Social The Blue Moon Cantina XIX ~~ The Blue Moon Awakens

But even Time Lords aren't immune to the touch of an angel.

 

4000th post!

 

*dances*

 

This is post #37,000 for me.

 

We try to get a concerted effort to bring music to the party. I can orchestrate other additions as long as I properly conduct myself.

 

Speaking of drums....

 

Or if you want really good drumlines and brass, try this:


I love Drum & Bugle Corps competitions. Anyone here been to one?

 

I've not gone to an actual competition, but I would love to. I've been to a couple of matching band competitions though.

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HS29, "strict" ain't nothin' when comparing our marching band days to D&B Corps. Guys out on the field with a diagram. They know there's going to be a straight line at specific times in the formation. They're waiting where the end of the line should be. One leg out of line and *point*. I would never survive. I was famous for people having to correct me, "No, Drew, the other right leg."

 

Marching band (band in generally really) is the one thing from high school that I miss.

 

CalaelAzasar, what did you play? Trumpet player here.

 

I played flute and in the years since I've also started playing piccolo. I currently play in a community band, we play about 4 times a year. I would love to be in a larger band that plays harder music (or even gets new music), but this is the only one around that I know of. The community band I'm a part of plays music that's about junior high level and I don't think we've gotten any new music since I joined the band (and I joined during high school or shortly thereafter).

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Time to break out the orchestral versions of Jethro Tull!
http://jethrotull.com/ian-anderson-on-the-orchestra/

 

Do you have a favorite piece you played in band?

I can't remember all the pieces we played, but the marching band ones stick out in my mind better. My senior year we played awesome music in marching band, both my senior and juniors years we played some awesome music in band in general.

 

Yes, indeed! My favorite was when we played some PDQ Bach on a trip down to Florida. We visited another high school and did a concert with them. Quite interesting, like our own competition. Best part of it when we all pulled our mouthpieces off and had to play them as best we could. Hillarious piece!

My director was very good at choosing memorable pieces. He did choose the same things each Christmas, though. So when I hear that percussion *snap* of the Jingle Bells song, it still brings back great memories.

What was your favorite?

 

My dad used to play trombone and euphonium, and he would practice playing his mouthpiece when he was driving. I know exactly what that sounds like.

Which PDQ Bach piece was that? I love 1712 Overture and Oedipus Tex.

DarthIshyZ

 

DarthIshyZ
For marching band I think my favorite was Malagueña. For concert band my two favorites (that I can remember) was a Riverdance medley and Gandalf from The Lord Of The Rings Symphony. [None of the links are my band, although the one for Riverdance is pretty close to the size band we had at the time]

 

Sarge, 1712 Overture sounds familiar. I don't remember exactly. We're talking the Dark Ages of 1984. Did you play?

CalaelAzasar, ahhh... you're a young'un!

 

DarthIshyZ compared to you, yes I am a young'un

And now I'm listening to the full Symphony No. 1 The Lord Of The Rings by Johan de Meij ...... such good music.

 

HS29, jazz running? What the heck is that? I do bet you were exceptional, though, with that kind of training.

CalaelAzasar, you mention soundtracks and my brain goes immediately to Dances With Wolves by John Barry. Ooohh! Or Master and Commander! Both very good soundtracks.

 

I love soundtracks. My favorites are basically anything by John Williams or James Newton Howard or Hans Zimmer or Howard Shore. I'm sure there are other composers that I like, those are just the ones that come to mind.
Master and Commander has some great music!

 

LOL I tickle my youngest to one of those songs. "Jing-a jing jing jing" and he's giggling up a storm.