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Jazz band:

When the BD asked for soloists, a real big guy said "Me, me." So now she calls him Mimi, and I can't remember, but I think she called him that during the concert.

"Martin's a wuss." "Yup, sure am." (Our drummer) He would NOT solo! No matter how much the BD begged or people tried to pay him. stressed

Orchestra:

"Sectionals vs. Grouples"

Once at a rehersal my friend and I were having a no-talking contest for a dollar. My Conductor made fun of me soo bad. See, I was first chair, and my friend was second, and we'd normally talk all the time.

I can't think of anything else, but I know there's more.

One time after a rehersal my bd was playing the keyboard. She was mostly messing around with the sound effects. Well, when she hit the button to make it ring like our school telephone, one of the clarinetists ran to the phone, picked it up, and said "Band room." When she relized no one was on the other line she came out and said "I swear I heard the telephone ring." When we told her that it was the piano she was so embarresed that she ran out of the room. Now, every day in band when the phone rings we make fun of her for what she did.

"No soup for you!" ~ ON our trip to Canada, I was in the bus with the one tour guide who acted like a total Nazi and would yell at people for no reason. So anytime one of my friends who was on the bus would do something dumb, we'd say "No soup for you!"

~Blackie~

Well, when we were in California we went to a comedy club. It was like a family version of "Whose Line is it Anyway." Anywho, they did this thing called "fist up" where they put their fists together in one of their skits, and the band adopted it. So now, whenever we see each other, we "fist up." It confuses the non-band nerds around us.

My band's inside jokes:

#1. Our band director is a liar. (B/c whenever says something but immediately changes his mind he goes, "Whoops! I lied!")

#2. While practicing marching outside, on person will yell "Water!" and another will instantly yell "Break!".

#3. Same setting as before, only at the very start of the practice, just one person yells "Water break!".

#4. Accusing someone in particular of messing up. I can't remember how it got started, but whenever we're marching and our director stops us b/c our section messed up, we all blame this one person.

we called one bd "squeaky" cause he had titanium elbows... he had to have a surgery and had both elbow joints replaces with the metals ones... so every once in a while someone would say "errrrriiiiii" (like a squeaky door) when he raised his arms to start conducting. we also called him tin man on ocassion.

Then there's the eternal freshman, Waymon. He always hung out with freshmen, even after he graduated. always acted like one too.

Then after practice we had to make sure there were no "choker pips" in the "sparking pots" (we practiced in the main school parking lot.

there were constant jokes about Mr. Morris' bald head.

i agree... i could go on and on... but that's all for now!

Shenandoh - - Compition piece with french horn solo also the school she did a report on a year previous!! She hates the shenandoh