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... athletic tape.
after your first practice you'll know what i mean...
*rubs fingers*
i need to go get some...

off topic in regards to brokenbarriers sig... LA CORDA FTW!

hey! my friend and i used to use our horns as hats! as a matter of fact... i think i should have a pic around here somewhere...

like i said up above it's my senior and i can't play my mellophone. i was terribly upset and had to switch at the end of band camp. but i'm still playing french horn for wind ensemble and will continue to in college. i'm even getting my oldest nephew to like it. he's almost four.

I'd say although it is harder being the only one, it really boosts your confidence. I had to take over as the only one my junior year. John Willaims show *shudders* Good music, but I never ever ever want to play it again, unless it's to get on someone's nerves. The bell is big, more shiny-nes to show off than a silly trumpeter, and it's lighter than a tuba or baritone, with none of the slide action of a trombone. It's the perfect marching instrument ^^

And did I show off my senior year... lots of good rock music and excellent mello parts =D Man I so could have transposed the lead trumpet part on the fourth movement and kicked some major butt xD

I played a lot of instruments in high school band, but french horn was my primary. Since we only marched once a year (small school, no football team...) we didn't have those mello horn things ya'll are talking about. I've never even seen one before. I didn't get to keep my horn since it was owned by the school, but I did by my own mouthpiece because otherwise the school expected us to wash and share the ones they provided (gagorama!). I still get it out everyonce in a while for practice, but I think my skill are slipping. If I could afford a horn, I'd so buy one and no one in my neighborhood would get a moment's worth of peice! LOL

What was I talking about? Oh yeah, marching! The one time of the year that we marched it was a ten mile march. But since we didn't have marching uniforms (real ones, we marched in a monogrammed shirt, jeans, and white athletic shoes, LOL), we probably were more comfortable than the other high school bands. September in the middle of Texas means that you can still get oocassional days in the 100s. Yay. And marchign in that, for ten miles, lugging a f horn is several R rated words strung together. But the music was soooooooo worth it.

We would play several songs actually. The school song, which was based on the new year's even song. The name of that one escapes me at the moment, sorry. Since none of our songs ran for more than a couple of minutes, we had a whole list. But I don't remember the names of all of them. I graduated from high school nearly ten years ago... The worst part? We didn't have marchign instruments like a Susaphone for the Tubas or a Mellophone for the F Horns, so we had to memorize our music. But it was fun, and good exercise!

I've heard that Sousaphones put a lot of stress on the shoulders which can cause back pain later on. Maybe it was hurting his back?

But yeah, since it was the only marchign we did during the whole school year, the school wasn't going to pitch in for marching instruments. I'd like to try a Mellophone sometime, and see what the difference is, if any in sound and quality. To me, they just kinda look like giant trumpets. LOL

my band instructor informed us that mellophones aren't real instruments because they don't have french horn fingerings and they aren't as long as a french horn when streightened out. yet they are marching french horns. i don't care though i loved playing the mellophone. my school doesn't pay for anything for the band we have to raise it all ourselves.

I wish my horn section was like that. It consists of me and one other person(and she's not very good) because the only other girl who can play usually plays saxophone. Ugh. Oh well.
French Horns rock!