My son played saxophone in jazz band in middle school and forgot his mouthpiece at a jazz festival. Trouble was, he was really good. The director made him borrow another kid's mouthpiece to play.
Aside from how incredibly gross that was, I often wonder how it made the other kid feel.
"You forgot your mouthpiece? Well, we can't have you not play. Borrow a mouthpiece from that kid. He sucks anyway."
A kid forgot his instrument but showed up to a performance in middle school and the teacher told him to "sit in his seat and make the gestures. No one will see you anyway."
I was too busy with my own music to watch but I know he did it. I bet it was amazing.
In middle school I played the (French) horn, and one time I lost my mouthpiece right before a concert. I spent the entire thing just pretending to play my mouthpieceless instrument.
I think my teacher knew not to do a song with a horn solo; none of us actually bothered to learn the notes to the songs. The concert probably sounded marginally better without me.
I forgot my clarinet on the night of the state game my first year in marching band. I marched with my hands fisted one over the other like when you practice without instruments while you're blocking. It was televised
16 Comments
NABDad@lemmy.world · 46 pts · 1y
My son played saxophone in jazz band in middle school and forgot his mouthpiece at a jazz festival. Trouble was, he was really good. The director made him borrow another kid's mouthpiece to play.
Aside from how incredibly gross that was, I often wonder how it made the other kid feel.
"You forgot your mouthpiece? Well, we can't have you not play. Borrow a mouthpiece from that kid. He sucks anyway."
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 12 pts · 1y
really hope the director at least asked if somone was willing to volunteer first
geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 1y
He could have played the jazz hands
TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 1y
I'd be impressed if someone had no instrument and still decided to get on stage.
flicker@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 1y
A kid forgot his instrument but showed up to a performance in middle school and the teacher told him to "sit in his seat and make the gestures. No one will see you anyway."
I was too busy with my own music to watch but I know he did it. I bet it was amazing.
Signtist@lemm.ee · 26 pts · 1y
In middle school I played the (French) horn, and one time I lost my mouthpiece right before a concert. I spent the entire thing just pretending to play my mouthpieceless instrument.
WereCat@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
Lucky you had no solo part
Signtist@lemm.ee · 18 pts · 1y
I think my teacher knew not to do a song with a horn solo; none of us actually bothered to learn the notes to the songs. The concert probably sounded marginally better without me.
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 1y
Nice that they set it in 120bpm, so you can really feel the time ticking by. Also the most popular tempo for pop music
BluesF@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
2 beats per second, just right to imagine a ticking clock to.
general_kitten@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 1y
In my opinion the pause should be different times so the silence has a rhythm to it, afterall it is a song even though you forgot your instrument.
Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 1y
John Cage be like:
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jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
How does every bar look like the one bar that's the wrong size?
metaStatic@kbin.earth · 3 pts · 1y
https://youtu.be/JTEFKFiXSx4
10_0@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
It is music
Sasnak@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 1y
I forgot my clarinet on the night of the state game my first year in marching band. I marched with my hands fisted one over the other like when you practice without instruments while you're blocking. It was televised