School band + wind orchestra people - please read!

[Cheez]

Calling all school band/ military band/ concert band/ wind orchestra etc members (or alumni) out there. This is a thread to see how many of you are out there. If there are a lot, then perhaps we can request for a separate section for you to discuss band music/techniques/pieces etc.

Please tell us what instrument you play.

I'll start.

I played the trumpet in my secondary school and JC days (started about 20 years ago). Then proceeded to play the cornet in the SIR Band in the army (before I became an MO) - first stand and bugle.

[teraslasch]

i play euphonium in school band! but quit riaos :lol:

[valo]

i play the tuba in northland sec (and man do i suck at it.)
started three years ago as a cca .

[zenguan88]

can we organise a soft band? i will play the violinj lols

[dissonance]

Im in saf band..... totally sold out...

in band A... formerly SIR band haha..

[Cheez]

Hi Dissonance, are they still using the old recording of the bugle for Last Call? They recorded me in 1992.

Also, I sequenced the silly drum solos for them - they were sick and tired of playing repetitive drum solos during the dreaded SAF Day Parade, so they asked for a drum machine to do it instead! Wonder if they are still using that one too!

[Frummer]

Playing in SPband...been playing since sec sch...plays flute and piccolo...drums as secondary instrument.

[dissonance]

the bugles calls?... im not sure... heard it was either played by yusri or shannon.....even tho im a trumpeter myeslf but i dont usually care whos playing as long im not the one playing haha... We still do recording once in a while...all those usual songs... Tentera singapura, SIR march ... e usual...


they are still using drum solo 1 all the way la... once a while you hear 2 or 3..etc

drum solos for COD really depends on whos conducting..

and yes SAF day is a pain in the A*s 2 hrs long parade.... who says saf band is relax..

[DoubleDecker]

I used to be a woodwinder ... clarinet, oboe, flute and a percussionist. 5 years in all but that was like soooooooooooo long ago.

Oh yea, we are one of the first few bands (not much bands explore in that manner) to re-write pop music into classical performing routine. Arts Festival Orchard Road parade, Military Band second behind St Margaret's Girls School on first attempt... Ok, lah, achieve quite alot for our once-oh-so-boring school band.

We were in the rifle range, and it was through that then I realised the underground rifle range is a damn good soundroom. LOL!

DD

[Slash04]

Used to be a Tuba player in Primary School.. Haha!