November 2011
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"We found love in a hopeless place." You mean...
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What's the difference between Music Students and...
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Yes yes yes. Boxing glove at the end of the...
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If something accidentally flies out of your...
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Missing Piece
I once heard a band director who was asked to speak to a football team before a big game. He talked about how the game was a celebration of the work and dedication during practice the weeks before. Much like a concert is a celebration of the rehearsals before. The point was that the focus shouldn’t be on the performance, but the development (or in more cliche terms, the journey not the...
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Usually we meet our heroes and they aren't what we...
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A reminder of the day I realized my director, my mentor, my friend, was not the man I built him up to be. Then I realized it didn’t matter.
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Ouch! I touched the cut time!
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“Sometimes you play as loud as you can
But no one seems to hear you....”
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They say the euphonium is the cello of the band. ...
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(Seriously? They’re called F holes? Ha! Noth’n but love though Orch peeps :)
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I once met a flute player who could blow out one...
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I'm not sure the "music makes you smarter" rule...
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Carpet in the band room itself is not necessarily...
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Music people on tumblr are the absolute best! ...
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Does the 5 second rule apply to reeds?
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If I could keep a marching band in my pocket I...
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Band heaven is a lot like regular heaven, except...
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A plain note with air behind it becomes a...
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Why do band directors use batons? Lame. I say...
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Was the trombone designed by a failed mad...
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Classical Alto Saxes are like Vampires. They suck...
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Horizon
I looked over at the horizon and saw the most beautiful hues of purple and blue scraped with a few lines of orange that got darker as the sky got higher. The moon was low but almost full. You could almost hear a soft hum coming from it. I closed my eyes for only a few moments, but long enough to see my journey in its entirety. I remembered smiling, often. I remembered crying, but always...
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I'm not gonna lie, the first thing on my mind in...
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If you do music right, it will never be perfect. ...
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Low brass embouchures always look like they're...
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I've finally identified the "school horn" smell....
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You know what would be awesome? If we got dressed...
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No no baby. It's not you. It's me...um and my...
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If you marry me, you marry the band. Except the...
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On days I feel ordinary, music makes me feel...
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You can pick your friends. You can pick your bass....
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Do clarinets and bassoons feel bad their...
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True leaders influence not only without a title,...
I was a sure thing. That’s what everyone was saying. My senior year I would be Drum Major. I nailed the audition. Had unbelievable presence, conducted flawlessly, nailed the commands, and dare I say looked strikingly handsome while doing it (Looking back though, I’m not sure the flannel shirt and ripped jeans were as dashing as I remembered). Even the people auditioning with me...
