Hiya there! I am interested in music very much and would like to here from those who are in a concert, symphonic, jazz, or a classical band and enjoy what you are playing. No stuff like, "My parents make me and I don't like it."

I am a percussionist, and a jazz drummer. I enjoy playing and have a heavy passion for classical music. Just today (3-29-08) I played at a local band festival. The main piece that we played was "An American Elegy." Also next Thursday we (the concert bands) are going to Colorado for 4 days. I'm looking forward to it and hope that I have a good time

-Edit- it is open to choir, jazz choir, and orchestra. Sorry for forgetting

-CG25

I love to play bass/guitar. The whole "band" thing isn't going so hot, but I did play bass for our school musical this year and did a back-up guitar for some Christmas thing last December.

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Why are you limiting it to Band?
What about Orchestra and Choir?
I played violin for five years and viola for a summer. I played trumpet for one year. I took piano lessons for roughly three years, and I still plunk some things out on my own(I'm working on Mozart's Sonata in C major K545 right now).
But my major instrument is my voice. I took Choir in seventh grade because both my parents wanted me to and because I liked singing. I was in Side One Show Choir in both seventh and eighth grade. I was good enough to get into Prep Show Choir for the next year, but I didn't get the whole "diaphragm" thing until about six weeks into ninth grade.
Once you figure out how to breath from your diaphragm, singing makes a lot more sense. I auditioned for Chamber Chorale at the end of that year, and I made it, but because of a scheduling conflict, I had to take Junior Varsity Show Choir instead. So, that's what I'm in now. And next week, I'm auditioning for Chamber Chorale and Varsity Show Choir.
Along with the actual Vocal Music classes, I'm very active in the drama department, which does a musical every fall. Last year, it was Grease. I auditioned for a Chorus part, and got it. This year, it was Les Miserables. I auditioned for Marius and Enjolras, and I was one of the last four choices for both Marius Pontamercy and Jean Valjean at callbacks. I ended up losing both parts, but I had the pleasure of playing the Bishop of Digne, along with four smaller parts (including a student at the barricade, which was wonderful to act).

I'm very excited right now, because my choir is doing "Let it Be," by The Beatles, of course, and "Dirt," from the musical The Sweet Smell of Success for our Show Choir Show this May.
That's me. I'm a choir dork.

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Let's see...

I've been playing the Bass Clarinet for around 8 years now, and unfortunately this semester I haven't been able to keep up or play as much as I'd like. I am a Music Minor in college, so I am required to play now and then in the Symphonic Band. I'm very passionate about music, mostly Western Classical, but I can honestly admit that I do not have the work ethic required of a musician, which is why I decided to just minor in music. I played all through middle school and high school which I really enjoyed.

I consider it a big part of me, but I am getting into other forms of music. I've been working on Pro Tools and Audio Boards the past few months, and I would like to try and get a first job out of college in a recording studio.

I like how this thread is just directed towards band members, funny. On one of my last days in High School band my teacher told us that we will always have a inexplicable segregation from String Instruments and Choral groups...kind of still seems that way.

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I play drums and percussion as well, and my history is as follows:

In 6th grade I joined band for percussion, and learned mallets and standard concert drums.

In 7th grade I joined jazz band, and learned set. I also got my first set (a Ludwig Accent 5 Piece), which I use to this day. I also wrote my first song.

In that summer, I joined the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra, as a percussionist.

In 8th grade, I moved here, to Arizona, and began writing music with a friend of mine.

Freshman year I joined marching band in the pit, and began taking private lessons
for the drum set. Spring semester I joined Percussion Ensemble, and we played a percussion arrangement of "La Forza Del Destino", which I attribute to my mallet technical skill. I was also in our school's middle band, Symphonic band. I also gained much experience with writing music, especially electronic.

This year I moved to Marching Bass Drum, which I attribute my abs to (haha), and struggled marching. I also joined jazz band here, and play drums for it. This spring semester I'm in Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble (our highest band), Jazz Band, and Percussion ensemble. I also posted my first album on the internet, which can be found here.

Next year I plan on rejoining the pit (and being section leader) as well as trying to get a place in Leadership.

I've also made quite a few friends that play guitar and one that plays bass and can sing, and am working to get a band together. Anyone interested in seeing me drum can check out my Youtube channel, as well.

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Thanks for moving it here 4 me Steve.

Hey does any one live in Colorado here? Since I'm going to Mountain View High School in Loveland, CO to perform, it'd be neat to see any1 from here there.

I was in a Marching band pit once. I hated it! All the "I dgaf" freshman, and sophomores were placed there, also since I was part of the pit, the director chose a piece that had no pit for the Christmas Parade. So unfortunately I didn't march in the parade.

Well hello ThrillNetwork! I'm back from Colorado and it was quite the musical experience.
First off I'd like to congratulate Mountain View High School for an amazing job for their performance and the way they sounded after only 2 days of rehearsing with us. And if any1 is at Mountain View and hosted someone, you don't know how much we (the band) appreciate you helping us.
For those at ThrillNetwork, I'll name off what Hemet High played (because I forgot what Mountain View played, oops). In order we played "Canzona", "National Emblem", and the famous "American Elegy" with Mountain View.

On "Canzona" and "National Emblem" I played the Timpani, and on "American Elegy" I played the bass drum.
After the high school performance, Hemet High went to the Colorado Performing Arts Center and listened to the Colorado Orchestra. It was fantastic. They first played Haydn's 98th symphony and that was a good piece. Next they played "Toy Fantasy for Two Harps", and they really did pull out 2 harps, and played a duet, and according to my director, that's kind of rare to see. Then was intermission. When we got back to the auditorium, the band had increased 2 times in size and had an entire orchestra choir. The piece they played was a 34 minute long Single song (not a symphony) was Styx. OMG it was amazing!!!

Well, I just have to say I'm glad to be back in my own house and homeland.

-CG25
-Edit- We went and saw UNC's symphony rehearse, a note to consider is that they were sight reading and still sounded amazing.

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I sing in my church choir and do some solos seperate from the choir every couple of months at church as well.

I love music, pretty much anything but twangy country music and gangster rap.

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great
i hate rap also

That Concert Hall at UNC looks really really ugly...

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Hey. I'm in my school's concert band, marching band, and pep band. I originally started on the clarinet when I was in fifth grade and then played the bass clarinet in eighth grade. I play the clarinet in marching band and I play the tenor saxophone in pep band. I am now currently palying the bassoon which is freaking awesome. My school's band, orchestra, drumline, and color guard are all going down to Atlanta, Georgia this coming Wednesday. We'll be in different competitions and get to go to many places including Six Flags Over Georgia which will be great. I'm so excited.

It was an alright building in looks. Mostly a wood look. But despite it's looks it had excellent acoustics.

Very cool Dyl. I hope you have an excellent time, and good luck on the competitions

I tried out for Varsity Show Choir today. Went pretty well, if I do say so myself.

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Hey thanks man. I hope we do well even though our songs are really hard and we kind of suck since we only had about three weeks to practice them.

Good job steel. And your welcome Dyl, I've been to many competitions and the stress is there about playing good, do you have everything,etc......, it's a hassle.

Well, tragedy has struck my band. Two of the band members have gotten into a car accident on sunday night. The saxophone player is doing alright he came down to visit Jazz 1 and wasn't doing to good ...........but..... the trumpet player who was the driver....got killed. He was an amazing (almost prodigy amazing) trumpet player. But the worst thing is the sax. player and the trumpet player are twins. Also the band had just gotten back from Colorado, he hasn't been to school yet to play in band, or see his friends, especially his girl friend.

-CG25

Eh, I don't like a tall roof. With tall roofs I typically don't hear myself play as well as I'd like to, I just hear brass, and only brass.

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O. well that does kinda make a problem. But putting away all musical, and acoustics knowledge it makes a great paper airplane room.

Hey there sorry for the long pause.

This Saturday I'm going to the RCC Jazz Festival in Riverside. The songs Jazz 2 are gonna play are "How High the Moon", "How Insensitive", and last but not least "Chameleon". Jazz 2 is just okay.

News from symphonic band: We have received new pieces a couple of weeks ago. We are going to play "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves", "Armenian Dances", the first movement of "William Byrd Suite", "Music Man", and "American Overture for Band". All are great pieces. I play the timps on "Armenian Dances" which is a blast because the majority of the piece is in 5/8 time lol.

-CG25

Jazz 2 went off with a bang! This was the best we've ever have played. Even the previous band director, who is a music critic, said we did good from him knowing our past.
Jazz 1 did excellent also, it's just a drag that the acoustics sucked in that room. They sucked so bad, a guy in one of the pieces played a shaker and was louder than the drum set. All the bass instruments: trombones, bass, and bari sax were absorbed and could hardly hear them. Drag.

In concert band we just got a piece called Silver Quill. Soon we will be getting another piece. We may not play American Overture.

Right after memorial day is our concert. We are going to play American Overture but it isn't going to be easy. WE are opening with Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and going to end with Armenian Dances.

For the piece Silver Quill, and Irish Melodies will be directed by the previous director we had and after that he is going to retire.

Hey there TN, just as a reminder if you are in a band/choir of any kind (I am now going to include rock bands because thats music also) please contribute your musical interest to the Musical Chronicle.

At 7:00 pm my band had it's end of the school year concert, and man o man, we were smoking in the freezing night. Also I'd like to wish a farewell and a happy retirement to our previous band director, Mr. Tower, for he was a guest conductor for tonight.

-CG25

Hey there TN!

It has been a while since last post.

The only thing I am working on is some Piano music.
Bach: Toccata and Fugue
Sonic 1: Starlight Zone, credits
Sonic 2: Credits
Poke'Mon Red Blue and Yellow: Main Titles, Route 1, Elite 4
Poke'Mon Gold Silver and Crystal: The Champion Theme
Age of Empires 2: Main Theme
Aladdin (Sega Genesis version): The Rug Ride
Final Fantasy 7: Aerith's Theme, One Winged Angel

It is alot to work on, but it'll be fun.

So for now, CG25

Well, yesterday was an exciting day.
First, I got my All-State music for All-State Camp next weekend.
America the Beautiful (Ward)
Battle Hymn of the Republic (Wilhousky)
A Boy and a Girl (Paz/Whitacre)
I Gondolieri (Rossini/Jennings)
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder (De Cormier)
Careless Carols (Rindfleisch)
Gaudete Omnes (Sweelink/Bjella)

Later, I got an email containing this year's Varsity Show Choir set, which is going to be SO much fun!
Let it Sing/On My Way (a combo piece - both songs are from the musical Violet)
Spinning Wheel ("What goes up/Must come down...")
Take this Moment (the ballad - I honestly can't find this anywhere)
Sway (Michael Buble)
Let's Dance (our closer - this song is completely ridiculous, you have no idea)

Needless to say, I'm pretty excited for clinics to start in a couple weeks.

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That sounds pretty exciting steel. Is your clinic going to be doing all that dancing? If so that would be cool. Where is your clinic going to perform at, anywhere special?

We're just learning the choreography for one song at the clinics (probably Let's Dance) so we can perform on the first day of school.

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I play trombone in my school's Wind Ensemble (top Band of 4), Marching Band, Jazz Band, and hopefully I will have time to join my school's Winter Percussion Ensemble this year, because last year they got bumped up a class and were still .05 points away from making it to WORLD Finals. The year before (When they were in the lower class) they made it and were (I think) Runners-up. But anyway, my Marching Band starts Band Camp in 4 days. 8-5, 2 weeks. Like a frickin job!
I hope to be first chair in the Wind Ensemble this coming year, like I was last year. The only problem is that I don't want to seem like an a$$hole because I'll only be a Junior and the rest of section are Seniors, so I don't want to challenge them, because my school (or at least the band program) is big on seniority and they don't like it when younger people challenge older ones. But whatever. Seating Auditions are early, and you have no choice in that matter, so I'll be fine if I beat the crap out of them during that.

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Uh...this semester, as well as the next I'm required to take Piano Proficiency. So, I guess that's my Musical Chronicle for the year.

Haven't played in the Symphonic Band for quite a while now, can't get rusty, but ugh, college schedules are hard to construct.

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ON the 20th Marching band camp will start. That's all that is happening school-wise for now.

Thank you for posting all.