Send Your Stories!

Send your stories!

Story submissions are welcomed here!! I love getting a laugh out of a good joke during band, or a prank played on the BD, just to name a few. Send 'em in!

Flute vs Clarinet vs Oboe - What squeak makes you want to shove your head in a sand pit the most?

Flute: Fix your embouchure, fix your position, what ever you were doing wrong p l e a s e fix it.

Clarinet:

"It's probably my reed."

"Why you lyin... why you always lyin..."

Oboe: please stop summoning Satan, it's disturbing the flutes.

Piccolo:

My head was in the sand as soon as they pulled out a piccolo. We don't even have one in the band so I just avoid it.

- LilFlute

Popular Pieces vs Set Pieces

You want to play that popular piece, with sections that you absolutely adore, but before that...

The set piece.

Flats vs Naturals

If you're someone with a terrible memory, you'll probably relate:

BD: Ok how many naturals in this? *one flat*

*insert forgetful flautist*: Uh...

BD: WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS FOR A YEAR-

Telling it how it is in a tiny regional concert band. We're trying I swear.

The lord is testing me.

Pop songs

Getting to play pop songs in band is the greatest thing.

Until everyone figured out that you've never heard the song before and are now a disgrace to humanity.

A Story about Grace Notes

This is a doozy.

So, we're playing Fever in lesson right? Barely anyone turns up to lessons, so it's just me and two other flutes. We're blocking Fever and the conductor asks "what's that note?" And points to the note(s).

None of us know, and so our conductor turns to the poor grade seven beside her and says (in a joking way) "You should know this one."

The girl's looking kinda scared, so the conductor just says:

"It's a grace note, Grace!"

-LilFlute