Top Ten Band: Band Camp Week 1 Day 1

2storm Sorry it's been a long time but in real life my band won number 1 in class and number 1 percussion in class 2 in guard and 1 in field commander. In the whole contest we won 6 in percussion 10 in guard and 3 in field commander and 6 overall. That was my first career contest so yeah. Then last week we placed first in everything.

Admin: So I think this show will go good.
Beethoven: Yeah.
Shannon Leto: I wonder how my concert went?
Positronwildhawk walks through the door.
Positronwildhawk: Let's play some music.
Everyone comes in and says random words.
Admin: So everyone we will have different groups here for are first practice we will do this till lunch. The groups are Drumline go work on the sidewalk on marching fundamentals with Mr. Rosehill. Low Brass will work Mrs. Feathers in the gym. Brass will work in the bathrooms will work my wife Heather in the bathroom. And will work with me. Pit with Mr. Josh in the band room and Field Commander with Julia and Clark and Montypython is field commander on the practice field.
At Drumline.
Mr. Rosehill: How is it going?
Positronwildhawk: Good.
Mr. Rosehill: So I have to figure out who's section so let's do some rudiments whoever can do them perfectly is section leader. So let's start out with a buzz roll.
Shannon Leto does a perfect buzz roll.
Bach does a pretty good one.
Desktopcoytote51 does a bad one.
2storm does a good one.
Therandom does a perfect one.
Positronwildhawk does a good one.
Drumline does a terrible one.
Mr. Rosehill: So Shannon Leto or Therandom. Next 13 stroke roll and then we will switch to marching.
Shannon Leto good one.
Bach awful one.
Desktopcoytote51 good one.
2storm perfect one.
Therandom perfect one.
Positronwildhawk perfect one.
Drumline awful one.
Mr. Rosehill: So far Therandom is section leader.
Therandom: Wow!
Mr. Rosehill: Marching now so roll your feet while marching guys and this piece is Drumline dominant you have 14 holds 154 moves so you guys move a lot while they have 120 holds and 64 moves.
2storm: Cool.
Mr. Rosehill: This set here is where their at a hold while we are are walking through rows of them walking out of it then fighting emerges.
At Low Brass.
Mrs. Feathers: Hello children this will be a nice little band.
Bronson: Hello.
Mozart: Hello.
Dapperpickle: Hello.
Mew282221: I play TUBA.
Cosmo: I PLAY TROMBONE.
Mrs. Feathers: I played baritone.
Bronson: Yes sister.
Mrs. Feathers: So let's start marching fundamentals. So you have to march in time with the drums marching down to the field every time there is a hit it is when you hit your left foot.
Cosmo: Easy.
Mrs. Feathers: But this is very fast paced so look out. That is when you are marching to the field but then they will play Kadince but you guys don't play. But then you guys got to watch the field commander during the show.
Cosmo: Ok hard.
At Woodwinds.
Admin: Ok guys.
Fasterthansonic: Can we start it's been 3 hours.
Admin: I am doing paperwork.
ShatteredCrystal: Now buster if you don't start I will tackle you like Ray Lewis.
At Pit.
Mr. Josh: Ok let's start. Ok we start this song with big cymbal rolls start it slow then very fast. Then the Drumline will start playing with the quads. Then Neil Peart you will start with a drum roll then all my cymbals will pick up crash cymbals then end that roll with a crash. Then Turkeyayslum will do a G arpago. So let's do it. That will go till measure 7. So do it.
They did it perfect until Turkeyayslum does the G arpago.
Mr. Josh: Turkeyayslum don't mess up that arpago it is very important it ques the winds to come in.
Turkeyayslum: Ok Sir.
Mr. Josh: Just Turkeyayslum play.
Turkeyayslum plays it.
Mr. Josh: They are eighth notes it is not hard and this is slow so don't stress it.
Turkeyayslum plays it again and does it perfect.
Mr. Josh: Good ok.
At Brass.
Heather: Guys so while marching be in step with the field commander every quarter note you put your right foot down unless you are marching fast but you guys only do that once.
At Field Commander.
Clark: Ok so beginning this song your going to start at 44 and it is going to be slow at 69 tempo then you crescendo at measure 2 for the cymbals then at measure 3 que the Drumline will stop at measure 4 and the pit snare will start a roll decrescendo right their then it will stop at measure 5. Then you will que a crash right before the end of the roll. Then after measure 7 start to accelerondo/crescendo for 7 measures and start hold number one measure 13 it will last for 4 measures then que the Drumline to start moving.
Julia: So go to measure 17.
She does it.
Julia: So remember accelerondo slow then crescendo fast at measure 11.
At lunch.
Admin: Ok guys you can eat here or go somewhere else but be in sectionals at 1:25.
Bronson: Hey 2storm and Therandom do you guys want to go to Rio De Grande?
2storm: Sure.
They leave.
After Lunch.
At Pit.
Mr. Josh: Ok so play to measure 7.
They play to measure 7 perfectly.
Mr. Josh: Good so then everyone will rest for 2 measures Musicalpony you will move to chimes and play a G on beat one of every measure until measure 12 then move back to cymbals and do and roll on measure 15 to 18 and start it slow. Pony will play the Marimba with Turkeyayslum you guys will do AA CC FE/eighth eighth eighth eighth Half eighth . You will do that 4 times. Drums will do 1 3 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 24 1 ee and ou 2 ee and ou 3 ee and ou 4. Mr Brony28827 will do what Musical Pony does we gets on cymbals. So let's do it.
They get correct until the cymbals start late. Musical Pony you have to wait three measures remember that.
At Drumline.
Mr. Rosehill: So you guys come at measure 3 you will do a one measure roll.
Then right before the hold at measure 10 start really quiet and get round until measure 13 then do this rhythm 1 3 and 4 1 3 and 4 do that 2 times. Then 2storm will have a solo.
Mr. Rosehill: So let's do it.
They do it perfectly.
At Low Brass.
Mrs. Feathers: So you guys don't come in till measure 9 your going to play a G on every measure until measure 13 then your going to play D G until measure 17 then you going to hold a G for 3 measures and play as loud as possible on that part. Let's do it.
They do it perfect.
Woodwinds learn same thing.
At Brass.
Heather: Hey guys you come in at measure 13 you guys will do a triplet you will go between A Bb and C. Then at measure 17 play a G as loud as you can for three measures. Let's do it.
They did it good.
Field Commander did nothing except practice that part.
Admin: Ok guys we are done today tomorrow morning we will do full band inside then you will work on sets then sectionals goodbye for today.

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