Devon Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 I realize that if you are still in band, you enjoy it to some extent. But are there bands out there that actually like being there, and have any fun at all during rehearsal. I know that in my old band, there was always the reluctance to going to after school rehearsal, but I know that I actually could say there were times that I had fun. I actually enjoyed some parts of band. And that is why I joined... anyone else have anything to say about anything fun the bands do during a rehearsal...? Like... any lax point at all... any time where the director isn't being a total Nazi about everything...? Quote
TRtrumpet Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 I enjoy being in my band pretty much all the time. We have alot of fun, sometimes a little too much (and we don't get enough done) but I can honestly say that I actually enjoy band. Quote
Devon Posted October 13, 2006 Author Posted October 13, 2006 Too bad I can't say anything remotely close to that. Quote
excel Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 I really enjoy marching band. I am not going do concert band this year and I am pretty sad that the marching season is almost over. Quote
whitewing09 Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 i really do. even at rehearsals i dont really dread them cuz i see at as when we go to rehearsal we get bettter when we get better we rock when we rock everyone loves our show and we score good with judges we score good and win some stuff which is always fun Quote
Devon Posted October 13, 2006 Author Posted October 13, 2006 can't agree with either of those comments either. wow... i guess I can say that I like a few of the people in my band as people... but other than that... it all amounts to pretty much nothing. Quote
FunkyFlute07 Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 i enjoy music.... and working on music....and trying to get better, but sometimes my band...i don't enjoy it as much. nobody really takes anything seriously until like 2 days before a major contest...haha. like today...because UIL is monday... Quote
springbassliner26 Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 I enjoy it for the most part, both concert and marching seaons. Just every once in a while I get really frustrated with things. But other than that, I <3 band. Quote
thomasabernathy Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 Well our BD has a love obsession with the tuba line, which I'm on, so band is pretty amazing because we can get away with a lot of stuff that the rest of the band can't. Quote
Skippy Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 I made tons of unforgettable memories and friends in band, those 4 marching seasons will go down as some of the best times in my life. It changed me for the better. Quote
bored2damax Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 I dont like marching band, ive been trying to quit but my BD wont let me quit, so yeah, but i like concert season. The reason is because i feel more challenge during concert season rather than marching season. The songs are just not that difficult. It used to be but not anymore. Quote
Sicemb Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 somone sure sounds bitter.....maybe if you just put a little more of yourself into it, instead of just showing up and holding a spot, you would enjoy it more. Quote
bored2damax Posted October 14, 2006 Posted October 14, 2006 Trust me i tried. I thought being a section leader would help also, but men was i wrong. Quote
Shiloh Phoenix Posted October 14, 2006 Posted October 14, 2006 our show music is harder than our region music =D Quote
gavinrh Posted October 14, 2006 Posted October 14, 2006 Shiloh Phoenix said: our show music is harder than our region music =D no it isnt... is it? the trumpet parts arent. well i guess because of your feature, but it isnt that hard. even I can play it. you just press random valves really fast Quote
n3rdu5 Posted October 15, 2006 Posted October 15, 2006 I love marching band. Even though sometimes I hate how the rehearsals go - because of how the directors are acting, or the band, or the weather, or whatever - I love it. I have such a passion for it, and I will be very sad whenever I march my last show... Concert season, on the other hand...haha I hate with a passion. I find it EXTREMELY boring. Marching band you get to do all this awesome stuff and with all this energy, and I just feel like with concert season there's nothing like that. *shrugs* Quote
TRtrumpet Posted October 15, 2006 Posted October 15, 2006 I find concert season pretty boring too... the only parts I like about it are trying out for different things like all-region, all-state and stuff like that. Quote
whitewing09 Posted October 16, 2006 Posted October 16, 2006 Concert band is VERY BORING i really dont like we got 2 bands symphonic and concert. symphonic is the top band anywho so ya i usually make symphonic and it actually really sucks all we do is work on music which isnt hard for my section, then we do sight reading which our director gives us RIDICULOUSLY hard music i swear it has like 3409834 key changes and 5884 time changes with weird rythms then gets pissed off at us saying we're gonna get 2s and 3s. then it turns out that the stuff we actually sight read is so much easyier. so ya thats purdy much our whole concert season Quote
Arabella Posted October 22, 2006 Posted October 22, 2006 I really enjoy band. The practice is tiring, but the football games and contests are so worth it. The people in my band make it so worthwhile. Also I absolutely love concert season. During marching season I play the tenor sax, but I get to play my oboe for concert season and I love it so much. Plus, by the time concert season starts, I'm usually pretty fed up with not having any free time due to marching band. Quote
LordGiggles Posted October 22, 2006 Posted October 22, 2006 If you constantly think about everything your directors tell you, and try to apply all the concepts that will make you better, and hold yourself to a standard of excellence, band should never be boring. Quote
hebrontuba08 Posted October 23, 2006 Posted October 23, 2006 marching band is really the only reason i go to school (besides friends). i absolutely love going to contests and football games! sometimes the rehearsals are really frustrating but the contests and games make it all worth it. concert season the past two years has been A LOT of fun because i've been in 2nd band and thats the fun one. we're good enough to play cool music and relaxed enough to have some laughs along the way. Quote
jbrih13 Posted October 23, 2006 Posted October 23, 2006 Band is for sure hard work, and only band people can apperciate the hard work we all do (football players, and like other sports people think we dont do much, all we do is walk around. We all know this is not true). During all the practices we (i know i do sometimes) dont want to be there, and i hate it. But its the outcome of all the hard work that i love, and that most of us love, and enjoy. I was thinking about quiting and not doing band my senior year, but its things like the people, and the competitions and stuff that i would miss toooooooo much. Quote
Nancy08 Posted October 25, 2006 Posted October 25, 2006 I cant say i enjoy marching season much cause i have a back injury so carrying a 15 pound T sax is not fun. Plus the fact that i dont Actually play sax. Concert season is awesome though cause i get to go back to my bassoon. Our music the last 2 years has been awesome too so that helps. If you've never played Aegean Festival Overature than ur missing out. Quote
Skippy Posted October 25, 2006 Posted October 25, 2006 LordGiggles said: If you constantly think about everything your directors tell you, and try to apply all the concepts that will make you better, and hold yourself to a standard of excellence, band should never be boring. So true. I had a moment like that today. I was all engaged in the rehearsal for some reason, and had a lot of energy, and it went by so much faster than usual. Also, today is the best that I've played french horn since before I did drum corps for the summer. The two are probably related. Quote
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