What instrument did you play in School Band?
By Dylan
@mawdest (1587)
Canada
April 25, 2016 1:43am CST
Assuming you may have been in School Band, what instrument did you play? How long were you in Band for, did you enjoy it? Did you get to travel to different cool places for competitions and what not?
For myself, I was only in Band for 11th grade, and I played percussion! I had a great time though, lots of good memories, and I learned a lot! I was in "Junior Band" not "Senior Band" even though I was old enough to be in Senior Band, but since I was not in Senior.. I never got to travel far to go on the ultimate competition - "The Nationals" which was usually held in Ottawa one year and then in Vancouver the next year, and it alternates every year like that. Looking back, I wish I joined Senior Band, but oh well. Anywho, I am done babbling away, haha!
Picture is of myself and my fellow musicians/bandmates from when I was in 11th grade "Junior Band"
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
25 Apr 16
I used to play the xylophone and later on the table lyre when I was in grade school.
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@mawdest (1587)
• Canada
26 Apr 16
@brokenbee Wow! Multiple xylophones are always a great thing to hear all at once! What fun that must have been :)
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
25 Apr 16
@mawdest yup, and I got to hold the biggest xylophone of our school band before, and people were amazed when we performed.
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@miyaford (295)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 Apr 16
WOW, what an awesome picture. I never played an instrument in the school band but I was a flag girl. I remember twirling my flag with all that I had while having fun doing it. Being on the school band had its perks along with being a flag girl had its perks. I ended up leaving the team due to my illness at that time and my doctor refused to write a statement letting my band coach know that t was okay for me to go to that.
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@luisadannointed (4811)
• Philippines
1 May 16
I don't have a band back in school. But I have played drums in a bit in my own way with my friends whom I hate and cherish the most! Lol!
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
25 Apr 16
I was in flute all along. My high school marching band came in second in the state. I was also in a flute quartet all four years of high school. Now I teach flute as well as elementary music and middle school choir.
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@mawdest (1587)
• Canada
25 Apr 16
Very cool! Wow, second in the state, that is very good! That's great. Ahh, you teach flute now and music and choir, that is a lot of teaching, but good on you! I loved being in the choir, not so much in elementary/middle school.. But in high school I absolutely LOVED being in the choir/vocal class, had so much fun with that! I never played flute, but the next closest thing would be.. Recorder!
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
25 Apr 16
@mawdest I teach recorder too, and play it in concerts sometimes. I have everything from sopranino to bass. They are a lot of fun and not as physically straining as flute.
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@mawdest (1587)
• Canada
25 Apr 16
@petatonicsca Awesome! I loved playing the recorder! Yes, that makes sense :)
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@LeaPea2417 (37339)
• Toccoa, Georgia
25 Apr 16
I was not in the high school band, but when I was in elementary school , I played the violin and was in the elementary school orchestra.
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@rina110383 (24492)
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25 Apr 16
During my high school years, I was a member of our school's Drum & Lyre. I played both.
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@mininifty (38)
• Belmont, Michigan
25 Apr 16
I played percussion in 7th and 8th grade. I loved it, but I'm less of a band person and more of a keyboard/vocals/electronic music person, so I sort of did my own thing after middle school.
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@mawdest (1587)
• Canada
25 Apr 16
Yay, percussion buddy! That's cool though, I hear that! My band instructor/music teacher was just such a great person that it was hard not to love showing up to band or music class all the time, he had such great stories and he was such a great teacher
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