#band class

[toytrapstarline360]

I present to you a whole Welcome Home D&D au I made in band class whenever I was not playing my instrument. It took me a long while to get every single character on here.

Sorry for the low quality. I had to snap the pic quickly to not get caught with my phone.

Welcome Home, and the characters belong to @partycoffin, aka Clown. But you knew that already.

[random-autistic-loser]

Guys.. Update on my band crush

So.. She's amazing omfg!!! She drew a Bill Cipher on me LMAO but we were flirting a lot in class, and she pinned me against the wall when I had the door opened for her, and our other classmates??? I called her pretty, she called me pretty back, and then blew me a kiss, I'M GOING FERAL HELPPP!!!!! She flirts with everyone though, but my GOSH does it make me flustered AAHAHRHRHTHTUTUTUTUTURU 😭😭😭

Btw she also really likes MHA, I love her sm, and I made a code name for her, so I'll call her Mango, and my friend made a code name for her crush, Pineapple, and in gym she showed me who Pineapple was, YIPPPEEE!!!!!

[brellafan]

No one told me the horrors my right thumb was going to go through playing clarinet

[iwanttobepersephone]

We had a silent rehearsal in band, where nobody could talk at all for any reason, and the director would write on the board or type on the... other board lol

It was so funny for no reason

"Altos, F#. Repent for your sins."

"[Sax player] Has lost it. I lost it long ago"

(After a flutist fell off her chair) "Everyone play at 63. Including floor girl."

Oh, and the fact that after a particularly hard part for the flutes, we could all hear the faint sound of Floor Girl sobbing. That killed me lol

There were also these beauties that I managed to snap photos of before she erased them

Gonna write them out here cause the photos kinda suck and tbh I need to do this more often in general lol

"10 was good. Altos fell in love with the quarter note when they took over the melody. The relationship is over, leave it behind. It's unhealthy to hold on too long."

"Good job *sarcasam*"

[soulsoffairlight]

My guys your bass doesn't have a butt it can't sit. DO NOT PUT IT IN A CHAIR THAT ACTUALLY ACTIVATES MY ANXIETY 😤😤😤😤😤😤 PLEASE JUST LAY IT GENTLY ON THE FLOOR ITS MUCH SAFER FOR THE BASS GRAAAAA

[patron-saint-of-cemetary-pigeons]

Quotes from my band class:

"I can get you a can't of coke"

-a very silly bass drum player

[burningtimetraveler]

Just some rainworld doodles I did in band class, that’s all. Have a good day

And I know that I completely butchered suns’s design

[wildwillflower]

We’re working on jazz band today.

I am a percussionist.

I have nothing to play for jazz band.

I am sitting in the corner.

With nothing to do.

I am moral support.

Yet I lack morals.

This is band.

Whatever shall I do?

Only the gods of the band hall know.

[taytumtowne]

Diversity Win!

My band teacher has ADHD

[twiigthetwiink]

🌿; this picture of me😭 /pos

also i got a donut in band today👍 (second day in a row that i randomly got a donut during school)

[mad-musician-mayhem]

Director: You know, I feel like beating a dead horse today.

Clarinet: me too

Director: that came out wrong?

[brellafan]

Hello fellow clarinet player!!! I saw a couple of your posts about band and figured I'd offer a little advice to hopefully make your life easier :)

(or you can totally ignore this if this isn't helpful at all 😅)

About thumb/wrist pain: That is normal. Well. Kind of. Basically, because of how we have to hold our instrument, our right hand has to sort of contort itself into a slightly unnatural position. You are placing a new type of strain on your joints and they don't really like that. But of course, it will get much easier the more you play, I promise. In the meantime, you can use a cushion on your thumb rest (HIGHLY recommend, and you should use one forever and always) and a neck strap (if necessary) to help relieve some of the pressure!

However, it is also important to remember that no matter how much it hurts, you have to hold your clarinet correctly, or it will severely affect your playing (and your wrist). That means the thumb rest goes directly where the nail meets skin. No exceptions!!!

Also, not so fun fact: Clarinetists can develop "clarinet wrist" (which is basically just carpal tunnel) because you sort of end up pinching the nerves and tendons in your wrist when you hold the instrument 😀👍

As for finger pain: NOT NORMAL. As someone who has played clarinet for 9 years (oh my god 💀) for both marching and concert band, my fingers have never once hurt from playing too much. You may either be practicing WAY too hard (remember to take breaks!!!) or you may be applying too much pressure when playing your instrument. The keys and holes don't require that much force, so try being a little gentler the next time you practice.

If that doesn't help, or you think that's not the issue, you may need to do some hand stretches and exercises! There are lots of examples of finger/hand exercises online that you can use to strengthen your fingers, and this will also help strengthen your wrist too!

Sorry for the long ask, but I hope at least something in here was helpful! 💕

(Also marching band is super fun you should totally do it if you're able to it's like my favorite thing ever. also watch dci)

Dude, I love you so much for this THANK YOU!

Unfortunately my school doesn’t offer marching band for quite a few reasons, my school is very remote even though it’s huge, we wouldn’t get much out of it and I highly doubt our board would invest. My dear band director was making me playing really vigorously and all night my fingers were aching and it hurt so bad, I remember him being so happy when I held the note I was aiming for and then telling me “now do it again” and I did and oh lord it hurt! 🤕

I usually use a bandaid as a cushion when I play and a neck strap sounds really cool too!

I definitely do put a ton of pressure on the keys, I’m very new and my hands get so sweaty and twitchy it’s hard to keep them in place so I end up overexerting myself.

Thank you for showing me drum corps international!

[bandclass]

Band Director: okay we're going to do a scale exercise, hold out the notes as long as you can, so breathe as much as you need-

Bass guitarist: *INHALES DEEPLY*

Band Director: *sigh*

[crazyforcocopuffs222]

I really hate men who play flute

[corvidsoulp]

A trumpet (left and trombone (right) were playing spiderman on thier mouthpieces :/