woodwind and brass sectional!
June 2013
8 posts
Trying to make friends with a brass player
When any Tchaikovsky comes on the radio
When someone really ridiculously good says they suck
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May 2013
10 posts
When someone asks me if i'm nervous before going on
When a piece is stuck in my head and I forget what it is
When That One Vocalist Uses Vibrato During Aural Skills
Going to summer camp after being in college
- Beethoven: ARE YOU READY TO HEAR SOME SYMPHONIES?!
- Audience: *cheers*
- Beethoven: I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!
When someone fails to graduate conservatory for failing recital attendance
April 2013
2 posts
When you take a break from practicing, the first time you play again feels like
also after tenths
trying to sightread Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit
March 2013
20 posts
Using Finale
Rocking out to Hebrides Overture
The first time I heard Haydn's Surprise Symphony
I’m bored.
and then
how piano majors feel when non-majors practice around them
The health benefits of school food
When someone tries to touch my instrument
First day of pedagogy class
Trying to be supportive after a shitty recital
making faces at your friend during orchestra
your like:
Then someone near them thinks your making faces at them:
(inspired by: estellarm)
How my practice sessions usually go
When my stand partner doesn't show
Talking to the guidance counselor about Gen-Eds
What twelve-tone music does to my brain
Getting called in for an audition
First time grocery shopping as a sophmore
Theory Pop Quizzes
Getting asked how your audition went
When the conductor threatens to do stand by stand
When the conductor calls someone out.
Playing a concert in all black
And in tuxedos…
February 2013
19 posts
When teachers tell you to get up at 6AM for technique
Signing up for rep class
Freshmen at parties
Post-Recital Reception
When Freshmen start making up excuses in studio class on why they messed up
How most freshmen react to theory
When non-majors are banging on the practice room pianos during jury week
When someone comes in to observe my lesson
What I want to do when practicing next to a percussionist
When I hear Brahms
