It’s probably a mix of having practiced it a million times before, the anonymity of being in a large group of people who are all wearing the same thing, and knowing that your fellow band people have your back.
Idk what it is about marching band that takes away my anxiety. Like, I’ll be terrified to do anything in front of any amount of people. But halftime shows? Concerts? Why does my anxiety not mind them but then make me too nervous to read in class???
As an alternative to 'sugar, spice, and everything nice'
I present: 'salt, vinegar, and everything sinister'
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Can we vote for the cat instead I think this is the best choice for the election
President Pickles signing his first bill into law granting him official immunity for official acts such as stealing cheese and licking crumbs from the trash
Now I’ve never played oboe (my sister has) or bass clarinet for that matter so take this with a grain of salt.
That seems like it’d be a pretty big change if you’ve never played bass clarinet before changing from a double reed to a single reed and also how loose you have to be for lower instruments. It might be easier to start with soprano clarinet since it’ll have similar music to oboe, you wouldn’t have to be as loose in your lips, and it’s also just a lot lighter.
band people, i am considering switching to bass clarinet for marching band next year, what do y'all think
John.
Baked a silly little dude today, name suggestions needed
here are some photos of me noticing a wasp nest
1st pic : lookin good
2nd pic: being artsy and looking away (looking at wasp nest)
3rd pic: fully understanding that there is indeed a wasp nest
4th pic: me being outtie
My band director put a hole in the ceiling with a trumpet mute
the band room
When I first stepped into the place that we call
“the band room,”
I didn’t like it at all.
There was paint peeling
off the walls
and there were stains
on the carpet.
The room smelled like wet socks after it rained,
and instrument cases hung out of the cubbies.
But that was when the room was empty.
When my fellow band kids stepped inside
the stains on the floor magically disappeared.
When music filled the air
no one cared about how much paint was peeling off the walls.
When we came back in after a long marching practice
no one cared that they were sweaty or cold
because the room felt like a warm hug.
After we came back from a long competition,
the band room was still waiting for us.
It always seemed to have that effect
when the people I cared about most were in it.
On the last day I stepped into that room with my friends
they told me that the carpenters had finally painted over the off-white walls.
The old crusty carpet had been replaced with clean, gray fuzz.
I didn’t notice because to me
it had always looked that way with my friends in it.
When it was finally time to leave,
I stopped at the door
and smiled at the one place that had been a constant
when everything else in my life had seemed to change.
I guess that’s the thing about the band room.
It tricked me into thinking
four years
was a very long time.
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Minor she/her and band nerdI play clarinet and alto sax
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