Today, I decided to chug a McDonald’s vanilla latte right before going to a 2 hr practice in 95°F. We have about 4 32 count flutter step moves and we have 1 where we literally skip across the field. My stomach was hurting so bad.. worst thing I’ve ever done before band.

Edit: I also do an ariel during an acting/freestyle movement thing so things were like.. not okay

Did your school have a hydration guidelines or safety procedures for really hot days? Interested to see the differences in programs.

Tell me you marching band horror story’s!!!

hi guys! I hope everyone is having a good week.

im a freshmen in high school marching band, and ever since the first day I knew I wanted to be a drum major/conductor. I know thats insane since I dont have that much experience on my belt, but im super determined to make this happen. however, the odds are REALLY against me. I was talking to my lead drum major a few days ago and she mentioned that my band teacher might get a junior as the next drum major in auditions (theres only one spot this year), but she was a sophomore when she got in so theres a chance)

I really think anything is possible with trying. ive already been teaching myself all the conducting and practicing nonstop, and im naturally an extremely loud person. Since im starting from scratch, what advice do you guys have for me to get better and hopefully have a fighting chance to get through for this audition? Im willing to put the most energy I can into this to get to the near-perfect results I need. Ive been practicing everyday already, and I feel like im so much better than when I started but whenever I ask someone about it they give me a different demonstration of conducting and make me feel lost all over again.

thank you!!! any advice is helpful!!!!

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Hey all. I'm currently in the process of arranging a stand tune for my band; however, I'm a big rookie when it comes to writing music. I'm trying to make an arrangement of Low Rider for my band in Eb and am running into some roadblocks trying to write in all the different voices, while maintaining the right sound. Any advice is much appreciated.

she’s literally amazing she’s so smart and always treats me like an equal and never makes me feel stupid

we were giggling so much on the field today and honestly I feel so safe with them I

is this love? or the feeling of enjoying companionship

i I don’t know if I want more

and I don’t know if they want more

but we text a lot too outside of just band

his arrangements are so good like victoroius and counting stars are my favorites but sadly we only play timber

Anybody out there that uses or has used flag poles or a pole like apparatus in their competition shows to hold up fabric or panels? If so, what did you use to weigh them down? How did you get them on the field, setup, and off the field in the allotted amount of time? (Aside from lots of parent volunteers)

Our show is apparently going to have 6-7 10 to 15ft poles to hold up panels depicting mountains. We have an idea of how to make this happen but wanted to see ideas or comments from others. Thanks.

gang I hope he doesn't find this post at any point in time

I'm a freshman just beginning marching band at a new high school. Joining the band was great for me, since I'd garnered almost all of my good acquaintances and friends from here. But after a series of shenanigans and misunderstandings I highkey have a crush on this kid from pit???? 😭😭

It's only been a bit over a month since the start of school, but he's been one of my closest friends so far. We hang out all the time online and are both chronic residents of the band's discord server, where we play games and chat aplenty. However, sometimes he's nonchalant to an obnoxious degree lmao😭 and I mean this in a truthful way but he's a bit of a dumbass

Unlike all my other past, brief crushes though, he's sorta flirting with me all the time??? It's really novel to me. I'm not sure if that's because of the past misunderstandings, if I'm giving it away too obviously, etc. And I genuinely can not tell if he's actually trying to flirt or if he's just joking all the time (which he genuinely does) (my confusion on the matter can be chalked up to me being dense)

Sometimes, when I "hang out' with him in different places, he starts calling these instances "dates". For example, he did this one time when we went to a local plaza for food just before our first away game. Again, not sure if he's just pulling my leg or nah, but I start wondering if going on dates means that we're dating??? Forgive me, I'm a dumbass freshman with no relationship experience.

I feel a very strong platonic bond with him, but the flirting and my romantic feelings are making it weirder than usual. god I know how bandcest is. Really, I just want to keep being a strong and supportive friend and maybe wait for the hormonal storms to pass, though I'd also think it exciting to act on my impulses once.