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 Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:06 pm
Anyone ever wanted to kill their Drum Major?
I almost ripped one of mine's head ff at rehearsal last night. I almost told him to try marching my spot and get it right. In move 3, I am going from a dot towards the back of the field to a right slide at an angle. So, when I snap to the front, I am in an extremely painful and difficult position, then my step sizes are about 100-5. And an 16 count move on the half note. It hurts, and does not go well. Well, I am going from yardline to fourspot, anfd he omes up after the first time "Get in line with the person in front of you. you should be on the fourspot." I was kind of mad already(Can you guess I never liked him at all?) then the next time, I'm still a bit off because one of you guys try doing what I have to do and tell me it is easy to make it to your spots the first couple times. He gets mad again and yells at me! I almost ripped his head off right there, because he was also in m,y face. I know I'm not in line. I know my slide wasn't the best at first. You do not get in my face, you do not yell at me about something as obviously difficult as that move. Even my SL can't do it! And the BD won't let me backwards march it!
So yeah.
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Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:26 pm
I can understand the first reminder...but yelling was completely out of line, especially if it was right after he said it to you the first time. Difficult moves suck, I have a bunch in our show this year. If someone yelled at me for not making my dot, I'd probably either explode or break down, because I'm usually already unhappy about not being able to make it.
As for wanting to kill either of my drum majors...not really. One of them can be rather condescending at times...but it's not too often. He's pretty good at giving corrections without talking to you personally.
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:16 am
I've never have wanted to kill my Drum Majors. Mine are some of the nicest people ever.
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:22 am
We had a set one year where for 64+ measures, we had horns down...For the first 64, we marched at about a 6-5, for 16 bars we'd go one way, then turn left and repeat until we'd come in a complete box. It was an interesting maneuver..Anyway, after that, we moved to make a shape, some people moved more than others, mine was stil an equal 6-5, then it was an odd move to the 45 yard lines, snap toward the center, then a 4-5 step to the 50 with 1step intervals between people, meaning the mesh had you shoulder to shoulder...Then after that, continuing to the other 45, then a 4-steps to the next formation and play.
Trumpets were hounded on relentlessly for being out of breath and unable to perform the fanfare. Just relax, you'll get it eventually.
And who knows, your new found ability to twist in weird, painful positions may help you get into different fetish clubs, who knows. Look at the bright side, that's what I always say. :3
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:03 pm
Yeah, after a few tries I know I can get that move. And what makes it even more unreasonable for him to yell at me is that I am actually improving this year. I could be doing what I did last year(freshman), which was no verbals, out of step, not making my spot, not playing and not rollstepping to boot. So far, i have managed both memorizing and marking time and playing at the same time, both of which I was unable to do last year. He has been on my case about those tings too. I can see him watching me and never looking away. Everytime I skip a beat, forget to touch and close or anything else wrong, he will yell at me. Even if the person next to me s out of step, not marking time right, not playing, and because she doesn't know the fingerings, looking at the FLUTES and mimicking their fingerings(Why she does this, I am not sure. she plays clarinet) he doesn't even tell her to fix it.
Today, our BD was sick, and we had morning rehearsal, so he took charge. He was constantly on my case, more then usual. Probably because the BD would most likely get mad if he was like that when he was around. I was almost in tears by the end of rehearsal, and then I had a whole class with im next because my first is band. He was a little nicer in front of the sub...
Honestly, I am not that bad. Like I said, I have improved almost 100% from last year, and yet he acts like I can't do anything right. Even the BD thinks I've improved almost 100%. I'm really tired of the DM.
Oh yeah, and my SL sucks b the way. She never teaches us anything, especially a problem because the freshman have some unknown high notes. They go to us sophomores for advice and ask us stuff about marching band and games and stuff. And, more then 90% of the time she is hanging out with the horn or flute sections when she should be with us, explaining things to the freshman they don't understand. I mean, Im not at all saying mingling with other sections is wrong, just constantly being with them and practically avoided your own section, whilst being section leader, is not oaky.
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Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:36 pm
It has gotten worse. I just got back from 3 hour rehearsal. i am currently crying.
Almost everyone in the band is against me. Two of the freshman won't listen to me when I tell them to fix the form. The DM is still on my case, hounding me about things that aren't my fault or are really hard. He is still yelling at me about that move, even though the other DM is saying I am fine. The SL yelled at me today because I asked a freshman to get in line for a dress. She wasn't doing anything! Obviously, he didn't relize it! Why can't I help make the band better? At this point, I've decided I'm going to become the kid who never talks to anyone. Everytime I do, I get yelled at, for no reason.
For the first time, I am seriously concidering quitting, but three things are really keeping me going.
-i love it.
-If I were to quit for this year, I wouldn't be able to be SL next year, which I want real bad.
-Band is all I have left. My best friend moved away, and every other talent I have besides abnd my sister stole from me. Every unique thing about me, she has stolen. I have band, my school, and my personality.
Please, if anyone has any tips to help, please, help me. I am so tired of this. If it continues, it may overtake my three reasons, and i don't want to quit band if I can do somethign about this. I've tried telling my BD. He won't listen. I've told my parents. They won't do anything(But we're talking about the dad who won't give me $25 so I can go to the first football game on friday...) Family problems are bad enough. I don't need my own palce of happiness to be taken away or yet another place I don't feel happy.
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