Our community LOVES the band, but they only like two songs we play, so where ever we go...it's those two songs.
the kids at school complain that we play stupid stuff like Mozart...(our show). "Give us something we can dance to!"
if it was most people's choice...we wouldn't even e at the football games.
they only know the friday night football band, not the saturday morning band that's in the top 25 bands in the state.

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This is my line at the homecomming game I'm pretty sure. About midway through, they give a shot of the crowd. As you'll see, the kids at my school go crazy over the drumline.

Our band is a nice sized band... however, not too many of them are nerds or anything. Though, a lot of people talk about us... you know, the typical stuff. |Especially| people in other sports. The truth is, I look down on them in correlation. It's quite funny when you think about it.

I think through some point in high school any one in band is going to get some of that flack from someone, it's just how it is. In my case, the d-line really turned around people's views at the school when we just threw down at our school's talent show last year. We got a perfect score the crowd was just blown away. They had no idea that drummers could really do some of the stuff we did, and people were shocked. But in know how that feeling is, and I feel for anyone but its just what we do, and we know how it is. Rock on!

we have 89 percent of the school in our band and the rest of the school hates the band.we have around 250 people in our band. 6th 7th and 8th grades.

Our school also has the majority of the people in the marching band or at least some other music program on campus. So we are all respected as musicians and all that jazz. Even though our marching band isn't all that "great" most of the people are, used to be, or know someone in the band so we are in some way supported and acknowledged for all the stuff we do.

The only reason our band is in any way respected in our community is because of our line. not to brag but our line had no idea what to do until i became section leader and we got our god-like instructor. our "band" is a joke but i try at least to make our line look good so i still have a reason to do the crap...sorry but i don't enjoy being laughed at

My band has been a 4-time straight superior (since it was formed in 2003), in both marching and concert seasons.. however in my opinion it's an all right band.. we're not the best in the county but we're getting closer every year... and when it comes to being harrased by the talentless , apathetic, and ignorant side of the school i just tell them "Hey man chill.. im IN the drumline." and they get all " Oh snap son datzz tight! you needa show me some cool Sh*T like in that movie with nick cannon!"..need I say more?... I feel bad for clarinets.. (no offense to any clarinets of course)

We HAD a good rep among most of the school....but this year we got a 2 in marching. Now we had a record of 27 1's in a row. So when we got a 2 most of the band was devastated by the whole experience. Well, recently the football team hasn't been losing like the used to. The even printed out shirts about their arrival to the playoffs. (It read "Been there, done that 22 times" started in 1920's?!) So we got stomped on by the entire school, we were mocked every time there was a chance, and the school no longer supported us. And every pep-rally everyone brought signs that all read out "2". We had to start locking certain people out of the band hall because off all the harassment that we been receiving. And now the only thing the school and town cares about is the sports programs, and looks down on us as losers. It really disappoints me.