Jeff Ream Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Pre 1982 you could. i didnt mean the horns. i meant the players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigW Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 Well.... look at who usually gets to play the blasted things. "Look, the kid shows up, he's not a bad kid... He can't play Soprano or Mello for *bleep* and he's too clumsy to haul around a Contra, and we need more baris... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Well.... look at who usually gets to play the blasted things. "Look, the kid shows up, he's not a bad kid... He can't play Soprano or Mello for *bleep* and he's too clumsy to haul around a Contra, and we need more baris... Heh... way back in the day, especially with the smaller local-circuit corps, the horn instructor would put the short skinny guys on soprano, and the big husky guys on baritone. Balance and blend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Windish Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Heh... way back in the day, especially with the smaller local-circuit corps, the horn instructor would put the short skinny guys on soprano, and the big husky guys on baritone. Balance and blend. But in your case, Fran . . . . it was suggested you instead become an announcer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalieguy Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Heh... way back in the day, especially with the smaller local-circuit corps, the horn instructor would put the short skinny guys on soprano, and the big husky guys on baritone. Balance and blend. That's right ! SIZE does matter!!! Pat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalieguy Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 (edited) i didnt mean the horns. i meant the players Watch yourself there Jeffe - You may have to look over your shoulder the next time you go to a show... Brass players don't always love drummers, 'ya know..! Even when they're bigger than they are. Pat Edited August 4, 2015 by goalieguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 But in your case, Fran . . . . it was suggested you instead become an announcer! Yes... but only after a 12-year detour of marching junior and senior!!! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Well.... look at who usually gets to play the blasted things. "Look, the kid shows up, he's not a bad kid... He can't play Soprano or Mello for *bleep* and he's too clumsy to haul around a Contra, and we need more baris... and they say the pit is the dumping ground..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Watch yourself there Jeffe - You may have to look over your shoulder the next time you go to a show... Brass players don't always love drummers, 'ya know..! Even when they're bigger than they are. Pat oh I know. But man after all the years of DCP and RAMD, if I looked over my shoulder all the time for the amount of people I've ###### off, I';d never see the shows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Yes... but only after a 12-year detour of marching junior and senior!!! LOL and then we realized how you dressed for rehearsal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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