I saw your post on the 'I got it!' topic. I have the same problems with people trying to scare me too! I usually try to sit alone or with friends during band auditions. This one time a girl kind of followed me around playing her chromatic scale as fast as she could! I kinda giggled everytime because she would screech horribly on the way down. I took the liberty of repaying her the favor by sitting as near to her as I could, and playing my scales in double overtime. Oh yeah! One time at band auditions, a few upperclassmen band people were following around my friend, listening to how good he was. They were plotting to break all of his reeds when he went to the bathroom! Lucky for him, and them , they found out that he was going to be in the underclass band. People can be so jealous some times!! So... got anymore stories? :D
Whenever I went to auditions, it always seemed like the audition turned into a bragging contest so people could enlighten the world about their greatness and how their flute is really expensive and then laugh at anyone who doesn't have a really expensive flute. At auditions where they could hear the person auditioning, they usually tried to point out every mistake that the auditionee made.
Tell me about it!*sigh* The auditions I go to usually turn into school vs. school. A lot of times people don't even try to get some last minute practice in or warm-up, they skip right to, "I bet I can play better than you." This year it was battle of the tubas! There have been a lot of competition things going on between my school and another. We're always trying to outdo the other. They have good trumpets, we don't. We have killer clarinetists, they don't. Better flutes at my school. More money at their school. We got a superior rating, they didn't. Constantly competing...
That is so awful! Some people can be so immature about music... I remember, when I was in junior high, we had weekly sectionals, and I would get so nervous about girls challenging me and teasing me, that I would have panic attacks. A junior high student, having a panic attack, because girls were teasing her! I was so afraid of losing first chair that I would get frusterated and, eventually, because this was happening to the other sections leaders, too, the teasing and the taunting, sectionals were cancelled. Isn't that awful?
I get really frusterated at people who make fun of others because they don't have a nice flute. It doesn't really matter. (I shouldn't be one to talk because I have gold plating and engraving that makes people nervous) but I love meeting musicians who have an older model flute, but can play beautifully!
Wow! I am glad that I never went through any of that! No thanks! Can't say I am sorry that I never went to competitions either. There was no point for me to as I didn't plan on ever playing as a career, I just did it for myself because it made me happy. I can't stand it when people are competitive like that. It is funny because it a lot of the times (not all the time: note) it is the spoiled kids (not saying that ALL are spoiled, so please don't jump down my throat!) with the expensive flutes that are the worst at playing. Sorry for all the things in parentheses, but there are some really touchy people that tend to take things the wrong way at times, so I just wanted to be careful, I don't want to offend any kid spoilers or vise versa out there. Lol! JK!
We don't mind the ( ), do we? (Who else am I talking to, I am the only one in the room?!) It was pretty bad. I am so happy that sectionals were cancelled. And you know what? I notice that it WAS all the popular, snooty kids (half of whom had dropped out of band later on).
I love contests and honor bands, but I don't like how people can get so rude. I was horrified that, at a performance contest a few weeks ago, a group of girls walked by, noticed the flute I had, and started making commments on how I must be showing off and that show off's were not really all that good. I was mortified! I have to say I wowed them later because it was an open auditorium during the whole contest, but not one of them came back and said anything! I love contests where it is not flute player against flute player; when everything is equal and there is nothing to sway the judges, like what teacher you have or what you perfom on. It is like trying to get through a sort of glass ceiling sometimes, depending on what director or mentor you have at that time. I don't like the politics and really regret that I am going to have to battle all that as a director!
the best thing to do in that situation is go to a quiet corner, blow warm air through your flute, bring a book or crossword puzzle and keep your mouth shut...
I try to get in a quiet corner during competitions, but it's just too loud. Usually right before I go into the audition, I'm fine. I sit there waiting for the people ahead of me to finish their audition. It all hits me when I step into the room and look at the back of the judges head, sitting there, pencil in hand. I try my hardest to look away, but he is always in my peripheral vision, scribbling away. This year in the audition room, I came down with bad shakes. On the way down my chromatic scale, I screeched horribly and forgot where I was. I watched the judge scribble something on his paper, knowing that points had just been deducted. During my sightreading I forgot to play the key sig. the first time!! I watched him deduct points there too. Overall, I made 2nd because of my bad nerves. I just can't help it!
Hey you guys! Yea..ppl could act very StRanGE at times. SO earlier in the year i had district honor band auditions. And i was so nervous,..i started looking at my music and started to finger really fast. i was like shaking!.there's was 100 really good ppl there. my band director was like..do your homework..relax.
YEA..but HEY!! i got relaxed..BUT OMG!! there was a lot of AMAZING seniors who played their scales SUPER SUPER fast. I was like 0_0 AHHHHH!!!
a lot of other ppl were scared too..and when they went in to audition ..they tried to play super fast just like the other ppl..i just played my tempo. ..it was good.
you know what's really strange?..ppl at district honor band was the NICEST PPL i EVER met. OMG! OMG!..they were so friendly!! i sat by a clarinet person..and i know my notes c4..and all those high notes was out of tune..and screechy. but he was really nice..boy!..
YOU are SOO right patrick. Ppl who are rude, snobby..SHOW OFF..won't get far in the music biz. SO TRUE!..all those ppl in middle school quit when they entered highschool.
Although there is this one flutist who tries to compete with me EVERYTIME. i'm her like worst enemy or something. i always try to be nice though..*sigh*..we're getting along better..
OH! and i think i made an another enemy..-__-" she always gives me this strange GLARE everytime i say hi. i just say hi..because she's in marching band with me..*BIG SIGH*
Patrick, I don't think I want to imagine this guy in nothing but black socks!! Oh Schoolgirl! We clarinetists are some of the best people to sit around (as long as you don't mind a little squeaking once in a while...) The ones you want to avoid are the brass guys. Some can be very nice and very good musicians! However, beware of those who like to blast...
OH BOY! OH BOY! there's this one trumpet who always BLAST in marching band. he's first chair out of 30 in freshman band right now..but OH OBY! is he LOUD LOUD LOOOUUD! he's the only one you could hear out of 60 ppl. Ahh..we just started marching band again. flutes can't be heard..very sad. he's good..but with a loud ucky sound. in marching he blasts but in concerts..he's not that bad.weird.
Hhhmm..if only i had a piccolo!!..MWWAHHh *evil laugh*
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Trumpet is the LOUDEST instrument i ever met...some can be shy..but others..most.. WOW 0_0..i mean i could handle a piccolo right in my ear..but a trumpet..sry folks..not for me. Something about it makes me wanna leave..maybe it's because i've never met a good trumpet player with a good sound. YEA..probably that's why..
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Oh yeah! One time at band auditions, a few upperclassmen band people were following around my friend, listening to how good he was. They were plotting to break all of his reeds when he went to the bathroom! Lucky for him, and them 
So... got anymore stories? :D.JPG)
