“guess what i’m doing on winter break? not going on vacation. spending glorious time with my cat instead.”
“TRUMPETS STOP MAKING A FORT KNOX OF MUSIC STANDS.”
“FLUTES YOU’RE OVERPOWERING THE TRUMPETS. BE THE SPRINKLES WHILE THE TRUMPETS ARE THE CUPCAKES!!!”
“hey kids who wants to go out and spray-paint the band field? that’s not a choice. we’re all gonna spray paint the field.”
“note to self. don’t have teenagers spray paint the band field because they suck at it.”
“see i can be a rap master.” *proceeds to beat box using a tuba mouthpiece*
“i found an entire can of hairspray in my bathroom. i haven’t had hair in ten years” *pretends to stroke his nonexistent hair*
“what? what did you say? i’m sorry, i can’t hear you over the sound of your failure, aka you playing bari sax.”
“when our bus broke down some guy yelled like a three-year-old out of his car that my parking job sucked. me, being the three-year-old that i am, yelled back at him.”
“OKAY, WHO TOUCHED MY DUNKIN’ DONUTS HAT??”
“i love trains. like, a lot. but do we go on band trips to a train station?? no. so you can suck it up and go to a parade in (name of local town).”
“apparently all the clarinets have broken reeds because you guys sound awful.”
“trumpets, use your mutes. or i’ll make you all permanently mute. every single one of you.”
“whoopsie i forgot saxophones existed and didn’t order their parts. guess they just won’t have the new music for a couple days.”
“OH MY GOSH MY CHAIR SPINS.” *proceeds to spin in circles on his podium*
Ever wonder if your teachers/instructors happily tell all their friends about you when you finally get that one thing right, even if it was a tiny thing?? We do!! We love you! We are so proud!
As a marching band tech, I’ve gotten a lot of excuses for why someone isn’t wearing sunscreen during rehearsal. Under the cut, I address some of them! Please, please wear your sunscreen! Since our bodies are strong and young, it’s easy to forget that they need to be taken care of. If you’re perfecting your roll step to avoid rolling an ankle, you should also be applying sunscreen to avoid skin cancer!
Plus, sunburns hurt, and that pain can make people more irritable even if they don’t notice it. This won’t help when you’re hungry, tired, hot, and trying to learn dots! Contribute to your band’s success by taking care of yourself so you can be 100% there during rehearsal! (Plus, PLUS, you’re all really talented and ilu so be safe!!)
“Don’t worry, I just tan over my burns!” - One burn every two years triples your chance of skin cancer–it’s not worth the risk! You’re still burning! [source]
“I have dark skin! I won’t burn.” - Even lovely, melanin-rich skin can burn! It may take longer, but the consequences are the same. [source]
“I don’t like how sunscreen feels–it’s gross!” - I know! I am sorry, I hate it too. To get around this, try putting on a little less OR using a sunscreen designed not to feel greasy. [Here is a bunch!] Just because we think it’s gross doesn’t mean the sun will be kind to us. ): A little discomfort now is worth protecting your future!
“I like the tan!” - You can tan without burning! Here’s a [cosmopolitan article] that explains how.
Lexie’s Follower Celebration: @monsterinrage requested Ben Solo as an angsty My Chemical Romance fan. Sadly, I…uh…don’t know much about MCR other than they have that band song. So I figured Ben would have joined the marching band ~ironically~ in college.
We went to a corn maze and we’re assigned groups that only explained when we were allowed to get s’mores. Our group decided to stick together through the maze, so if you were in the corn maze that night there was a high chance you would walk past a group of 15ish high school band kids being led by a kid with a minecraft torch and chanting constantly.
During third quarter we get a break to eat a snack and chill out with friends but the drumline suddenly started the roll off for our fight song and I we scrambled to grab our instruments and as my friend and I were playing we watched a trumpet speed walk past us holding a gallon of hand sanitizer like a trumpet while screaming the fight song and I couldn’t play the rest of it because I was laughing too much
Valentine’s Day approacheth! And, for the first time, this year’s brand new Valentine PDF sheet is completely FREE to download, print, and distribute (for personal use) to your heart’s content.
I started posting sneak peeks of this project over a year ago and it’s finally ready. Posters are 16 x 20 inches on semi-gloss paper, perfect for hanging in your classroom or music room. Also makes a great new-baby gift for musician parents! Get yours here: https://adlibitumcomic.storenvy.com/products/25193463-musicalphabet-poster
