Band nerds?

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  • capnrus789
    capnrus789 Posts: 2,736 Member
    Played trumped in 5th and 6th grade, switched to Euphonium in 7th grade. Played all through high school. Play all through college (1st chair). Gave lessons for a few years after graduation. I never practiced and still sat first chair. Pissed off all the music majors. Good times.
  • RikanSoulja
    RikanSoulja Posts: 463 Member
    I was in the band for a long time. I never did band camp though. My instruments of choice you ask? The trumpet and clarinet.
  • bestbassist
    bestbassist Posts: 177 Member
    Drums in school from the age of 9 - starting with just the snare. Then I took up bass, guitar and singing. Music major in college. Spent my life playing music at pro-level in some capacity or another.
  • thedreamhazer
    thedreamhazer Posts: 1,156 Member
    Y'all can't touch this. I played clarinet in marching band for 3 years, but my senior year I switched to sousaphone just for marching band because we needed more low brass.

    Out nerd this:

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    ((that's not me, I was smart enough to avoid cameras when I was with the sousaphone))
  • drummer_lady
    drummer_lady Posts: 150 Member
    Well...I was a band nerd, then I went to music school, and now I'm a professional band nerd (I'm a music teacher!)

    Me too! Well...at least I will be soon. I'm in my last year of my education degree, then I can be a professional band nerd lol. I'm a percussionist, and I play harp too though that is outside of band obviously. I also recently fell in love with the french horn! I reeeaaally want my own now haha

    ETA: I definitely went to band camp. Multiple times.
  • Sassy922
    Sassy922 Posts: 399 Member
    Name is Michelle and I played flute.....let the jokes begin. :laugh:

    same here, except my name is alison.
    the jokes never end.
  • BamaGirl777
    BamaGirl777 Posts: 84
    Guilty!! I played the trumpet and french horn during concert season and I was a Majorette during marching season:smile:
  • scoutmom22
    scoutmom22 Posts: 17
    tenor sax, people! and now i get the guitar out, but it's less frequently for sure. :)
  • ZoeLifts
    ZoeLifts Posts: 10,347 Member
    I play (still do) trombone, marched baritone in The Cadets and have a music education degree, though I don't teach anymore. Band nerd...
  • bushidowoman
    bushidowoman Posts: 1,599 Member
    I was drum major for two years in high school band. I played clarinet in college band. I was a music major before switching to nursing.
    I'm including music in my kids' homeschool. In our house, we have a clarinet, tenor sax, alto sax, flute, trumpet, piano, electric keyboard, and guitar.
  • lamoursuffit
    lamoursuffit Posts: 267 Member
    Clarinet, 2nd chair! **** yeah I went to band camp, what of it?





    Anyone else's bandmates take the "mate" part a bit too seriously?!
  • iluvprettyshoes
    iluvprettyshoes Posts: 605 Member
    yep front ensemble in marching and percussion section in concert season!
    Now my son is following & plays trumpet
  • Brittney_Dee
    Brittney_Dee Posts: 7
    In elementary school I played the trumpet but when I went to high school I played the baritone in marching band for two years. The second half of high school I switched again and played the sousaphone in marching band. I also played the barry sax in jazz band. I was one of the shortest girl in our band and played the biggest instrument. I didn't gain most of my weight till after high school so I was probably around 150 or so then and in like a 8 in jeans.
  • Colonel_Brandon
    Colonel_Brandon Posts: 256 Member
    Trumpet
    Baritone
    Trombone
    Tuba

    Drum set for the school musical for 2 years...

    Ya, I rocked it.
  • impyimpyaj
    impyimpyaj Posts: 1,073 Member
    Flag corps represent!
  • jplord
    jplord Posts: 510 Member
    Not one myself since my schools were too small to have bands, but my wife and my four daughters are all bandos and I have been a band dad roadie for 10 years with two more to go. At one time you could hear all four practicing in the house: Bass clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, and Baritone. You Tube Rancho Bernardo Royal Regiment for some good videos of past field shows.
  • crimsoncat
    crimsoncat Posts: 457 Member
    Base Trombone in concert and jazz bands, regular trombone in marching.

    I was band student of the year my senior year.

    Rock on boners.
  • kikokateyy
    kikokateyy Posts: 136 Member
    Colorguard for 8 years!!
  • pkw58
    pkw58 Posts: 2,038 Member
    Band, you bet , started on clarinet, switched to french horn in 8th grade, studied music for three semesters then switched to acccounting (the left brain took over)... fast forward 23 years to 2003, started playing again, and I am a founding member of Energy City New Horizons Music - New Horizons Music brings all of us band nerds back together! Band is a lot more fun as an adult.

    check out newhorizonsmusic.org....
  • mattsgrl98
    mattsgrl98 Posts: 46 Member
    Band nerd here lol. Trumpet from 4-12 grade. No band camp tho lol ;) I know have a 11 yr old boy who plays trumpet and electic guitar. What can I say we all love music :-) Still enjoying picking it up once in awhile!
  • white_horse
    white_horse Posts: 36 Member
    Four years college marching band...Tau Beta Sigma sister
    Flute in concert season, Colorguard in marching season
    Georgia Tech produces the hottest band nerds around!

    *Waves hi to a fellow ACC guard member*

    Color guard in high school. Flute in concert band, also sang in the chorus. When I went to college (University of Maryland) I dropped flute and just did guard with the marching band. Still have the flute in the closet and occasionally bring it out. Wish I had joined TBS but my first few years there was a rift between the guard and TBS and no guard member was pledging TBS. By my senior year that had changed and we did have people joining TBS but I was a senior by that point and already looking more towards making sure I graduated. Apparently the rift had been due to some people which were there my first few years.
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    Colorguard. I was the Captain of the flag team. Awww yeah.
  • impyimpyaj
    impyimpyaj Posts: 1,073 Member
    Colorguard. I was the Captain of the flag team. Awww yeah.

    So was I!
  • Tannedtiffers
    Tannedtiffers Posts: 558 Member
    Band Nerd and Twirler/Drum Major Chick.... All State player back in HS and went to college for Music Ed. ;) I loved it.

    and still do. I play everything but Sax and Percussion.
  • saschka7
    saschka7 Posts: 577 Member
    Trombone...and I sucked at it. Couldn't read music at all but I LOVED being in band! :happy:
  • AmandaInGA
    AmandaInGA Posts: 122 Member
    I was in as many different bands during high school as i could fit into my schedule. I have played all the clarinets, most of the saxophones and during my senior year i was in the "pit" during marching band.. god I miss those days!! *sigh*
  • timeforachange2011
    timeforachange2011 Posts: 155
    I played the flute and piccolo. And tenor sax in jazz band ;) whoot! :)
  • EricNCSU
    EricNCSU Posts: 699 Member
    Trombone in middle school, tuba/sousaphone in high school. Both marching and concert. We were small but good and won a lot of competitions and brought home a lot of trophies. It was my "sport" in high school.
  • impyimpyaj
    impyimpyaj Posts: 1,073 Member
    In our high school, marching band members were automatically part of concert band, so they got class credit. Color guard didn't get credit, even though we held our practice during 8th period like the band did. So my senior year the band director said we could hold instruments through one concert to get credit. I decided to actually learn to play my bass clarinet, and I even had a small solo. It rocked. :)
  • hausofnichele
    hausofnichele Posts: 531 Member
    Flute/piccolo mainly. Played other woodwinds, brass and some piano in my spare time. I did band, Jazz band, volunteered in a community college band. I was voted best musician in Jr high and high school - lol. I was also band 'president' and 'band librarian' (filed/copied/responsible for all sheet music). Won some awesome awards. Sounds funny now but I loved it. Spent all my time in the music department :) I just recently got my high school flute back. I've missed it!

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