Clarinet Queen

MUSIC & CATS.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone interested in making music, especially middle/high school music students and teachers.

Band Geek's Anthem
Your Instrument
What instrument do you play in band?: I'm the teacher - whoo-hoo
For how long have you owned your instrument?: which one????
Does your instrument have a name?: yes - all of them CAME WITH A NAME
If so, what is it?: Piano is my main instrument
Are you familiar with your instrument's model number?: Heck no - it's written down somewhere
Do you bedeck your instrument with tinsel/ribbon for Christmas parades?: I'd like to see someone do that with a piano
Do you love your instrument?: very, very much
Marching Band
Are you in Varsity Marching Band?: I'm the teacher - whoo-hoo
What are your school colors?: Black/orange
Is marching band practice the best part of your day?: oh yeah!
Can you still play last year's field show by memory?: I can sing it REAL GOOD
Have you ever actually had to pay to get into a football game?: Back in the day, before I was the TEACHER
At the games, are there more supporters of the band than the football team?: Surely the band receives the most support...
Have you ever slipped and fallen during a field show?: Nope
Have you ever played noticeably in a rest during a field show?: Nope - I'm in the pressbox with my fingers crossed!
Do you know all of the stand songs by heart?: YES
Do you ever actually pay attention to the football game?: No, except to know when we have the ball
Have you ever lost your instrument among the bleachers at a game?: I don't bring it to the game, guess why....
Have you ever dropped something underneath the stands?: YES, I don't trust anyone who hasn't
Have you worn your uniform or band polo anywhere besides band functions?: I don't go anywhere else (except church)
If so, did you wear it with pride?: Always
What is the longest parade you have ever marched in?: Cocoa/Rockledge Christmas Parade
Were you disappointed when it was over?: yes - just this past year
Even though it was freezing out and your feet were killing you?: WE LIVE IN FLORIDA - can't relate to the ?
Have you ever fainted/suffered from heat exhaustion during a parade?: No, but many students look ready to pass out
Do you know your band's cadence by heart?: We all do, right?
Do you hum your favorite marching band tunes at inappropriate moments?: There is no inappropriate moment (except church)
Does your uniform actually fit?: Don't wear one, guess why
Can you change into it in three minutes flat without any help?: Well, I change for the game but nobody helps
Does your hat come with a feathered plume?: our band wears beautiful Shakos with plumes
If so, have you grown emotionally attached to it?: Yeah, except when they fuzz out
What brand are your marching shoes?: Dinkos
How comfortable are they on a scale of 1 to 10?: Very comfortable - I keep telling the kids this
Band Camp
Is band camp the highlight of your summer?: YES
How many days until band camp?: check my counter thingy on myspace
Does your school have any band camp traditions?: not yet - hmmm, good idea...
Have you ever learned an entire show during band camp week?: THIS WILL BE THE YEAR
Have you ever started a relationship at band camp?: I have a wonderful relationship with each and every child....
Have you ever ended a relationship at band camp?: Do you mean have I kicked a kid out of band? Well....
What do you do in your free time?: Free time from band? Sleep, church job, clean house
What are your thoughts on band camp food?: Man, who gets to eat at band camp?
Has the drumline ever woken the entire camp with the cadence at 4:30 a.m.?: Well, we don't go away for band camp, not yet anyway...
Do you stay in cabins?: I stay in West Cocoa, over by I-95
If so, are they nice and accomodating or downright unpleasant?: My home is a castle
Do your cabins get inspected?: My husband always tells me the house needs cleaning
Have you ever failed a cabin inspection?: Nope, and never have run out of toilet paper in 25 years of marriage
Have you ever kissed someone at band camp?: probably - don't remember. my hubby, my son or my daughter
What is your favorite band camp memory?: Kids teaching me how to march
Do you enjoy the bus ride to and from band camp?: I just drive up to the school...
Are you sad when camp ends and you have to go home?: Yes
Obsession
When you start walking, do you always use your left foot?: Yes, it's scary
Do you and your friends walk in step with each other in the hallway?: Yes, it's scary
Do you sing your band music in the shower?: Yes, it's scary
Have you ever been called a band geek?: Yes, I love it
If so, did you take it as a compliment?: Most certainly
Have you ever practiced roll-stepping on the way to class?: I stay in the same room all day - but I do it at home
Have you ever been drum major or section leader?: I'M THE TEACHER - whoo-hoo!!!!!
Have you ever had a solo in band?: Whenever I want, guess why
If so, did you practice obsessively in the week before the performance?: I love to practice - don't need a reason!
Do you know most of your band's chants/cheers?: Yes!!!
Do you play more than one instrument?: Yes
If so, what other instruments do you play?: clarinet, violin, keyboard, handbells
Do you actually practice all of your instruments every day?: no way
Do you know the name and chair of every member of your section?: YES
Do you feel more comfortable in the band room than in your own house?: I'm equally comfortable in both places
Have you ever randomly started conductly while in a crowded hallway?: I do it everywhere - it comes quite naturally - guess why?
Are you obsessed with band?: YES!
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