egotistical.


- You try to guess the tempo of your favorite song.


- You subconsciously humming your music.


- Your instrument has a name... and you refer to it by name.

- You keep in step with the person in front of you while walking in a crowd. Or worse yet, while walking with a group of band members, you keep in step.



- Every guy/girl you're interested in is in band.



- You've bookmarked band webpages on your web server.


- You think you will marry that special someone in your section.


- You can dance on the bleachers and not fall off.


- You don't see anything abnormal or odd about practicing for three months for a twenty-five minute festival.


- You practice your marching music on a daily basis.


- You think you look good in your band uniform.


- Having other people dress and undress you is no longer sexually stimulating.

- You actually take the time to put away your uniform... on hangers.


- You are actually comfortable in your uniform.


- You can change on a co-ed bus and NEVER reveal anything.


- You can put your uniform on in less than 10 minutes.


- You can strip out of uniform in 5 seconds in order to get to a stall in the bathroom before the crowds.


- You don't mind changing on a bus.


- You learn how to layer your clothing without it bulging the uniform.


- You learn how to sneak food under your hat to eat in the stands.



- You wear your band T-shirt in public.



- You have ever attended summer music camp.


- You think band camp is FUN!


- Reeds taste good.

- You enjoy watching the trombone kick-line; the tuba spin-line; the dancing drummers...


- You get half of these jokes... you get all of these jokes... you don't feel offended by these jokes.


- You search out MIDI files of songs you're playing in band class.

 

A meth addict with a music hobby.

 

So, what is your favorite Souza piece?

 

man, i wasnt even in the marching band and i do a lot of that stuff... o shit!

 

i already knew i was a fucking band nerd considering i'm in all the bands and orchestras at school but shit, i agreed and/or do every one of those things, in fact the only one i didn't agree with was



You think that trumpeters have the right to be egotistical.

because the trumpet players at my school are favored because my band teacher plays trumpet, so whenever they do anything right, they get praise and then they get all cocky about it......... it bugs the hell out of me

 

same here.

 

thats funny... at my school the trombonists get special treatment.

 

i'm in wind bands and stuff, not marching bands...it's not such a big thing in england as it is in high schools of the US i guess...but yeah, all those things pretty much apply to me too! my bassoon is called eric

 

Oh god...:&

I'll never EVER thing that trumpeters have the right to be egotistical though, hell no!

 

Wow... that brings back so many memories! I'm still like most of those, even after taking a year off. ^__^ My bass clarinet is named Suki.

 

This is true.

 

reeds taste good? woot! wow what kinda reeds do YOU have?

 

i think reeds taste good too....and my clarinets name ins Google.

 

-when you think your instrument is the love of your life

 

Do you guys actually sneak food under your hat? That's sad

I've never played in a marching band cause they never had guitar in it haha

 

My marching clarinet is named Benny (after Benny Goodman, wah!) and my concert clarinet is named Willamina.

I haven't been in either marching or concert for a year though because my band director is a douche and made me choose between band or foreign languages (and I chose languages).

But here are a few more:

-you can still play and march through a show in your head years after you were in the show

-you hear music and think "that would be a great marching show!"

-you fit your instrument's stereotypes

-you wear down your heels in your shoes because you march everywhere

-any time you hear music, you automatically fall into step

-you've seen every guy you've ever been interested in strip down to boxers, but never in a sexual way

-band massages are the best part of the band bus

-you've made out on a band bus

-your band director asks you about your love life

-you see people in band more than your own family

-you wear your band letter with pride

-you can sing or even play almost every part for every instrument for a show by ear

-you've had half the guys in your band walk in on you changing at band camp and think it's no big deal


Hmmm... I can probably think up more...

 

You know you've been in a band too long when:


you stop to jam with some street muscians just for the hell of it and your rythm guitarist walks up out of nowhere and yells "you told us you working late!"

 

You're a bloke but your hair is longer than your girlfriends

 

LMAO!! thats funny true! ahah i'm not in band but i travle with a Jazz choir.. lol i tell you its co-ed and changing on the bus.. haha.. the first time we were like.. blah don't look.. now were jusjt like.. bleah ho cares...ahaha.. the amzing thing is that We did it while Driving and having to perform soon as we got to the ballroom.. lol

 

Hey that sounds like a laugh, great times i bet. For you and your no doubt rovin' eye