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There are a bunch of these already, but I'm more of a literate rper, so... voila! A literate Band rp. It's gonna be a normal 'New Bd same old band.' sort of thing, but with a paragraph per post minimum. It's really not that difficult people. Just follow Gaia TOS and pm me profiles, and you'll be good. Also, title your pm's as - Same Old Band Member - if it's a profile, and - New BD - if you have a question.

Profile Outline






Bartleby High School Campus basically goes like this:

West (Right): Band building. Includes the choir room, the band room, practice rooms, and the theatre.

East (Left): Regular Classrooms.

Center: A large courtyard with a stone stage in the middle. During lunch, most kids eat in the courtyard.

North (Back): Cafeteria. 5 different lunch lines: Salad Line (Far right), Hamburger and Fries Line (Middle Right), Ala-Cart Line (Center), Taco's Line (Middle Left), Subs and Pasta Line (Far Left)




Each schedule will be different, and you can make it up as you go along, but this is how it's layed out.

7:30

8:30

9:30

10:30

Lunch

11:00

12:00

1:00

2:00

Dismissal

Accepted Profiles








David Aaron Carpenter

General Information

Nickname(s)« David; Mr Carpenter
Age« 26
Birthday« October Seventeenth
Gender« Male
Sexuality« Straight
Eye color« Brown
Hair color« Black
Weight« 180
Height« 6'4

I act Like«

Kind and honest, he will tell the students what they lack for the music. He knows little about band as a whole but is eager to learn, he knows the generalistics and how to read music as well as what the music should sound like but he is very unsure on the choreography and sets.

My Past«

At the age of nine he took up the violin. At twelve, he decided that the viola was a much nicer accompaniment to his elder siblings' violins. He has played non-stop since. He is one of the world's only solo violists and he has traveled the world. now, he would like to settle and find a job as an orchestra or band director. He's single.

My Baby« Emily: Violin









.:Flutes:.


None Yet cry






.:Oboes:.


None Yet cry







.:Clarinets:.



Luna Christa Sterling

General Information

Nickname(s)« Mezzaluna, DDR(my band friends call me), christa
Age« 16
Birthday« Sep.8
Gender«Girl
Sexuality« Straight
Eye color«brown
Hair color«sh brown but mainly black
Weight«110
Height«5'3

I act Like«

Luna likes to ride in the wind with her skateboard.She is a very laid back kinda person. on top of things, organized always. You could always find me in the band hall practicing or hanging out.Gentle and kind, vwery adventurous, loves to try out new things.Music is very important to her. Loves to agrue about Marching Band is a sport and always win(sometimes).Very funny person who is quite at the beginning but after getting to know me she will open up for anything. she is a good listner and helps out everyone.

My Past«

Started playing the clarinet at grade 5. Tenor sax at middle school and Marimba and Snares in middle school too. Been in GDYO(greater dallas youth orchestra) playing clarinet chair 14. Has normal family without musical talent. First person in family to play a instrument and her younger sister following her and plays the flute.


My Baby« Punkie my clarinet.

I've been in band way to long« Every Bus ride and days in summer band camp is a piece of your memory

emorockerrox

.:Saxophones:.



Kari Marie Wingate

General Information

Nickname(s)« "Most people call me 'Poke-a-Dot', or just 'Dot' for short. Because of a Poke-a-dotted scarf I wore. ONCE."
Age« 15
Birthday« October 13th
Gender« Female
Sexuality« Straight
Eye color« Grey-blue
Hair color« Blond
Weight«110 lbs ("perfectly acceptable for my height, thank-you-very-much")
Height« 5'7 1/2"

I act Like«

"I've had people tell me that I'm too serious, and that I take things too literally, but it's not true. It's just no one understands my sarcasm. Or can follow my train of thoughts. I'm stubborn and random, and loud when I want to be. And although I do lack common sense sometimes, I try to keep my mouth shut and think before I talk. I also try to get along with everyone, but first impressions are rather important to me...I'm not that confident in my playing abilities (even though I know I definitely don't suck) and I hate solos. And Those annoying Jocks that act like Marching band isn't a sport. Because it totally is."

My Past«

Kari had first started out on the alto sax in 4th grade, and hadn't actually started playing bari until the last half of 6th grade. In all truths, she'd started out wanting to be in Orchestra...but, unfortunately, her brother beat her there first and her parents couldn't put them both through the program. And since the only sound she could make was out of the saxophone, that was what she ended up playing. Kari stopped band altogether for 7th grade, but joined again in 8th, this time playing only the Bari. The summer between 8th and 9th grade had been her first year in Marching Band, and Kari had (despite all of the pain and complaining) fallen instantly in love. She is now a Sophomore and in her second year of MB.

My Baby« "Agamemnon, or "Aggy", my Bari Sax."



I've been in band way to long« "You know you've been in band too long when you know every possible spot on your instrument to hold a water bottle for marching practice."

MercuryMadness36

.:Trumpets:.



Lyra Auten

General Information

Nickname(s)« Bubbles, Trumpet Girl, Band girl
Age« 17
Birthday« July 7
Gender« Female
Sexuality« Straight
Eye color« Hazel (switches between green and brown)
Hair color« Brown
Weight« 130
Height«5'3

I act Like«
a not so typical trumpet player. Most people accuse us of being egotistical and full of ourselves. We're all confident and love to play high, fast, and loud. Me, not so much. I love to play soft legato ballads. I'm a quiet person at first, but once you get to know me, I open up. I will keep your secrets as long as you need me to and I will be here when you need me to be. Don't betray me, though, or you'll never get me back. I do have a temper and I can definitely assert myself when I want. I want to be an English professor, but I still feel the call of the trumpet.


My Past«
I have an older brother who played tuba, an older sister who played flute, and a younger brother who is learning to play saxophone. My parents, while music lovers, are not really musically gifted. Mom is a graphic designer and Dad is a mechanic for airplanes. We've had an okay life, but I've had to work to get what I want.


My Baby« My trumpet, Jay
I've been in band way to long« you automatically start to walk on beat with the music on the P.A. System.

TrumpetsRawkMySocks

.:Melophones:.



Katherine G Storms

General Information

Nickname(s)« Kat
Age« 16
Birthday« April 24th
Gender« Female
Sexuality« Bi
Eye color« Brown
Hair color« Brown
Weight« 130
Height« 5'3

I act Like«

I'm very hyper and energetic. My music means a lot to me and I'm always prepared but it doesn't seem like it since I'm always distracted. I take all my business playfully rather than serious. I tend to lighten a situation when it gets to serious or when things get down. Even when myself is down, I never show it. Unless I'm sick of course. Which rarely happens

My Past«

Originally I only played the trumpet(and for Jazz I do). Before my freshman year started I enrolled in summer marching band. My Band director or Middle school encouraged me to try something different. Then he introduced the Mellophone. At first I never even heard about it but the sound it made intrested me. Plus the members of the Mellophone row added extra encouraging. Now I can't imagine playing in Marching band with any other instrument.

My Baby« Melly, my Mellophone.
Heheh. http://www.thecrownstore.com/catalog/images/king_mellophone.jpg
I've been in band way to long« When you start to sing past shows and your friends join in.

XxEtsuko_chanxX

.:Trombones:.



Micheal Seth Adrian

General Information

Nickname« Seth
Age« 17
Birthday« March 28th
Gender« Male
Sexuality« Straight
Eye color« Brown
Hair color« Dark Brown
Weight« 140 lbs
Height« 5' 11''

I Act Like«

I'm very goal oriented, if I put my mind to something I'll do it. That being said, I do love to have a good time and that's reflected in how I run my section. We'll do the job. We're the best. That doesn't mean that we have to be humorless about it. That's the trumpet's job. I'm nothing if not loyal to my friends. If you mess with them you'll very soon have a problem with me. Other than that, the only thing you can do to cross me is be excessively stupid or be a jackass.

My Past«

I don't know that there's much to say, I've been playing since I was ten. My dad's a jazz trombone player and I guess I took after him because, I love playing jazz. Oh yeah, my mom's dead. She died when I was a kid so, it's just me and my dad.

My Baby« Frenchie, my silver trombone.
I've been in Band Way to long« when I love nothing better than hanging out with my section.

BandBeaner

.:Baritones:.


None Yet cry







.:Tubas:.



Jacob Ryan Welton

General Information

Nickname(s)« Jake
Age« 17
Birthday« Dec. 16
Gender« Male
Sexuality« Straight
Eye color« Hazel
Hair color« Brown
Weight« 190
Height« 6' 3"

I act Like«

Jake is a very laid back kinda person. But he doesn't take alot of crap. He likes to be romantic, and he can be a bit flirty, but he knows when hes pushing it.

My Past«

Jacob never got what he wanted. He always had to fight for everything he has, and he had to fight harder to keep it. His guitar was the onlything given to him. But his euphonium he had to work long and hard. It still isn't paid off all the way. But he's trying. And he will always be trying. and it deffenitly shows.

My Baby« My Euphonium
I've been in band way to long« You know your a band geek when your in step with at least one person your walking with.

Rittmankid687

Nathaniel David Hawke

General Information

Nickname(s)« Nate, Dave, Hawk, That Tuba Guy
Age« 17
Birthday« August 17
Gender« Male
Sexuality« Straight
Eye color« Brown
Hair color« Blonde
Weight« 170
Height« 5'9"

I act Like«

Rarely seen without a laptop or sheet music in hand, Nathaniel is a smartish Junior that would rather be in the band room than anywhere else. Dreams of one day becoming a well known Tuba soloist everywhere. But hey you gotta start somewhere. Is laid back and nice to everyone, except the stupid Senior jocks that look down on the band.

My Past«

Started his infatuatioon with music at a young age when his mother showed him how to play the flute. Of course now he remembers nothing of the flute, replaced it with the deep sounds of the tuba. Started performing after his father died, dedicating each song he plays for his father.

My Baby«
Danielle: http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/6/3/4/303634.jpg
I've been in band way to long« You know you have been in band too long when you can point out key changes in the songs on the radio.

Ennosuke Ando

. razz ercussionists:.



Adalyn Rose Devaney

General Information

Nickname(s)« Everyone knows me as Addie-Rose
Age« 16
Birthday« February 20
Gender« Female
Sexuality« Straight
Eye color« green
Hair color« auburn
Weight« 109
Height« 5'4

I act Like«

I'm kind of bubbly... ok, a lot bubbly. I adore cute things, and definetly cute guys. I'm happy most of the time, but I do get depressed. I have moments when I'm super sweet, and others when I'm a total monster, but if you learn to deal with my mood swings, I'm unwaveringly loyal. Mess with my friends and I'll take you down. Not fighting though, I'd never hit someone unless really provoked. I have other ways of knocking you down...

My Past«


Well, my Mom was 19 when she had me, and not totally ready for a kid yet. I was passed through babysitters, daycare centers, and relatives untill I was old enough to start school. Where was my Dad through all of this? I'm not really sure. He left as soon as he found out my Mom was pregnant with me. My Mom finally got herself together when she was 28, and married my stepdad. I don't think of Scott like that though, he's my Dad, through and through.



My Baby« I have a ton of babies. I play percussion, so... well, you get it.
I've been in band way to long« when I always have a drum key on me, but have had to break into my house on countless occasions because I left my house key at home. And a drum key, no matter how magical, can't unlock a door.

gothic_emoness101

.:Multiple Instruments:.



Amy Hollester

General Information

Nickname« Amy; Holly
Age« 16
Birthday« January Twenty-Fourth
Gender« Female
Sexuality« Straight
Eye color« Blue
Hair color« Black
Weight« One-Oh-Eight
Height« Five-Foot-Ten

I Act Like«

Amy is kind and gentle and was the new student last year. Since then, she has found her place among the band and, because of her incredible range of instruments, has tons of friends. She loves to mess around with new people but she was there once so she isn't cruel. in the end, she'll take anyone into her arms and welcome them. She is single but might have a crush on someone in the band *PM Me*. She is extremely talented in playing all of her instruments but she doesn't brag. She loves having solo's but will gladly step back to give someone else a chance. Apart from band, she is a part of the Drama Club, French Club, German Club, and Science Club.

My Past«

She grew up in New York where her school band was very...weak. In fact, there was no band. Her past year was the first time she had ever been a part of a band class and it was difficult at first but she got used to it eventually.

When she was two and a half years old, her and her mother where walking through a mall. her mother turned to pay for a drink and looked down to find Amy gone. She panicked but one of the ladies coming out of the music shop pointed her in the right direction. Her mother found her frozen in front of a huge cello. it took most of her mothers strength to pry her away. For the next five months that was all Amy could talk about so, for her third birthday, her mother bought her a tiny, 1/16th cello. She took to it like glue. From there, she has learned many instruments including violin, bass, trumpet, flute, sousaphone, trombone, guitar, piano and harmonica.

My Baby«
Lauren: Cello

Cor: Green Bow

Cello Case:

Ryan: Bass

Bass Bow:

Henry: Violin

Jeremy: Trumpet

Kyle:

I've been in Band Way to long« You know you're a band nerd when you dressed up in your old band uniform as your halloween costume.

AmyHollester

Amy shuffled to class. She absolutely loved her fifth period Human Physiology but she was looking forward to meeting the new Band Director. last year, she had been the new person but now she would be on the other end of the newness. She hopped he was cool and would let them have fun with the class.

She found her way to the [arts building and walked the familiar halls. not only was she a bad geek, but she was very well known in the Drama section of school as well and this was her favorite place to be. She hugged one of the other students heading to choir before stepping into the bad room.

Adalyn tapped out drum cadences with her pencil all through math class, waiting for the bell to ring. They had a new DB, and she couldn't wait to meet him. The teacher seemed annoyed, as always, by Adalyn's incessive tapping, but didn't say anything. SHe knew it wouldn't get the girl to stop anyways. Theb ell rand and Adalyn packed her things as quick as possibe, skipping off to the band room. She took her normal seat in the back of the classroom, picking up her drumsticks and beating out the cadence she had stuck in her head on the cabinet that held all of the auxilary percussion instruments. Three rows of chairs were set up in half circles across the room, each row getting bigger and bigger. The flutes sat in the front row, along with the oboes and the first clarinet players. The second row housed all of the saxaphones, melophones and second clarinet players, and the last row had trombones, baritones, tubas, trumpets, and the third clarinet players. Following theb ack row arc, the percussion instruments were set up. All of the keyboards were to the right hand side, the timpani next to them, then next came the quads, two snare drums, a bass drum, then the chimes, gong, and a couple of stands for auxilary stuff. A drumset was set to the left of the cabinet, and a row of chairs were on the left. Adalyn sat in one of the chairs, calling out random greetings to her friends till who she guessed was the new BD stepped up onto the podium and everyone fell silent.

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Sorry it's so long. I wanted to explain how the band room was set up, since I forgot to in the first post. All of the sections in the rows go from left to right, so this is basically how it's set up...

Unlike the other students, Amy didn't get out her instrument(s). She was talented and had a wide variety and usually waited for instruction and the music before deciding which she was going to play. She sat to the left of the podium where the cellos and bass usually stand, seeing as cello was her first and favorite instrument. It wasn't long however before the new director walked out of the office. Slowly, Amy looked up from the music book she had in her hands. When she saw him her eyes widened her mouth parted and her heart stopped. The gasp that escaped her was loud and without seeming conciseness she slapped her hand over her mouth. /He/ was their teacher? David Carpenter, the worlds greatest violist was her teacher? There had to be a mistake, a look a-like, a dream. But it was no dream. her favorite person in the world, her idol her personal god was standing at the podium before her, waiting for the class to be silent.

Kari played a simple warm-up scale as she waited, making sure Aggy was deciding to play right that day. Because sometimes he would hurt himself for no apparent reason. Usually it had nothing to do with Kari at all. Right. Kari let her eyes fall to the sheet music in front of her, and she nudged the tenor in the next seat over, making sure she recognized the solo they had together. When was this new BD going to start lessons? Kari was eager to start...

Adalyn rolled her eyes at Seth's wink. He winked at her almost every day, and yet he barely remembered her name half the time. giving him one last glance she looked up at the thin man on the podium. You can't be serious, she thought as he talked, explaining his name and the instrument he played. "How are you supposed to teach a band if you play a... viola?" Adalyn asked, speaking up as she did a lot. She had almost no sense of embarrassment, so she was bold most of the time.

Amy turned and glared angrily at the girl who had spoken out. She dared to interrupt him? Did she have no respect for the world's greatest musician? They would have a talk later...She turned back to listen to David.