Band/Robotics

[Cody Carey]

Hello again, I was just wondering if there is anyone else out there that juggles both band and robotics.

[melissa]

I DO!! I know there are a bunch of FIRSTERS who are also in band. I play flute in Marching band and Wind Ensemble, and it is a lot. Lucky for me, most of marching band is before build season starts, but I do need to choose sometimes...like nationals or the band trip for the past two years... I'm going to Nationals this year though and hope to see all of you there!

~Melissa

[Cody Carey]

Cool, I play the clarinet in my marching band and wind ensemble. I also *cringe* play the tenor sax in jazz band. what circuit does your band compete in?

[rocknthehawk]

I'm not in band anymore (i used to play in the jazz band and advanced stage band), but since i do trade at my school , i'm not allowed to take band (dumb, i know). But, i do manage my time between playing with a band i play bass in a rock band

[KTorak]

I have been juggling basketball pep band/robotics.

Here's my run down:
Pep Band - Drum Major
Marching Band - Former trombone player, current Drum Major
Varsity Band - Trombone (I cover the baritone part on trombone)

I plan on being in Symphonic Band next year and possibly Jazz Band.

[Allison K]

There's enough band people on 226 that we schedule regionals around band competitions (to a point).

[KTorak]

Originally Posted by Allison K

There's enough band people on 226 that we schedule regionals around band competitions (to a point).

lol, If there is a major band event (like marching band in the fall when we have our pre-build season meets), we won't have a meeting that day since alot of the team is a member of Marching Band.

[Cody Carey]

It must be nice.

[melissa]

I'm pretty sure we compete in USSBA competitions, and then one with Music Festivals...this spring we are going to the Caribbean to compete, which is going to be interesting haha. And being in a rock band is AWESOME I must say. If you are in marching band, what field show(s) did you do this past year? (We did Aerosmith- Dream On, Sweet Emotion, Dude Looks Like a Lady, and Walk This Way, and Hanson <the composer not the pop group> - Chorale and Alleluia, Romantic Symphony, and Hanson Finale)

[Allison K]

Originally Posted by melissa

I'm pretty sure we compete in USSBA competitions, and then one with Music Festivals...this spring we are going to the Caribbean to compete, which is going to be interesting haha. And being in a rock band is AWESOME I must say. If you are in marching band, what field show(s) did you do this past year? (We did Aerosmith- Dream On, Sweet Emotion, Dude Looks Like a Lady, and Walk This Way, and Hanson <the composer not the pop group> - Chorale and Alleluia, Romantic Symphony, and Hanson Finale)

Lets see we did five shows, I'm not sure I can remember them all....

Cartoons - Flinstones, Jetsons, Animaniacs, and Muppet Show
John Williams - Jurrasic Park, Olympic Fanfare and Theme, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and one other I can't remember

I'll come back later with the rest.

[Cody Carey]

We are in the LMBA, and the farthest I've been to perform a show is virginia lol. My band director is kind of stuck in the past, so we pretty much do no pop tunes . This past year my band did "Myths and Legends" ( Old Castle, Nimrod- from the enigma variations, and the hut of babba yaga).
THe year before, however was pretty good. It was a latin show featuring mucho Mojo, spain, and the land of make-believe.

Call me a geek, But suggested to my director a videogame music show for this year

[Andy Baker]

I do both. ... and am looking forward to doing both in the same day.

Rock on!!!

Dean Simmons and the Kamen Brothers

Andy B.

[Alaina]

Ewww!!! Competitive bands!!! =P

I'm not in band, but my older sister is. And a couple kids on the team are in band. It's a non-competitive marching band. They high-step. They play Black Sabbath songs. They rox0rz.

Anyway, the kids on the team who are in band seem to handle doing both really well. I guess it's also good that none of the robotics trips clash with the band trips.

music rocks (literally!)

[Lisa Perez]

Pep band flutist o'er here.. A few friends and I are trying to start a rock band as well.. But I doubt that's going anywhere

[Winged Wonder]

i'm not in band, but i'm in orchestra (violinist for 6 years!), as well as robotics.

i remember last year, when i was in chorus (because my school didnt have an orchestra yet) i had to miss the last day of UCF because i had a competition. one of our drivers had to come to the competition too, but at a later time, so when he arrived i got the full low-down on what happened last year on the *most important day* at UCF.

i got really lucky this year though; i have a district-wide competition tomorrow... if it were 2 weeks from now, our human player wouldnt be able to attend (she's in orchestra with me (sting bass)) along with a pit crew member (he's in orchestra too (cello)) and i wouldnt be able to attend either.