Members aaron313 Posted September 7, 2008 Members Share Posted September 7, 2008 Clarinet, then Bass Clarinet. Haaaaated both. I always wanted to play percussion of some form. Explains why I never practiced, combined with the fact that the school's loaner instruments were rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tron Murphy Posted September 7, 2008 Members Share Posted September 7, 2008 BTW, how many of you had to learn sight reading? Some of those pieces I had to sight read were pretty nasty! Had to do the sight reading thing. Yes, some of those were pretty wicked. And some were really a piece of cake. I was required to do it many times under different circumstances every year. It's one thing to be able to learn something, and with practice get all the dynamics and what not down to near perfection...but to TRY to do it never seeing or hearing a piece of music before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members noizemakr73 Posted September 7, 2008 Members Share Posted September 7, 2008 I played all things percussion in band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EllenGtrGrl Posted September 7, 2008 Members Share Posted September 7, 2008 From one baritone/euphonium player to another--there is no baritone euphonium, just one or the other. Wellll, actually they are sort of one and the same. The Baritone has 3 valves, the Euphonium had 4 valves (and I was told one time that you can even get a 5 valve version). Thanks for the correction. Actually in retrospect, I played Baritone in 6th and 7th grade, and Euphonium from 8th grade through my sophomore year of college. You know what they look like - sort of a mini tuba. My parents had a cow when I brought a Baritone home from school in 6th grade! They thought I'd be playing oompah stuff!! Actually the Baritone and Euphonium are nice sounding instruments. Soundwise, they're sort of a cross between the trombone, and the french horn. It's too bad that neither is considered a "proper" symphony instrument, unlike trombone. Of the two (Baritone or Euphonium), I prefer the Euphonium. Once I went to 4 valves, 3 valves seemed so lame by comparison. I haven't played a Baritone in 30 years, and a Euphonium since 1984. Sometimes, I get a yearning to play one, but I'd only consider doing it in a symphony setting (fat chance!). Good symphonic music is fun to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grantus Posted September 7, 2008 Members Share Posted September 7, 2008 Started on trumpet, switched to baritone, then trombone. Played trombone in college for a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members balthazarr Posted September 7, 2008 Members Share Posted September 7, 2008 Beat cookie tins for a while and then plinked on a cheap Zen-on guitar until I moved to Fla where I got into a band after dropping out of HS in 9th.Hated Plantation HS with a passion. Wasn't until I moved to Cali that I got into HS marching band in 11th grade playing tenor drum. Yep, skipped 10th. Then joined Jazzband as guitarist and played percussion in the orchestra bc I was too lightweight to make the Varsity FB team. Same time was in the City Youth band marching and orchestra ensemble playing percussion and guitar and generally making a nuisance of myself by cranking the amp before practice began and playing out of tune during some pieces I hated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Oldskool Texas Posted September 7, 2008 Members Share Posted September 7, 2008 Tenor sax. I still take it out from time to time, but I've lost all my technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members inkblot Posted September 7, 2008 Members Share Posted September 7, 2008 Played baritone in 5th/6th grade, quit because I didn't care for music at the time. Also took piano lessons as a kid and didn't like it. Whatever ability to read music I gained from those was completely lost by the time I got to guitar. Started playing guitar at 17 and play around on piano for fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Into Nation Posted September 7, 2008 Members Share Posted September 7, 2008 Clarinet, bass clarinet and mellophone (which fails spell check...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhett_03 Posted September 7, 2008 Members Share Posted September 7, 2008 Alto Sax. All District baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeremylp Posted September 7, 2008 Members Share Posted September 7, 2008 I play in the school's jazz band. been playing for 4 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members milosch Posted September 7, 2008 Members Share Posted September 7, 2008 Cornet, for about 4 years. I still have it and am taking my time getting it cleaned up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bendafender Posted September 7, 2008 Members Share Posted September 7, 2008 Violin and clarinet in school. I sold my clarinet to by a wedding ring. Still married 31 years later. Still play violin. I also play bass, mandolin, guitar (duh) and will try anything with strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Talic Posted September 7, 2008 Members Share Posted September 7, 2008 Played clarinet 5th-11th grade and dropped band my senior year and picked up guitar. I played alto sax for about a year in middle school for a short lived jazz band too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted September 7, 2008 Members Share Posted September 7, 2008 Recorder and yucalali is all we even saw in school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members les_paul Posted September 7, 2008 Members Share Posted September 7, 2008 The reps from the store my school worked with were impatient and told me I was "unable to play any band/orchestra instruments." I picked up my dad's guitar (secretly, while he wasn't home) and have been in bliss ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 211dave112 Posted September 7, 2008 Members Share Posted September 7, 2008 Recorder and yucalali is all we even saw in school. ukulele?? I played guitar from about 13 years old, all the way till now.Being in England we didn't really have school bands, well we did but not to the seriousness I'm led to believe US schools do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benzem Posted September 7, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 7, 2008 Recorder, it brought the brootalz LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HopeStreet Posted September 7, 2008 Members Share Posted September 7, 2008 percussion from grade 7-12,minus one year to bass and another to...nothing.my grad year was the {censored} though.i went to a fine arts school.played a little tune about a volcano called vesuvius on the timpanis.intense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benzem Posted September 7, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 7, 2008 Thanks Bobby D & ELGTRGRL!Great responses And EGG, do you still have the gtr your grampa made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted September 7, 2008 Members Share Posted September 7, 2008 ukulele??I played guitar from about 13 years old, all the way till now.Being in England we didn't really have school bands, well we did but not to the seriousness I'm led to believe US schools do. or ukalalie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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