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 Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 12:28 pm
Rhap-chan Fruit Jammers I love playing the marimba with 4 mallets! It's so much fun to have three octaves all to yourself. I actually had to play vibes in my school's jazz band because no one else could play with more than 2 mallets. We have a great batterie, because nobody ever wants to do pit for more than one year. We actually did really well at PASIC the last two years, so I can't complain. I love 4-mallets too, though I've only been playing with 4 for a year or so and I'm not very good yet. But all three octaves to yourself.... That is Heaven, isn't it? ^_^ I did vibes in jazz too, but I'm quitting. All I ever got to play was sax music I had to transpose, and my director couldn't even bother to give me all my music last year.... >.> I know how you feel... The marimbas didn't get there music until school started and then alot of it had to be changed... but the band had their correct music at the beginning of the summer sweatdrop
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 4:42 pm
Fruit Jammers I love playing the marimba with 4 mallets! It's so much fun to have three octaves all to yourself. I actually had to play vibes in my school's jazz band because no one else could play with more than 2 mallets. We have a great batterie, because nobody ever wants to do pit for more than one year. We actually did really well at PASIC the last two years, so I can't complain. Marimba rocks socks!!! I can play with three mallets!
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Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 12:17 pm
some percussion jokes:
Why are orchestra intermissions limited to 20 minutes?
So you don't have to retrain the drummers.
What do you call someone who hangs out with musicians?
A drummer.
What did the drummer get on his IQ test?
Drool.
How do you know when a drummer is knocking at your door?
The knock always slows down.
How do you get a drummer to play an accelerando?
Ask him to play in 4/4 at a steady 120 bpm.
Why do bands have bass players?
To translate for the drummer.
Did you hear about the time the bass player locked his keys in the car?
It took two hours to get the drummer out.
How many drummers does it take to change a lightbulb?
"Why? Oh, wow! Is it like dark, man?"
Only one, but he'll break ten bulbs before figuring out that they can't just be pushed in.
Two: one to hold the bulb, and one to turn his throne (but only after they figure out that you have to turn the bulb).
Twenty. One to hold the bulb, and nineteen to drink until the room spins.
None. They have a machine to do that.
Why is it good that drummers have a half-ounce more brains than horses?
So they don't disgrace themselves in parades.
What's the difference between a drummer and a drum machine?
With a drum machine you only have to punch the information in once.
Heard backstage: "Will the musicians and the drummer please come to the stage!"
In New York City, an out of work jazz drummer named Ed was thinking of throwing himself off a bridge. But then he ran into a former booking agent who told him about the fantastic opportunities for drummers in Iraq. The agent said "If you can find your way over there, just take my card and look up the bandleader named Faisal--he's the large guy with the beard wearing gold pajamas and shoes that curl up at the toes." Ed hit up everyone he knew and borrowed enough to buy transport to Iraq. It took several days to arrange for passport, visas, transportation into Iraq and the shipping of his equipment, but he was finally on his way.
Ed arrived in Baghdad and immediately started searching for Faisal. He found guys in pajamas of every color but gold. Finally, in a small coffeehouse, he saw a huge man with a beard--wearing gold pajamas and shoes that curled up at the toes! Ed approached him and asked if he was Faisal. He was. Ed gave him the agent's card and Faisal's face brightened into a huge smile.
"You're just in time--I need you for a gig tonight. Meet me at the market near the mosque at 7:30 with your equipment."
"But," gasped Ed, "what about a rehearsal?"
"No time--don't worry." And with that, Faisal disappeared.
Ed arrived in the market at 7:00 to set up his gear. He introduced himself to the other musicians, who were all playing instruments he had never seen in his life. At 7:30 sharp, Faisal appeared and hopped on the bandstand, his gold pajamas glittering in the twilight. Without a word to the musicians, he lifted his arm for the downbeat.
"Wait." shouted Ed. "What are we playing?"
Faisal shot him a look of frustration and shouted back, "Fake it! Just give me heavy afterbeats on 7 and 13."
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Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 1:49 pm
right well... I'm in my school's drumline ((snare player))... small school, small band, but are drumline's not so small anymore... lol, It started as three of us... and then after our first game, 3 more people wanted to join lol... so know we have 6... I love math... anyway.....
Ok this goes to all of those people out there... yeah... umm, one of our bass drums want to quit, and if he does we have to go back to two bass drummers playing the same thing.. and that's no fun... right Is there anything that can be done to stop this idoit... lol... I know it's a dumb question, yet I felt I had to ask, lol... Pm me, as I don't want to waste any space here....
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Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 4:06 pm
Aryah some percussion jokes:Why are orchestra intermissions limited to 20 minutes?
So you don't have to retrain the drummers.
What do you call someone who hangs out with musicians?
A drummer.
What did the drummer get on his IQ test?
Drool.
How do you know when a drummer is knocking at your door?
The knock always slows down.
How do you get a drummer to play an accelerando?
Ask him to play in 4/4 at a steady 120 bpm.
Why do bands have bass players?
To translate for the drummer.
Did you hear about the time the bass player locked his keys in the car?
It took two hours to get the drummer out.
How many drummers does it take to change a lightbulb?
"Why? Oh, wow! Is it like dark, man?"
Only one, but he'll break ten bulbs before figuring out that they can't just be pushed in.
Two: one to hold the bulb, and one to turn his throne (but only after they figure out that you have to turn the bulb).
Twenty. One to hold the bulb, and nineteen to drink until the room spins.
None. They have a machine to do that.
Why is it good that drummers have a half-ounce more brains than horses?
So they don't disgrace themselves in parades.
What's the difference between a drummer and a drum machine?
With a drum machine you only have to punch the information in once.
Heard backstage: "Will the musicians and the drummer please come to the stage!"
In New York City, an out of work jazz drummer named Ed was thinking of throwing himself off a bridge. But then he ran into a former booking agent who told him about the fantastic opportunities for drummers in Iraq. The agent said "If you can find your way over there, just take my card and look up the bandleader named Faisal--he's the large guy with the beard wearing gold pajamas and shoes that curl up at the toes." Ed hit up everyone he knew and borrowed enough to buy transport to Iraq. It took several days to arrange for passport, visas, transportation into Iraq and the shipping of his equipment, but he was finally on his way.
Ed arrived in Baghdad and immediately started searching for Faisal. He found guys in pajamas of every color but gold. Finally, in a small coffeehouse, he saw a huge man with a beard--wearing gold pajamas and shoes that curled up at the toes! Ed approached him and asked if he was Faisal. He was. Ed gave him the agent's card and Faisal's face brightened into a huge smile.
"You're just in time--I need you for a gig tonight. Meet me at the market near the mosque at 7:30 with your equipment."
"But," gasped Ed, "what about a rehearsal?"
"No time--don't worry." And with that, Faisal disappeared.
Ed arrived in the market at 7:00 to set up his gear. He introduced himself to the other musicians, who were all playing instruments he had never seen in his life. At 7:30 sharp, Faisal appeared and hopped on the bandstand, his gold pajamas glittering in the twilight. Without a word to the musicians, he lifted his arm for the downbeat.
"Wait." shouted Ed. "What are we playing?"
Faisal shot him a look of frustration and shouted back, "Fake it! Just give me heavy afterbeats on 7 and 13." Yum, drummer jokes. Can I add a few of these to my band jokes webpage? To visit the place and see what I'm talking about, go to the band websites thread--it's the first website posted. As for your bassline..... If your drummer wants to quit, by all means let him. You wouldn't want someone allergic to peanuts working at the Jif factory, would you? You don't want this guy if he doesn't want to play. Trust me, I know how he feels.... I stuck it out though. If he's got any sense of responsibility or honor then he'll stay. And if he doesn't... maybe you can rewrite the bass parts or something to make them more interesting.....?
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Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 8:08 pm
WolfofMibu *ish a 2nd bass drum player* woot!! my drum line rules! our pit though...but anyway,i love being a bass,it can get a little heavy at times,but i can shove people with it mrgreen mwuahahaha...it does make going up and down stairs a bit of a challenge though.but its a hell of a lot of fun! Hella yeah! *high fives* I've been marching 1st bass drum this year. I've only been playing percussion since Feburary, but I made the line in June so I guess it's all good. I've been having a lot of fun playing my drum and our instructor is the one who wrote all our music. It's really awesome. Get this, there are 11 people on our drumline and 6 of them are girls. There's only one guy on the five person bass line too. ^^ (Poor Dale, he's always so left out...though we tried to convince him to change his gender, he didn't think too much of it.)
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Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 1:52 am
Rhap-chan Aryah some percussion jokes:Why are orchestra intermissions limited to 20 minutes?
So you don't have to retrain the drummers.
What do you call someone who hangs out with musicians?
A drummer.
What did the drummer get on his IQ test?
Drool.
How do you know when a drummer is knocking at your door?
The knock always slows down.
How do you get a drummer to play an accelerando?
Ask him to play in 4/4 at a steady 120 bpm.
Why do bands have bass players?
To translate for the drummer.
Did you hear about the time the bass player locked his keys in the car?
It took two hours to get the drummer out.
How many drummers does it take to change a lightbulb?
"Why? Oh, wow! Is it like dark, man?"
Only one, but he'll break ten bulbs before figuring out that they can't just be pushed in.
Two: one to hold the bulb, and one to turn his throne (but only after they figure out that you have to turn the bulb).
Twenty. One to hold the bulb, and nineteen to drink until the room spins.
None. They have a machine to do that.
Why is it good that drummers have a half-ounce more brains than horses?
So they don't disgrace themselves in parades.
What's the difference between a drummer and a drum machine?
With a drum machine you only have to punch the information in once.
Heard backstage: "Will the musicians and the drummer please come to the stage!"
In New York City, an out of work jazz drummer named Ed was thinking of throwing himself off a bridge. But then he ran into a former booking agent who told him about the fantastic opportunities for drummers in Iraq. The agent said "If you can find your way over there, just take my card and look up the bandleader named Faisal--he's the large guy with the beard wearing gold pajamas and shoes that curl up at the toes." Ed hit up everyone he knew and borrowed enough to buy transport to Iraq. It took several days to arrange for passport, visas, transportation into Iraq and the shipping of his equipment, but he was finally on his way.
Ed arrived in Baghdad and immediately started searching for Faisal. He found guys in pajamas of every color but gold. Finally, in a small coffeehouse, he saw a huge man with a beard--wearing gold pajamas and shoes that curled up at the toes! Ed approached him and asked if he was Faisal. He was. Ed gave him the agent's card and Faisal's face brightened into a huge smile.
"You're just in time--I need you for a gig tonight. Meet me at the market near the mosque at 7:30 with your equipment."
"But," gasped Ed, "what about a rehearsal?"
"No time--don't worry." And with that, Faisal disappeared.
Ed arrived in the market at 7:00 to set up his gear. He introduced himself to the other musicians, who were all playing instruments he had never seen in his life. At 7:30 sharp, Faisal appeared and hopped on the bandstand, his gold pajamas glittering in the twilight. Without a word to the musicians, he lifted his arm for the downbeat.
"Wait." shouted Ed. "What are we playing?"
Faisal shot him a look of frustration and shouted back, "Fake it! Just give me heavy afterbeats on 7 and 13." Yum, drummer jokes. Can I add a few of these to my band jokes webpage? To visit the place and see what I'm talking about, go to the band websites thread--it's the first website posted.
Oh, feel free to do whatever you want, they're not really "mine", I got them from another site
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Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 7:46 pm
Knnyphph WolfofMibu *ish a 2nd bass drum player* woot!! my drum line rules! our pit though...but anyway,i love being a bass,it can get a little heavy at times,but i can shove people with it mrgreen mwuahahaha...it does make going up and down stairs a bit of a challenge though.but its a hell of a lot of fun! Hella yeah! *high fives* I've been marching 1st bass drum this year. I've only been playing percussion since Feburary, but I made the line in June so I guess it's all good. I've been having a lot of fun playing my drum and our instructor is the one who wrote all our music. It's really awesome. Get this, there are 11 people on our drumline and 6 of them are girls. There's only one guy on the five person bass line too. ^^ (Poor Dale, he's always so left out...though we tried to convince him to change his gender, he didn't think too much of it.) wootness! my intsructer rights all our music too,and when other schools ask him for music they pay him like 200-1000 dollars depending on the situation. we got 9 snares, 4 quads, and 7 basses. there are 3 girls on snare and 2 (including me) on bass. boys domaniate the quads, but im gunna try and change that next year
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Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 11:38 am
Hi, percussion people. I'm a guardie, but my BF is a tenor and it's his b-day and I don't know what to get him.He also likes Bebop and Trigun, can you help me out?
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Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 1:54 pm
YAY! I have found my own kind! I play 1st bass drum and this is my 3rd year marcing. DRUMLINE RULES!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 2:00 pm
Aryah some percussion jokes:Why are orchestra intermissions limited to 20 minutes?
So you don't have to retrain the drummers.
What do you call someone who hangs out with musicians?
A drummer.
What did the drummer get on his IQ test?
Drool.
How do you know when a drummer is knocking at your door?
The knock always slows down.
How do you get a drummer to play an accelerando?
Ask him to play in 4/4 at a steady 120 bpm.
Why do bands have bass players?
To translate for the drummer.
Did you hear about the time the bass player locked his keys in the car?
It took two hours to get the drummer out.
How many drummers does it take to change a lightbulb?
"Why? Oh, wow! Is it like dark, man?"
Only one, but he'll break ten bulbs before figuring out that they can't just be pushed in.
Two: one to hold the bulb, and one to turn his throne (but only after they figure out that you have to turn the bulb).
Twenty. One to hold the bulb, and nineteen to drink until the room spins.
None. They have a machine to do that.
Why is it good that drummers have a half-ounce more brains than horses?
So they don't disgrace themselves in parades.
What's the difference between a drummer and a drum machine?
With a drum machine you only have to punch the information in once.
Heard backstage: "Will the musicians and the drummer please come to the stage!"
In New York City, an out of work jazz drummer named Ed was thinking of throwing himself off a bridge. But then he ran into a former booking agent who told him about the fantastic opportunities for drummers in Iraq. The agent said "If you can find your way over there, just take my card and look up the bandleader named Faisal--he's the large guy with the beard wearing gold pajamas and shoes that curl up at the toes." Ed hit up everyone he knew and borrowed enough to buy transport to Iraq. It took several days to arrange for passport, visas, transportation into Iraq and the shipping of his equipment, but he was finally on his way.
Ed arrived in Baghdad and immediately started searching for Faisal. He found guys in pajamas of every color but gold. Finally, in a small coffeehouse, he saw a huge man with a beard--wearing gold pajamas and shoes that curled up at the toes! Ed approached him and asked if he was Faisal. He was. Ed gave him the agent's card and Faisal's face brightened into a huge smile.
"You're just in time--I need you for a gig tonight. Meet me at the market near the mosque at 7:30 with your equipment."
"But," gasped Ed, "what about a rehearsal?"
"No time--don't worry." And with that, Faisal disappeared.
Ed arrived in the market at 7:00 to set up his gear. He introduced himself to the other musicians, who were all playing instruments he had never seen in his life. At 7:30 sharp, Faisal appeared and hopped on the bandstand, his gold pajamas glittering in the twilight. Without a word to the musicians, he lifted his arm for the downbeat.
"Wait." shouted Ed. "What are we playing?"
Faisal shot him a look of frustration and shouted back, "Fake it! Just give me heavy afterbeats on 7 and 13." I got some good ones: Q:How do you know when a percussionist is at your door? A:He rushes. Random Person 1: How late does the Band play? Random Person 2: Oh, about a beat and a half behind the Drumline!
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Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 2:31 pm
wheeee~ this is my first year on drumline (I play vibes in pit whee ) and it's really fun! and the marching band I'm in ish going to san antonio, TX on halloween weekend.. but I cant remember what compitition it is... sweatdrop our drumline has 23 people on it, three quads, five snares, five bass drums, and ten in the pit. but there are no snare or quads who are girls... bah.
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Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 3:02 pm
I guess I'll check in to this thread. whee Hey! The name's CayCee, and I've been drumming since 4th grade. Anything goes for concert band. For marching band, I play the tenor drums. My freshman year I started on snare, but then I moved to a different high school. My drumline instructor took one look at me and said, "Do you want to play tenors?" That occured my sophomore year. I'm a Junior now, still on tenors. So tenors for two years. I'm moving YET AGAIN, and I intend to stick with tenors. So there ya have it. Oh yeah, and out of 8 members on the drumline, I'm the only girl. How bout we share perc stats? I'm curious to see how everyone is set up! smile
Line: 2 snares, 2 tenors, 4 basses
Pit: 2 vibes, 2 auxilary
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 5:30 pm
Kaisee How bout we share perc stats? I'm curious to see how everyone is set up! smile
Line: 2 snares, 2 tenors, 4 basses
Pit: 2 vibes, 2 auxilary Line: 3 snares, 5 basses, 2 tenors (we call 'em quints) Pit: 2 xylophones, 2 sus. cym., crash. cym., gong, toys, vibes, bells, concert bass drum, 3 timpani, bass guitar--10 players total (I know it's a lot ^_^)
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 6:41 pm
miss kuroki wheeee~ this is my first year on drumline (I play vibes in pit whee ) and it's really fun! and the marching band I'm in ish going to san antonio, TX on halloween weekend.. but I cant remember what compitition it is... sweatdrop our drumline has 23 people on it, three quads, five snares, five bass drums, and ten in the pit. but there are no snare or quads who are girls... bah. ooh,ooh,ooh! i live in San Antonio!!! so i might be there for whatever it is sweatdrop
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