Budding Band Boy - if he lives!

[Mathfailure]

With the various marching band threads, I wanted to let you know that my 7th grader is having his first experience tonight at the homecoming game. They are letting the Jr. High band join in for a few numbers.

My boy is out of his skin with nerves, and has been driving us crazy for the week. Now the time has arrived, and my husband just called and said son did not know where to go His grasp of details is not keen.

It is going to be quite the night.

Kathleen

 

[glenpreece]

aww that is so cute good luck to him!!

 

[RENThead09]

Wooooooo Hoooooooo!!!!!

You can not have too many band geeks in the world. It makes it a better place!

 

[OrlandoMike]

How great!

Please let us know how they did! And post some generic pics of the band if you can!

 

[Mathfailure]

Well, let me say first that I am not a football fan, Boston Red Sox and baseball only...so I NEVER was looking at the right spot all night. It got comical.

My boy was soooo excited, sat with the band in the end zone band area, played cheers, and got on the field at half time to play three numbers...the most important was the school pep song.

The stadium is quite impressive, and just the fact that there is a stadium amazes the Bay Stater in me. We had a field and brought folding chairs!

The game was close, but the home team did lose.

The other team's band totally outclassed ours, they moved around, had more modern pieces to play, and were showmen. Ours is in the imfamous rebuilding phase, hence the encouraging the Jr. Highs.

My son is musical, and played well. He was praised by his last year band leader, and is finally seeing that playing in the band and being good is a social acceptable thing. It didn't hurt that dozens of young girls hugged him all night. So I am sure he is all in!

Now, my cultural moment...our team has a mascot and some cheers that in my upbring would be considered in poor taste. I have always lived in areas with native american histories, and we did not have tomahawk cheers or wearing of feathers. I must admit being a bit taken aback. It was certainly not done with evil intent, but still I was uncomfortable. Think back to the Atlanta Braves and the fuss about the chopping cheer. They do that same one here. I need time to process all that stuff.

Mike, I have no earthly idea how to post pictures. If I figure it out I will, they were so darn cute, and so in earnest. Music at its amature best...all heart.

Kathleen

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

I am glad he had fun!

DS is sad that he isn't drumming anymore. Well, he's not drumming at school. He is drumming at this very moment in his room. I kind of think it's a good thing he isn't in a marching band because he is too tiny to march with the drum!

 

[OrlandoMike]

Sounds like he had a great night!

What is his instrument?

 

[Mathfailure]

My boy is tiny too. Always in the 3rd percentile for weight and height. It is quite apparent now in Jr High as some are hitting a growth spurt, and my little guy is still not...

He also plays drums, took lessons one summer on a break from guitar lessons. I too have the bedroom drum set to listen too!!! The boy is on his guitar behind me as we speak, rock or some such thing is being played. I am not a fan of the music but as I love the boy

He plays trumpet, first part, in the band, and it is a good fit for him. My husband plays the euphonium (sp) and they can do some pieces together.

Today is a joyful day for my son, as he is remembering the fun and forgetting the nerves.

 

[OrlandoMike]

He plays trumpet, first part

The coolest kids play trumpet!

 

[KingOfBass40]

WOOOOOO euphonium is awesome, thats what I play