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#125534 - 12/24/06 09:29 PM
Re: Traditions
[Re: Raouf]
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Registered: 02/14/06
Loc: Mesa, AZ
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Our tenor section either goes to Kona Grill, P.F. Chang's, or any sushi/chinese food place out there.
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 2006-2007: Freshman: Pit (Auxiliary Percussion, no mallets or anything... extremely boring) 2006-2007 Winter Drumine: Tenors 2007-2008: Sophomore: Tenors 2008-2009: Junior: Tenors
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#125536 - 01/01/07 05:23 PM
Re: Traditions
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Registered: 09/21/05
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the tenors have silly hats for practice. The snares have sweater day at grand nats. the avengers for the east side of the snare line this year. theres a whole lot.
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#125537 - 01/01/07 06:09 PM
Re: Traditions
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We wore togas once... (over our clothes) that was... interesting...
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#125542 - 01/07/07 07:55 PM
Re: Traditions
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on the last day of band camp, a junior wears this thing called the banna suit. it doesnt leave much to the imagination, but is really funny to see the freshmen amazed as to how someone would do something like that.
we also have a bag of twizzlers that gets passed around before and after a game.....i never knew i liked twizzlers untill then.
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#125543 - 01/07/07 08:05 PM
Re: Traditions
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oue entire percussion section goes to zipani for breakfast before every competition. and right before we go on to compete, the battery "passes the love"(click sticks down the line-snare and tenor-tenor and bass1-bass1 and bass2-bass2 and bass3)
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#125548 - 01/21/07 05:13 PM
Re: Traditions
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They let us play at time outs, quarter changes and everyone 9in a while a quietish stand cadence. Plus we play for like a half hour before the game starts.
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#125549 - 01/23/07 11:26 PM
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We try to have nic-names for all our members. It is pretty awesome.
On birthdays we sing/play happy birthday to the person as cheesy as we can. Then we all do push-ups equal to how old they are.
Also in winter line the tenors have had a secret spot that we use for sectionals for I don't know how long. The previous tenors always pass it down to the new ones and only the tenor players know where it is.
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#125551 - 01/24/07 06:04 PM
Re: Traditions
[Re: DigitalDrummer]
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Registered: 11/14/06
Loc: Neverland, Michigan
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Before B-ball games we go outside, warm up, and then we run around a lamp post hitting it with our sticks.
Are you allowed to play during the actual games or only during tha half? Our line doesnt play at basketball games, but I think that needs to change.
We play a half time show and when there is a time-out. Were not allowed to play during the game because the coaches complain that we are too loud and that the players can't concentrate. Why don't you play at b-ball games?
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#125554 - 01/27/07 11:20 AM
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secion leader has a whistle that says 'percussion section leader' on it and every section leader that graduates picks the next one and gives him/her the whistle
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#125555 - 01/27/07 04:12 PM
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Theres another two that we just started a bit ago...
1. we play "stalker" (stick soccer with the freshmen drumsticks) and 2. We take broken sticks and glue them perfectly together and let the freshmen borrow them. They break after about 3 or 4 hits.
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#125559 - 01/31/07 09:31 AM
Re: Traditions
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yeah we have a 'drum circle' b4 every competition. it gets us in the mood.... its a big like huddle-ish lookin thing and we all pick a tone and beat and 'talk dirty drum' lol.... our drum instructors never participate but they watch and think its funny! so yeah our other tradition is to sign a ceiling tile in our band room... one of our tenor players started it and every year the seniors get to sign the tile! cant wait til i get to sign it! yessss! but the tile is def only a drumline thing the band saw it and wants to sign it but hell no they rnt cool enuf 4 that!
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#125560 - 01/31/07 06:16 PM
Re: Traditions
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Registered: 02/14/06
Loc: Mesa, AZ
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Of course the rest of the band is cool enough...
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 2006-2007: Freshman: Pit (Auxiliary Percussion, no mallets or anything... extremely boring) 2006-2007 Winter Drumine: Tenors 2007-2008: Sophomore: Tenors 2008-2009: Junior: Tenors
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#125562 - 02/10/07 11:14 PM
Re: Traditions
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Loc: Mesa, AZ
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Theres another two that we just started a bit ago...
1. we play "stalker" (stick soccer with the freshmen drumsticks) and 2. We take broken sticks and glue them perfectly together and let the freshmen borrow them. They break after about 3 or 4 hits.
Number 2: That one would be funny, but it WOULD be horrendous if you did right before a competition. I can just imagine a freshman snare kid just being like..."WTF just happened to my stick..." after it broke when he or she hit the stick for the third or fourth time.
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 2006-2007: Freshman: Pit (Auxiliary Percussion, no mallets or anything... extremely boring) 2006-2007 Winter Drumine: Tenors 2007-2008: Sophomore: Tenors 2008-2009: Junior: Tenors
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#125563 - 02/11/07 01:24 AM
Re: Traditions
[Re: Homestar]
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Actually I just tried that the other day (during practice), and I found out that it teaches them what to do if their stick breaks.
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#125569 - 02/15/07 05:56 PM
Re: Traditions
[Re: Gernads]
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Registered: 10/21/06
Loc: Virginia
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We argue about the point of singing Bohemian Rhapsody after a win. I just tell them we don't need a reason to sing the coolest song in the world.
we sing we are the champions and we will rock you...it gets quite annoying.
What gets annoying is the one millionth round of "Do Your Chain Hang Low". That song gets old.....fast.
oh my god. yes! our pit learned it.......uuggghhhh
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#125570 - 02/15/07 09:15 PM
Re: Traditions
[Re: Raouf]
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Registered: 06/09/06
Loc: Chicago, IL
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We started a new thing this last season. So right after our pre-game/show/comp warmup we circle up, then in total silence think of one thing that you've been messing up and make sure you get it right that night, lock arms, sway from side to side, then we each get a couple sunflower seeds and hold them in our mouths all the way onto the field. Once we step on the field we chew. Then just as the crowd starts to go silent, we spit them out on the field.
The circling part is unecesary... but I like the sunflower seeds.
Another funny thing we did at the very end of the season when we finaly got the xL carriers was march onto the field with traditional tilted drums, then when we spit out the seeds, tilt the drums back to level.
I almost forgot about the All Mighty Percussion Marble too. So about 5-6 years ago a previous section leader had a marble. She took it to a trophy shop and had this little trophy made that held the marble at the top. Its blue and orange (school colors) and says "The Amos Alanzo Stagg Percussion Marble" on it. Every section leader when they graduate must give it to someone under them. I was fortunate to get it from our section leader last year Alysa. I was a sophmore so I have it this year, and next year. I think I know already who I'm gunna give it to when I leave, but we still have the freshmans next year.
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#125572 - 03/12/07 09:04 PM
Re: Traditions
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we have a lock-in in our qym we actually spend the whole night in there and get sugar high and all that fun stuff
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#125574 - 03/26/07 11:09 AM
Re: Traditions
[Re: Homestar]
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Registered: 10/29/06
Loc: Virginia
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THIS DAY, THIS DAY, EVERY DAY, EVERY DAY, I WILL, I WILL, GIVE MY ALL, GIVE MY ALL, ON THREE WHO ARE WE 1 2 3, DEEP RUN!
cheesy, but it gets me pumped... we started it first Raouf
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#125576 - 03/29/07 03:25 PM
Re: Traditions
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back in HS, we would try to steal some sort of sign/artifact that had some relevance to the HS we were visiting (either for a marching comp or indoor show)
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#125578 - 04/10/07 06:38 PM
Re: Traditions
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Registered: 11/29/05
Loc: Winton, California
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When we do our last parade of the season all the freshman drumline members have to sniff a pixiestick. If they don't then they're not apart of the drumline for a day. oh yea and we call them F*gg's too.
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#125583 - 04/27/07 08:39 PM
Re: Traditions
[Re: Patty_Fla_Fla]
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It not really a tradition but at the football games most of the seniors(the black) stand up for the whole game it sort of dumb.
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#125584 - 04/29/07 08:38 PM
Re: Traditions
[Re: nasti]
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Registered: 02/17/06
Loc: Clayton North Carolina
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Our number one tradition that never fails... the drumline acts stupid at the worst time possible. Another one, the percussion always brings home the hardware even after being a bunch of jack#%s's during every rehersal (hornline doesn't and still B*%ch at the drums  ) At the end of each band camp we have a cookout for all of the band members and their families at the school. After dinner we perform all that we have learned during band camp.
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