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Who is Puffer Fish Vice Captain
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 Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:19 pm
Here's a thread idea that I've seen a lot in my other guilds.
Write a letter to someone in your band program who's stressing you out, with stuff you'd never say to them IRL. It's a good rant/stress relief thing, trust me. You don't have to use names unless you really want. I typically do.
Personal example:
Dear Matt,
I know you're from DCI but that doesn't mean that all your techniques work for our band. We're not professional. The pit not watching the drum major and only listening to the battery will NOT work. They're not loud enough and they usually rush.
Also it's hard to remember your stupid 'piston stroke' technique when for the past three years I've had an instructor who says 'make your motions as big as possible! Lift the sound out of your instrument!'. Now it's 'Make your motions as unnoticible as possible. Hit and pull up, never go past the height you started at. Don't flail, don't start over your head. No big motions.'
Excuse me for being a little upset during practice, I miss the old instructor because he wasn't ridiculous.
-Puff
EDIT: This can be letters to anybody in your band. You don't have to be mad at them. Could be your best friend or the guy/girl/instrument you're just ABSOLUTELY in love with.
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Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:17 pm
I'd do this, but the freshman I've been mad at in my section I now feel bad for...D= His grandma died, he's sick, his athsma is acting up, and he seems really unhappy at band...so ranting would make me feel worse. >_> Good idea, though. =D
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:25 pm
dear mr. H.
You're greta and all, but I really like the Bassoon and you seem to ahve absolutely no comprehension of just how great this love is. I don't care if I'm better at the trumpet, and I don't care that you think i should stick to one thing, infact, if you didn't notice last year, not only did I get up to a grade five level on the bassoon in less than a year, but my trumpet skills continued to get better in jazz as well. Playing more thna one instrument doesn't always kill skills, and I'm really starting to get peeved at you.
Ps. I'm sorry you're sick right now, but this had to be said.
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:36 pm
Good idea.
Dear Tyler,
Just because you are drum major doesn't mean you have to be a stuck-up loser to those you knew long before band. I've known you since we were little, even though you are two years older then me, and now you are treating me like trash. I kind of liked you before. Since you've become Drum Major, all of us(those you were even close to friends with before you became Drum ajor) agree you are too egotistical.
i was fine with you up ntil now. You can't say I haven't improvd since last year, yet you are beating me harder then anyone else. You can't expect me to get it right the first time, especially a hard move. I'd like to see you try to turn your body almost completely around and mach steps 100-5. It isn't as easy as you might believe. Plus, there are many people, some right next to me, that are doing worse then I am. You notice me but not them. Seriously? I think an inch off while in line with the person in front of and next to you is pretty good. For one, technically I'm doing what I am supposed to. Dress the form, not my spot. Andd second, the senior next to me will be out of line completely, not in step and moving at attention, yet my no-really-mistake is all you care about. When did you stop being a nice caring person and become a huge Jerk?
-Mira
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Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 7:50 pm
Who is Puffer Fish Here's a thread idea that I've seen a lot in my other guilds. Write a letter to someone in your band program who's stressing you out, with stuff you'd never say to them IRL. It's a good rant/stress relief thing, trust me. You don't have to use names unless you really want. I typically do. Personal example: Dear Matt, I know you're from DCI but that doesn't mean that all your techniques work for our band. We're not professional. The pit not watching the drum major and only listening to the battery will NOT work. They're not loud enough and they usually rush. Also it's hard to remember your stupid 'piston stroke' technique when for the past three years I've had an instructor who says 'make your motions as big as possible! Lift the sound out of your instrument!'. Now it's 'Make your motions as unnoticible as possible. Hit and pull up, never go past the height you started at. Don't flail, don't start over your head. No big motions.' Excuse me for being a little upset during practice, I miss the old instructor because he wasn't ridiculous. -Puff Oh wow, same name as mine. xP I'll just put a _______ though Dear ____, Why are you always so mean? Is it that you're jealous of me? I mean, its not my fault I can play a low Bb and a high F and you can't. Its not my fault I get better scores on playing tests than you, why don't you just practice. Why do you say stuff like, "Ya, nobody cares." when I finish playing something advanced-sounding? Is it because you want to be able to play like me? And no, foghorning over the rest of the section does not make you the best, it just aggravates everyone even more. So why don't you stop being mean, and just practice for once, maybe you'll get better and no longer take out your jealous rage on me. ---------------------------- I know, a little harsh. You guys have no idea how mean this guy is though. I'd never actually say something as mean as this to anyone though.
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Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:15 pm
I forgot one.
Dear Miranda:
What is your problem? Last year, we seemed like friends. Now, you are just being a butthead. Yes, you are section leader. Yes, you beat me. But you know as well as I and every other member of our band that everyone is to help the freshman if they need it. So why do you continuously yell at me for trying to help? It isn't like you are. If you were helping him, I would leave him be, but you are not. So whaty do you expect me to do? Praise him for being in the wrong spot and let him mess up our whole band? When festivals come around in four weeks, you will regret not letting me help him.
I know it sounds shelfish, but I really think you shouldn't have been made section leader. You are rarely on time, never paying attention to your section, and never help the freshman. You are leaving the three of us sophomores to take care of everything. We explain things to the freshman, we tell them what to do if something is wrong. We tell them to urry up if they are moving slowly after a break. We tell them to roll their toes, and we answer their questions. It has gotten to a point where they come to us when they need something. They don't come to you. They don't respect you like they respect us. You are their friend, not their leader. You should be both, but you have to earn them. Yoou have to be their friend, yet be there for them. You should be able to yell at them and still lugh with them when the time comes to laugh. It does not work if you don't know when the time to laugh is. And for future reference, sectionals is not a time to laugh and converse. Yes, you can laugh if there is something funny that has to do with the sectionals, but the sectionals should stll go on.
-Mira
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Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 9:12 pm
Dear -----.
I know this is your first year as being the director and I understand why you made --- sectional leader. But does that give you a right to constantly look down on me because I'm not one of your pet "leaders?" I have just as much qualifications as all of them. Yet you constantly treat the section leaders like their gods and I am --- lowly servant. I will never forget the day you yelled at me for looking at a drill chart. You treat them like holy relics I am not pure enough to lay eyes on. And guess what! I've been reading drill charts since my freshman year! Poor (tuba girl) won't even know how to read one next year when she'll be section leader. And the way you blatantly ignore me! If you ask me "What's up?" one more time and just walk away before I even respond, I will lose it. If you ask me something at least here my answer. I hate the way you look down upon me. I'm a junior but I keeping feeling like a freshman. So guess what! I'm taking charge of my section! Sections are a joke with --- in charge. It is going to be Elfie's section, Elfie's line, Elfie's section! Oh and next time there's a solo? You won't just hand it to --- without a fight from me! He is not entitled to everything you think he is. Section leader may be his for this year, but the de facto lead trumpet can alway shift people. The alpha female's in charge now!
Man I wish I could say that to his face...
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Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:59 pm
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Dear __,
I haven't ever even said anything to you before, and you're still a jerk to me all the time! You always correct me during rehearsals, which pisses me off, even after I fix it. And even outside of band... you don't think I notice in History class when you and your stupid friends are throwing paper balls at me? Because they come from your direction, and you're over there giggling at me. I never did a mother ******** thing to you and you just choose to pick on me for no reason. Seriously... and on that one day in History class (again) when we were walking to the library... and I dropped a quarter on the ground. I just stopped and looked at it and didn't pick it up because I was feeling depressed and suicidal anyway, and you have the balls to pass me and say "I can pick up that quarter for you if you want..." in such a ******** bitchy sarcastic way and just your mannerisms made the situation that much worse. You're such a ******** b***h, I hate you, and you need to get a life and stop teasing and picking on some girl you don't even know. It's not funny, and if you keep it up then you deserve to burn and choke and die. <.<;;
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:38 pm
Dear _____,
I don't understand why you're treating ----- better than me and ****. We are all the same age, and me and ***** are a lot more reliable than -----. ----- never helps clean up when we our section has to clean up the field or the band room, she's always late for sectionals and yet is never punished, and during sectionals she does nothing but pretend to be sick. You allow her to sit out and she starts texting! Me and ***** never do anything like that! When ----- talks during rehearsal, she doesn't get in trouble. When ***** and I talk during rehearsal, you threaten us with pushups. Your favoritism has already caused her to have a swelled head, and she treats me and **** like freshmen! Last year you played favorites with your best friend, now you're playing favorites with your best friend's girlfriend's sister. You're a megab!tch and you're antics are starting to piss me off.
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Phew, you're right, that does feel good!
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Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 1:21 pm
Dear Freshmen piccolo players (It's not just one person I'm upset with, but three),
I know you're amazing piccolo players, but you're still only freshmen, and you need to start listening to the section leaders, as well as the vetern members. You're all fine at marching, but we've been marching in this particular band a lot longer than you, so we're just a tad bit better at it. Believe it or not, we know our stuff. So please stop contradicting us at everything we say and smarting off when someone tries to help you. It's not beneficial to anyone at all, and it's creating unnecessay drama in our section. When you've been in the marching band for at least a year, sure you can argue a bit, as long as you're not overstepping your bounds. But please, just for this year, deflate your egos enough so that we can actually function as a peaceful section.
Rune
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Who is Puffer Fish Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 4:12 pm
Dear Freshman-in-my-section,
You can't talk to me every second of the show. I know I'm just so interesting, but you're starting to screw up because of it.
When the drum major says 'attention', I expect everyone to go to attention and STAY there.
Granted, that doesn't happen because the rest of them don't listen, but I at least want to get the upcoming generation of pit to learn what's good. Just because you're next to me, the section leader, doesn't mean that I'm going to let you off the hook for talking any more.
Also, your refusal to play certain parts or even play at all is really annoying. Grow up. We don't always play what we want to. Of course, I do. But that's because I get first pick. It's like how Tucker and all the juniors always plays what we want in concert band. We get first dibs. :l
Deal with it.
-Me
PS: I kind of see why Kyle wants to kill you. Sometimes I want to kill you myself. But I won't let them until November...you're not needed after the season's over. mrgreen
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Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 4:48 pm
Oh I have a few.
Dear Trevor,
Keep your horn up. Seriously. I know baritone is heavy. I promise I know. I marched it last year in parades. But you have to keep your arms up.
And when we tell you to get your horn up, stop talking back to us. We know what we're talking about.
And when we tell you to practice, and give you a practice chart, don't start coming up with excuses. I rode a bus every day with a baritone. AND a trombone. It can be done.
Dear Judith,
I know you're band captain. You deserve it. But you aren't always right.
Just because you're a senior, and I'm a freshman, doesn't mean I'm never right when it comes to the music. I know what I'm talking about.
And I know you're section leader. But when you aren't paying any attention to your section, someone needs to be. Asking them to please stop talking isn't being bossy. Telling them to get their horns up doesn't mean I'm trying to be section leader. Ok?
Dear Matt,
Not everything you say is funny. Stop talking.
You're not perfect at baritone. Stop telling everyone how good you are, because I promise I can outplay you.
Stop telling me you're keeping your horn up, because you're not. And when I'm explaining to you how to hold your horn and how to play parts of the music, or even telling you a fingering, PAY ATTENTION TO ME. I know what I'm saying. I played baritone before you played tuba, ok?
More to come, don't worry.
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Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 4:59 pm
I love this idea. It feels really good to get this stuff out. Otherwise, i probably would have exploded long time ago. I have another one for my SL too.
Dear Student Staff(yes, our whole student staff),
What is it about Joey that makes you let him get away with anything? Arms behind your back is ot a proper form of attention, no matter how much he says that is how he stands at attention. I mean, you can't say you don't notice. i notice from across the field. It is completely obvious when he is moving at attnetion. You can't say that having one arms down and one scratching the back of your neck isn't obvious. And parade rest is not standing with one leg out and bent and your weight on the other leg with your arms behind your head. I don't understand why you yell at me alone for doing something small, like being an inch off my spot like the rest of my line but when he is looking around and walking in circles without his trumpet even at attention you just let it go. I know he is a bit special ed, but that just means you have to pound it into his brain, not let him get away with it. Special ed kids are not complete idiots like you think. they have a brain. They just need more help then others, and therefore should be paid attention to more when they do somethign wrong. they will never learn if you don't keep explaining it.
-Mira
Dear Miranda,
You are really getting on my nerves. You don't want to be in band. Why are you then? Nobody forced you to be in band. You chose to. Don't give me the excuse "I'm section leader." You didn't have to try out. Nobody forced you to be section leader. You have to quit treating me like a pile of crap. What did I do wrong? I know I have improved. I practice every night, yet you say I need to practice. What do you think I am doing carryingaround my clarinet all day? Trying to show off about being in band? In case you haven't noticed, the band isn't exactly loved by most people at school. Why would I want to boast about being in an activity nobody cares about and everyone makes fun of? I do it so I don't forget my instrumetn at school beause I practice when I get home. That has been my routine since 6th grade, and has become habit by now.
Manny isn't your kid. You can't treat him better then everyone else, and then nyone who gets close to him, you treat them like crap. you are not his guard dog. Next year, you will be fgone. He has to care for himself. We willl not be there to tell people not to ask him to get in line, whichch is stupid anyway.
In case you haven't noticed, respect for you is at an alltime low. You were standing next to Mickey, and she called a drum major in stead of you. You acted all upset. If you showed them they needed to respect you, she would have gone for you instead. That is just ridiculous. People don't just hand out their respect to sanone, and they can't be told to respect soemone. Respect grows. Holding a high position may give you some respect to start with, but you will find it amazing how quickly it will go away when you don't give them reason to respect you. It doesn't work how you think.
P.S: I didn't quit band last year after my section was constantly yelling at me about not playing. I almost quit because of you and Tyler. That is pretty bad, when a whole section can't get rid of a person but two people can. You are so lucky I love band so much, otherwise you would be done to 8 people, all but 2 freshman.
-Mira
In a way, I wish I could say this to their faces. Especially Miranda. But she would probably make things worse for me.
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Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 5:25 pm
Dear ____,
Yes I do have a crush on you, so don't ask my section leader if I like you, ask me. And also stop being such a bossy, know it all, manwhore.
Love,
Tweed
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Captain State The Obvious
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Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:29 pm
Dear Mr.Pallo,
I feel like a total idiot in band because you made me the only trombonist in my period. I can't tell if I'm even playing the notes right! Plus, YOU DIDN'T GIVE ME A FLARKING LOCKER!!!!!
You forever hater,
Amelia.
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