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 Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 6:05 pm
Ok, I'm a fourth year member, my last year, and I'm the captain. I'm having a problem with one of my freshman girls...
Here's a little about her...
She started on trumpet and quit in a week...(two years ago)
She moved to pit percussion quit after 4 days two practices (last year)
Now she's in colorguard... she skipped bandcamp... hasn't been to a single practice this year... tomorrow makes our 12th practice this year not including band camp. We've learned the routines for all four songs and we're finishing the drill for the fourth song tomorrow... she knows NOTHING. She hasn't shown up. In class, she half-asses the routines and it pisses me off. She only wants in for the uniform. She doesn't care that we have to relearn drill around her hole. She doesn't care about anyone but herself... she asked me 4 different times to stay after school and help her. I said I would (pushing all my plans aside to come home and study for my upcoming ACT) ... she ran to her bus every time.
I've talked to the band director and she says "Let's try and see if her mom can do anything about it."
Her hole is obvious and we go to compitition in October. I don't know what to say to her and I have no power to kick her off the team.
what should I do? (sorry this was long)
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 7:06 pm
you can't kick her off,that suck...hmm tell her to come to pratice in not such a nice way, or go up to her when shes with her friends and tell her about it in not such a nice way.I always got told that i was gonna get kick of the line(twirling) if i miss another pratice my freshman year( i only miss one and its not the end of the freakin world rolleyes )
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Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 4:03 pm
i think you should bring it up with your director or drum majors and see if they can talk to her. or just beat her to the bus and make her practice smile we are getting a new girl thats coming to our practice tomorrow and i'm staying after the normal band practice to catch her up. i really hope she comes lol
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Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:17 pm
Ew..what a sitation.
My advice would be to..yeah, tell a DM or your director unanimously.
I would die if I missed a single practice....and I'm a Freshman as well.
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 4:26 pm
wait... she actually came to two practices... she learned the whole 3rd song >< it's ticking me off... I've tried talking to the director (the DM can't make any descisions either) the director just gives her chance after chance... if it were any other freshman, they'd have been kicked out a while back.... and especially if they've been in the band two previous years before and dropped out after such a short time... the director is just so set on keeping that whole filled gonk
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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:19 pm
Seeing as your guard is a class (lucky crying ) why doesn't she fail-out of it? When I took spanish in 8th grade (not the same, I know) I was kicked out after failing for two semesters. Does your school have a simillar pollicy? How are you graded in guard? Does she realise she may fail the class? Who teaches your class? Do they realise she's a lost cause and should not be allowed to continue? Can you not give her the uniform because she doesen't march? Will I ever stop asking questions? xd
this is a tough situation...best of luck!wooooooooooooo yeaaaaaaah
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Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:29 am
Eiram2006 Seeing as your guard is a class (lucky crying ) why doesn't she fail-out of it? When I took spanish in 8th grade (not the same, I know) I was kicked out after failing for two semesters. Does your school have a simillar pollicy? How are you graded in guard? Does she realise she may fail the class? Who teaches your class? Do they realise she's a lost cause and should not be allowed to continue? Can you not give her the uniform because she doesen't march? Will I ever stop asking questions? xd this is a tough situation...best of luck! wooooooooooooo yeaaaaaaahwell, our band is split into two classes... 1st period has percussion and guard that can't play instruments... 4 period has winds and guard that do play instruments... the one who skips out shows up during the day and plays trumpet so she's 4th period... she can't fail the class if she's there for the class... she only skips out on afternoon practices
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:16 pm
-I.c.H.i.G.o-P.i.E- Ok, I'm a fourth year member, my last year, and I'm the captain. I'm having a problem with one of my freshman girls... Here's a little about her... She started on trumpet and quit in a week...(two years ago) She moved to pit percussion quit after 4 days two practices (last year) Now she's in colorguard... she skipped bandcamp... hasn't been to a single practice this year... tomorrow makes our 12th practice this year not including band camp. We've learned the routines for all four songs and we're finishing the drill for the fourth song tomorrow... she knows NOTHING. She hasn't shown up. In class, she half-asses the routines and it pisses me off. She only wants in for the uniform. She doesn't care that we have to relearn drill around her hole. She doesn't care about anyone but herself... she asked me 4 different times to stay after school and help her. I said I would (pushing all my plans aside to come home and study for my upcoming ACT) ... she ran to her bus every time. I've talked to the band director and she says "Let's try and see if her mom can do anything about it." Her hole is obvious and we go to compitition in October. I don't know what to say to her and I have no power to kick her off the team. what should I do? (sorry this was long) oh my that is bad. I think maybe you should talk to her about it. Then dicided weather or not she should go.
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Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:39 pm
The rule in our guard is skip two practices in a week adn you can't perofrm the next show.
...Is marching band considered a class? I sure as heck hope she's not getting credit for not showing up. Really, she shouldn't be on guard. SHe has not put forth any effort in it and she shouldn't be allowed to perofrm until she knows the drill and routine like the back of her hand.
I'd say try bringing it up with your director again, but if your director is anything like mine, nothing will happen, so I definitely know how you feel.
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Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 4:17 pm
Well, if she wants to go on the field and look stupid because she does not know anything, I say let her. Of course you can't really do that for compition, since points will be docked......
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:59 pm
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:43 am
learn all of the things you need to and when you have a concert/parade the let her fall on her butt and look like the moron she is and ignore her in the prosess .
we had a girl like that before and durring our first concert of the season
she didnt know anything so she ran off stage and then my guard captian got a call the next day, she quit then blamed it on the band and tried to keep and the stuff(unifrom and flag)but my guard captian came over to her house and got it all . the funny thing is nobody and heard or seen her in the last two years. after that i noticed that the band was a much happier group of people!
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Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:08 pm
she is insane! she made a commitment and doesn't even show up to 1 stinkin practice! i would say kick her off but yea you dont have that authority. i dont know what else to say exept talk to whoever is in charge of your guard. good luck
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 4:06 pm
our school u miss two pratices in a week and you dont go to the ndxt comp. that simple and it works
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:37 pm
WOW!!!! you guys learn drill really early but i say you tlk to her parents and if tht doesnt work go to your principal and tell them tht its hurting your team and you want her off or try and convince your band director/ instructors
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