Marching or Concert Season?

[clarinetrocks]

what do you like better?

personally i like marching season!

[crazyjakeup]

marching season is so cool i wish it would last all year... if it whernt for marching i whould prolly quit band...

[manuel_pablo]

I definitely love marching season, but I think concert season is boring except for watching and hearing bands.

[whitewing09]

ya i wouldnt stay in band if it wasnt for marching season, like around this time especially i start wanting to quit band since its so boring but i guess around the end of the year i get excited for the next marching season

[TRtrumpet]

Marching season deffinetly, I can't stand concert season. BORING!!

[Serardian]

I don't think concert season is the death sentence everyone else thinks it is. Making music is incredible, either way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That being said, marching still pwns all.

[itsstephenyo]

Marching band, from a spectator point of view, because there's more to talk about. Of course, I always love watching a good band in the concert setting. There's something about a concert hall that's really awesome.

[MartinHorn]

Marching fo' sho'

[Serardian]

At least the band directors are less Nazi during concert season.

[KatzsTheQuadPlayer]

what can beat dropping your extra weight every fall?

 

oh... sweet solos and ensembles... awesome band music...

 

 

i stlil vote for marching band.

[afterburner2020]

i like marching season because of the togetherness it has with the whole band working on one thing, where as we get split up into different bands for concert season, but concert season is more important because you get better at your playing

 

 

my band director said it nicely...concert season is like the main course of a meal and marching season is like the dessert

 

 

 

but then again, the poll is which one you LIKE more, not which one you know is more important

[smoke_dawg_08]

Marching season...GO FOOTBALL!!! and all the trips and contests and people, lol FOOTBALL!!!

[Mculbert07]

I have horrible parts in concert band.

[Aegis Fang]

Sitting and playing gets extremely boring after a while... not a long while either.

 

Moving, doing fun stuff while you're playing, now that's hella cool.

 

Marching, hands down.

[Shiloh Phoenix]

idk, I like concert more. sure, marching's great, but when you get to play some of the greatest pieces ever written for band(we played hindemith symphony in Bb last year, for example) and of course, the all state process is VERY fun. and then there's solo and ensemble, which I pwn the crap out of, so yeah.

[rsb3]

The main reason I don't like concert season is the fact that I usually start to doze off occasionally. The problem is that I'm up late some nights doing homework for AP classes, and then we have lunch right before band, which happens to be the last period of the day (block scheduling, A days and B days, 4 periods a day). Our director gives us an extra 15 minutes to eat as well while the rest of the school has to be back by 1:30. We get 30 or 45 minutes into band and everyone's blood sugar has dropped back down quickly, making everyone drowsy (but it usually only seems to be me when this happens). It sucks... because I really like concert band, staying awake is just a battle every once in a while.

 

Being a trombone, our parts usually can be mastered rather quickly with practice since we're usually the accompanyments. We also have some of the best musicians in our section, so we really don't get tons of work in-class when it comes to tuning or rhythm. We all just usually do our thing right the first or second time, we all know what our director looks for in music and mold to his tastes should he add or work something, so we get it done!

 

(for those of you who don't know, when you eat a large amount of food in a relatively short amount of time, your blood sugar rises. When your blood sugar falls back down to a normal-ish level, you become drowsy. I'm sure many of you have experienced this in some kind of class! But that's just a little explanation of what I was saying above )

[bossman]

Marching season will always be more exciting. I.E. the big crowds, the hard work, the payoffs, the let downs, it's all worth it to me.

Concert season is just the time when i express myself in my music to a more personal audience, but that all depends on your director's choice of music too.So far i've had good selections! !!!Go Trent Cooper!!!

[gavinrh]

whoo marching...and crowds... i hate concert season

[TX Suh-nare]

Marching...For a drummer, he has to relearn how to play a mallet instrument. This sucks. I'll probably be stuck on a triangle or tamborine part again.

[cheeriokid]

Marching wins by a land slide for me. Truley, sitting down playing wonderful music, or running around on the field making beautiful music thats crazy fun! I defintally loved are show this year.

[hebrontuba08]

marching, definitely. i love playing great music in the concert setting, but i dont think i will ever have as much fun in band as i did this past marching season (UP! DOWN! LEFT! RIGHT!). but im also looking forward to some relaxation in concert season. both seem to come around when im beginning to get sick of the other.

[Lustra.exe]

i like the intensity of marching season, but you can't do it all year.

 

I love concert season because there really is nothing like playing first thing in the morning and having that start your day.

 

zerohour - winter drumline

1st period - Varsity Band

 

perfect day.

 

most of the time.

[txsweetheart183]

im definately gonna have to go with MARCHING season =]

[bossman]

the snare on the left looks a little out of it.

[jbrih13]

Concert season is ok, but it puts me to sleep. I always fall asleep in sectionals (bass clarinets never have to get help on our parts, we sight read well and our music is usually kinda easy), and during concerts. Marching band never puts me to sleep, even though half the time im so tired i need a nap....lol. but i like performing for crowds and the competitions, and the football games...