MY MAIN INSTRUMENT: Baritone
YEARS PLAYING THAT INSTRUMENT: 4ish...
MY CHAIR IN BAND: Baritone I
MY GRADE IN BAND: A
OTHER INSTRUMENTS I PLAY: Bass bone in Jazz, Baritone in concert band, Clarinet, Trumpet, Tenor Trombone, Piano
YEARS I`VE BEEN IN BAND: 8 years
VARIOUS BANDS IN WHICH I PARTICIPATE: Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Jazz I, Trombone Choir.
BAND LEADERSHIP POSITION(S): We have no marching band, and nobody voted for me for administrative positions in band.
NUMBER OF MUSIC CLASSES I TAKE: One/day, plus the extra-cirricular
ARE YOU IN CHOIR?: Nope.
WHAT IS THE MODEL OF YOUR INSTRUMENT: Baritone, unsure. `Bone, Bach, Clarinet, Selmer Series 10
ARE YOU GOING TO BE A MUSIC MAJOR?: Nope.
WHAT COLLEGE DO YOU WANT TO ATTEND?: U of M, Twin Cities
FAVORITE COMPOSER: Either Mahler or Holsinger
FAVORITE SONG: Mahler`s 3rd.
BEETHOVEN, BACH, MOZART, OR VIVALDI? Vivaldi.
WHAT`S YOUR FAVORITE NOTE?: Clarinet--Low E. Bass bone, anything pedal range.
HOW MANY OF YOUR FRIENDS ARE BAND KIDS?: Quite a few.
DO YOU DATE SOMEONE IN BAND?: Yup.
HOW MANY GIRLFRIENDS/BOYFRIENDS HAVE YOU HAD THAT ARE IN BAND?: My one and only.
DO YOU HAVE A SIBLING IN BAND?: Not anymore, sadly.
ORGINIZATIONS/EXTRACURRICULARS: Local Community Access Television Station, Youth Volunteer for local Sheriff`s Department, Church stuff.
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: Hanging with the girl, practicing, surfing the net, working on my jeep.

who LOVES playing the clarinet along with me? this will be my 2nd year. i need help playing the very high notes. the highest i can play play is finger your b flat with regerser key. how can i play these high notes?

Went through here and decided to put this too (I know, I`m kinda out of place but...)

**BACKGROUND INFO**
MY MAIN INSTRUMENT: Cello and clarinet
YEARS PLAYING THAT INSTRUMENT: 7 on both
MY CHAIR IN BAND: 2nd in orch (cello) and 1st when I was in band (eh, medical problems that wont let me march, and to be in symphonic band you gotta be in marching too.. dumb huh?)
MY GRADE IN BAND: or orchestra- 99
OTHER INSTRUMENTS I PLAY: alto, tenor and bari saxes, violin, viola, double-bass, the other clarinets, baritone, ectect
YEARS I`VE BEEN IN BAND: 5 in band, 6 in orch =P
VARIOUS BANDS IN WHICH I PARTICIPATE: been in: concert band, symphonic band, marching band, jazz ensamble, symphony orchestra, string ensamble, string quartet, and clarinet trio =P
BAND LEADERSHIP POSITION(S): was section leader in band, orch, nothing really =o
NUMBER OF MUSIC CLASSES I TAKE: just 1 this year =(
ARE YOU IN CHIOR?: used to be!
WHAT IS THE MODEL OF YOUR INSTRUMENT: forgot =(

**COLLEGE**
ARE YOU GOING TO BE A MUSIC MAJOR?: yup
WHAT COLLEGE DO YOU WANT TO ATTEND?: Juilliard =)

**COMPOSERS AND SUCH**
FAVORITE COMPOSER: Vivaldi
FAVORITE SONG: Right now, Summer, all three movements =)
BEETHOVEN, BACH, MOZART, OR VIVALDI? vivaldi =P


**RANDOM QUESTIONS**
WHAT`S YOUR FAVORITE NOTE?: Eb
HOW MANY OF YOUR FRIENDS ARE BAND KIDS?: including band and orchestra... 20ish?

DO YOU DATE SOMEONE IN BAND?: nope
HOW MANY GIRLFRIENDS/BOYFRIENDS HAVE YOU HAD THAT ARE IN BAND?: some trumpet player guy
DO YOU HAVE A SIBLING IN BAND?: I have no siblings =x

**OTHER CLAIMS TO NERDY-NESS**
ORGINIZATIONS/EXTRACURRICULARS: Music honor society, string quartet
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: playing my instruments, the painstaking consequences of having a band (glam-industrial-fetish music, weird I know) as well as modeling and going to clubs to dance!(I`m a weird mix =P )

**BACKGROUND INFO**
MY MAIN INSTRUMENT: Bass clarinet
YEARS PLAYING THAT INSTRUMENT: 3
MY CHAIR IN BAND: I`m the only one soi guess first
MY GRADE IN BAND: A
OTHER INSTRUMENTS I PLAY: clarinet,Alto sax,tenor sax,ocarnia
YEARS I`VE BEEN IN BAND: six
VARIOUS BANDS IN WHICH I PARTICIPATE:marching,football,parade,consert,Jazz
BAND LEADERSHIP POSITION(S):In marching band this year im going to be section leader.
NUMBER OF MUSIC CLASSES I TAKEne but thats because i had too many classes.
ARE YOU IN CHIOR?: no.
WHAT IS THE MODEL OF YOUR INSTRUMENT: selmer

**COLLEGE**
ARE YOU GOING TO BE A MUSIC MAJOR?: yep
WHAT COLLEGE DO YOU WANT TO ATTEND?: where ever i can learn and be with friends.

**RANDOM QUESTIONS**
WHAT`S YOUR FAVORITE NOTE?: low Eb
HOW MANY OF YOUR FRIENDS ARE BAND KIDS?: most of them

DO YOU DATE SOMEONE IN BAND?: no
HOW MANY GIRLFRIENDS/BOYFRIENDS HAVE YOU HAD THAT ARE IN BAND?: none
DO YOU HAVE A SIBLING IN BAND?: not yet

**OTHER CLAIMS TO NERDY-NESS**
ORGINIZATIONS/EXTRACURRICULARS: im starting a clarinet choir
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: music

any more friends want to join in these responses?

I`m a young band geek

**BACKGROUND INFO**
MY MAIN INSTRUMENT: clarinet
YEARS PLAYING THAT INSTRUMENT: 2
MY CHAIR IN BAND: 3rd in high school, 2nd in middle school (I`m in both middle school and high school band because our high school is so small our band director pulls in middle school kids)
MY GRADE IN BAND: A+
OTHER INSTRUMENTS I PLAY: violin, recorder
YEARS I`VE BEEN IN BAND: only 1 year
VARIOUS BANDS IN WHICH I PARTICIPATE: honor band, clarinet choir, woodwind choir, high school band, middle school band.
BAND LEADERSHIP POSITION(S): none yet
NUMBER OF MUSIC CLASSES I TAKE: 1
ARE YOU IN CHIOR?: absolutely not.
WHAT IS THE MODEL OF YOUR INSTRUMENT: selmer

**COLLEGE**
ARE YOU GOING TO BE A MUSIC MAJOR?: Don`t know yet
WHAT COLLEGE DO YOU WANT TO ATTEND?: Not sure yet.

**RANDOM QUESTIONS**
WHAT`S YOUR FAVORITE NOTE?: high G
HOW MANY OF YOUR FRIENDS ARE BAND KIDS?: 1

DO YOU DATE SOMEONE IN BAND?: No
HOW MANY GIRLFRIENDS/BOYFRIENDS HAVE YOU HAD THAT ARE IN BAND?: None
DO YOU HAVE A SIBLING IN BAND?: No, but when my sis is old enough she wants to play the drums (I have been [I]tryiing[/I] to convince her to play flute - don`t think it`s gonna work, but still there`s 5 yrs I suppose)

**OTHER CLAIMS TO NERDY-NESS**
ORGINIZATIONS/EXTRACURRICULARS: Science club, volleyball, I`m attending my 1st Honor Band on the 23rd of April.
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: Internet and reading, and just playing around and discovering new things on computers.

**BACKGROUND INFO**
MY MAIN INSTRUMENT: clarinet
YEARS PLAYING THAT INSTRUMENT: 6 years
MY CHAIR IN BAND: first chair in Wind Ensemble
MY GRADE IN BAND: 100%
OTHER INSTRUMENTS I PLAY: piano(9 years), Eb Soprano Clarinet(3 years), Flute(2 years), Piccolo(1 year), and percussion toys for church praise band
YEARS I`VE BEEN IN BAND: 6 years
VARIOUS BANDS IN WHICH I PARTICIPATE: Wind Ensemble, Church Orchestra, Church Praise Band (smaller group from the orchestra), Vacation Bible School praise band(piano)
BAND LEADERSHIP POSITION(S): section leader
NUMBER OF MUSIC CLASSES I TAKE: band, music theory, AP music thory
ARE YOU IN CHIOR?: no.
WHAT IS THE MODEL OF YOUR INSTRUMENT: Yamaha Allegro

**COLLEGE**
ARE YOU GOING TO BE A MUSIC MAJOR?: no
WHAT COLLEGE DO YOU WANT TO ATTEND?: Methodist

**BACKGROUND INFO**
MY MAIN INSTRUMENT: Alto sax
YEARS PLAYING THAT INSTRUMENT: Almost five!
MY CHAIR IN BAND: I play bari sax in band, there`s only one chair...
MY GRADE IN BAND: High 90`s
OTHER INSTRUMENTS I PLAY: Piano, bass guitar
YEARS I`VE BEEN IN BAND: Finishing fifth year
VARIOUS BANDS IN WHICH I PARTICIPATE: Concert band, jazz 1
BAND LEADERSHIP POSITION(S): n/a (because my band sucks)
NUMBER OF MUSIC CLASSES I TAKE: Two
ARE YOU IN CHIOR?: Not anymore
WHAT IS THE MODEL OF YOUR INSTRUMENT: Selmer Super Action 80 Serie II

**COLLEGE**
ARE YOU GOING TO BE A MUSIC MAJOR?: Yup
WHAT COLLEGE DO YOU WANT TO ATTEND?: U of A (Alberta, Canada)

**COMPOSERS AND SUCH**
FAVORITE COMPOSER: Frank Ticheli
FAVORITE SONG: An American Elegy
BEETHOVEN, BACH, MOZART, OR VIVALDI? Definitely Mozart. His piano concertos are really fun to (try to) play!


**RANDOM QUESTIONS**
WHAT`S YOUR FAVORITE NOTE?: A double sharp, C flat, and B
HOW MANY OF YOUR FRIENDS ARE BAND KIDS?: Quite a few, but that`s just it - they`re band kids, not musicians.

DO YOU DATE SOMEONE IN BAND?: Nope
HOW MANY GIRLFRIENDS/BOYFRIENDS HAVE YOU HAD THAT ARE IN BAND?: Niente.
DO YOU HAVE A SIBLING IN BAND?: A brother

**OTHER CLAIMS TO NERDY-NESS**
ORGINIZATIONS/EXTRACURRICULARS: Private lessons, provincial honour band, summer band camp, playing w/ graphing calculator...
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: The internet, practicing my sax, going biking, playing video games and such, etc.

**BACKGROUND INFO**
MY MAIN INSTRUMENT: clarinet
YEARS PLAYING THAT INSTRUMENT: 7
MY CHAIR IN BAND: first chair
MY GRADE IN BAND: A
OTHER INSTRUMENTS I PLAY: clarinet, alto sax, bagpipes
YEARS I`VE BEEN IN BAND: 7 years
VARIOUS BANDS IN WHICH I PARTICIPATE: marching band, pep band, class jazz band, after school jazz band, church music group (sometimes), concert band, clarinet choir, Louisville Pipe band, school pipe band, full orchestra, school theater pit orchestra
BAND LEADERSHIP POSITION(S): section leader, pipe major
NUMBER OF MUSIC CLASSES I TAKE: three
ARE YOU IN CHOIR?: no
WHAT IS THE MODEL OF YOUR INSTRUMENT: concert band: Buffet, marching: Yamaha

**COLLEGE**
ARE YOU GOING TO BE A MUSIC MAJOR? yes
WHAT COLLEGE DO YOU WANT TO ATTEND?: UofL or NKU

**COMPOSERS AND SUCH**
FAVORITE COMPOSER: Finzi
FAVORITE SONG: Blue Shades
BEETHOVEN, BACH, MOZART, OR VIVALDI? Beethoven


**RANDOM QUESTIONS**
WHAT`S YOUR FAVORITE NOTE? low E
HOW MANY OF YOUR FRIENDS ARE BAND KIDS? ummm...all but about five

DO YOU DATE SOMEONE IN BAND? no
HOW MANY GIRLFRIENDS/BOYFRIENDS HAVE YOU HAD THAT ARE IN BAND? one.
DO YOU HAVE A SIBLING IN BAND? my sister`s gonna be in guard next year

**OTHER CLAIMS TO NERDY-NESS**
ORGINIZATIONS/EXTRACURRICULARS: band, band, band...,Tri-M, National Honors Society starting Thursday
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: laying around in the band room, writing clarinet quartets and such

**BACKGROUND INFO**
MY MAIN INSTRUMENT: bass clarinet
YEARS PLAYING THAT INSTRUMENT: 3
MY CHAIR IN BAND: 1st
MY GRADE IN BAND: A+, no idea on %
OTHER INSTRUMENTS I PLAY: clarinet, learning tenor sax, and i can get out a really good b-flat on baritone
YEARS I`VE BEEN IN BAND: five
VARIOUS BANDS IN WHICH I PARTICIPATE: concert, marching, one regional, and solo&ensamble
BAND LEADERSHIP POSITION(S): currently, being co-sect. leader of clarinets and my own section leader to my freshman bass clarinet for upcoming marching season as well as being 1st chair bass clarinet
NUMBER OF MUSIC CLASSES I TAKE: one and a half(tech theatre) this year, but next year i`ll be in 2 or 3
ARE YOU IN CHIOR?: no
WHAT IS THE MODEL OF YOUR INSTRUMENT: clarinet:Selmer, Bass clarinet:i`m thinking Yamaha-it belongs to the school

**COLLEGE**
ARE YOU GOING TO BE A MUSIC MAJOR?: prolly not major, maybe minor
WHAT COLLEGE DO YOU WANT TO ATTEND?: not sure yet

**RANDOM QUESTIONS**
WHAT`S YOUR FAVORITE NOTE?: low E-flat
HOW MANY OF YOUR FRIENDS ARE BAND KIDS?: almost all of them

DO YOU DATE SOMEONE IN BAND?: not currently, but they`re the ones i usually end up with...
HOW MANY GIRLFRIENDS/BOYFRIENDS HAVE YOU HAD THAT ARE IN BAND?: five(unfortunately)
DO YOU HAVE A SIBLING IN BAND?: yes, my sister does pit for marching band and is a makeshift trombone(cello) for concert band

**OTHER CLAIMS TO NERDY-NESS**
ORGINIZATIONS/EXTRACURRICULARS: winterguard, helping with plays, sign choir, Tri-M and Thespians clubs, soon to be USITT, too
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: the internet, sleeping, reading, watching movies

**BACKGROUND INFO**
MY MAIN INSTRUMENT: clarinet
YEARS PLAYING THAT INSTRUMENT: 4
MY CHAIR IN BAND: 3rd, although my conductor is giving us our new seats soon
MY GRADE IN BAND: 95
OTHER INSTRUMENTS I PLAY: piano (my actual main instrument), trumpet, guitar, drums
YEARS I`VE BEEN IN BAND: 4
VARIOUS BANDS IN WHICH I PARTICIPATE: wind ensemble, advanced jazz band
BAND LEADERSHIP POSITION(S): _
NUMBER OF MUSIC CLASSES I TAKE: one, because that`s all my school offers >.<
ARE YOU IN CHIOR?: no. used to be
WHAT IS THE MODEL OF YOUR INSTRUMENT: Yamaha, not sure what model exactly

**COLLEGE**
ARE YOU GOING TO BE A MUSIC MAJOR?: yes, definitely
WHAT COLLEGE DO YOU WANT TO ATTEND?: MUN, or some other music school

**COMPOSERS AND SUCH**
FAVORITE COMPOSER: not sure
FAVORITE SONG: undecided
BEETHOVEN, BACH, MOZART, OR VIVALDI? I`ve never played Vivaldi.. probably Beethoven


**RANDOM QUESTIONS**
WHAT`S YOUR FAVORITE NOTE?: on clarinet - B above middle C (not sure the correct termology)
HOW MANY OF YOUR FRIENDS ARE BAND KIDS?: quite a few. umm... 10?

DO YOU DATE SOMEONE IN BAND?: no.
HOW MANY GIRLFRIENDS/BOYFRIENDS HAVE YOU HAD THAT ARE IN BAND?: none.
DO YOU HAVE A SIBLING IN BAND?: nope. Alex isn`t old enough yet

**OTHER CLAIMS TO NERDY-NESS**
ORGINIZATIONS/EXTRACURRICULARS: math tutoring, advanced jazz band; (outside of school--> ballet, tap, piano & theory lessons, theraputic riding volunteer
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: horseback riding, reading/writing/drawing, internet



That was fun. =))

**BACKGROUND INFO**
MY MAIN INSTRUMENT: clarinet
YEARS PLAYING THAT INSTRUMENT: 4
MY CHAIR IN BAND: 3rd, but we just had auditions for next year
MY GRADE IN BAND: 100
OTHER INSTRUMENTS I PLAY: CLARINET ONLY!!!
YEARS I`VE BEEN IN BAND: 4
VARIOUS BANDS IN WHICH I PARTICIPATE: wind ensemble, community band, clarinet choir
BAND LEADERSHIP POSITION(S): section leader, hopefully drum major next year
NUMBER OF MUSIC CLASSES I TAKE: one
ARE YOU IN CHIOR?: no
WHAT IS THE MODEL OF YOUR INSTRUMENT: 1963 Buffet R13

**COLLEGE**
ARE YOU GOING TO BE A MUSIC MAJOR?: yes
WHAT COLLEGE DO YOU WANT TO ATTEND?: UT, UNT, Texas Tech

**COMPOSERS AND SUCH**
FAVORITE COMPOSER:
FAVORITE SONG: Suite from Carmen: Chanson boheme, played by Richard Stoltzman and the Kalman Opperman Clarinet Choir. Stoltzman is amazing, i love him
BEETHOVEN, BACH, MOZART, OR VIVALDI? Mozart, for the clarinet concertos

**RANDOM QUESTIONS**
WHAT`S YOUR FAVORITE NOTE?: third space E
HOW MANY OF YOUR FRIENDS ARE BAND KIDS?: ummmmm..... 100 (seriously)

DO YOU DATE SOMEONE IN BAND?: not at the moment, i want to though
HOW MANY GIRLFRIENDS/BOYFRIENDS HAVE YOU HAD THAT ARE IN BAND?: 2
DO YOU HAVE A SIBLING IN BAND?: nope

**OTHER CLAIMS TO NERDY-NESS**
ORGINIZATIONS/EXTRACURRICULARS: championship soccer, basketball, baseball player. 100.3 GPA, complete band nerd, community band
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: internet, TV, games, clarinet, friends

**BACKGROUND INFO**
MY MAIN INSTRUMENT: Bb Soprano Clarinet, Contrabass (string family)
YEARS PLAYING THAT INSTRUMENT: 4, 6
MY CHAIR IN BAND: First Chair Clarinet, First [Stool?] Bass
MY GRADE IN BAND: A+
OTHER INSTRUMENTS I PLAY: Violin, Viola, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Euphonium B.C.
YEARS I`VE BEEN IN BAND: 6
VARIOUS BANDS IN WHICH I PARTICIPATE: Honor Band ("All-County"), Honor Orchestra ("All-County"), Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Concert Orchestra, Symphonic Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Marching Band, Pit Orchestra
BAND LEADERSHIP POSITION(S): Section Leader for Flutes, Oboes, Clarinets; Section Leader for Violoncelli, Contrabasses
NUMBER OF MUSIC CLASSES I TAKE: 3
ARE YOU IN CHIOR?: No way!
WHAT IS THE MODEL OF YOUR INSTRUMENT: Clar. - Buffet! Bass - Kay.

**COLLEGE**
ARE YOU GOING TO BE A MUSIC MAJOR?: Probably, Though I`m Unsure
WHAT COLLEGE DO YOU WANT TO ATTEND?: Haven`t any idea.

**COMPOSERS AND SUCH**
FAVORITE COMPOSER: Leonard Bernstein
FAVORITE SONG: It`s between Bernstein`s `Wonderful Town` and Mozart`s K622
BEETHOVEN, BACH, MOZART, OR VIVALDI? Mozart

**RANDOM QUESTIONS**
WHAT`S YOUR FAVORITE NOTE?: Low E, as it`s the common lowest note on Bb Clarinet and String Bass!
HOW MANY OF YOUR FRIENDS ARE BAND KIDS?: 17 - Band, 13 - Orchestra

DO YOU DATE SOMEONE IN BAND?: No
HOW MANY GIRLFRIENDS/BOYFRIENDS HAVE YOU HAD THAT ARE IN BAND?: None!
DO YOU HAVE A SIBLING IN BAND?: Yes
**OTHER CLAIMS TO NERDY-NESS**
ORGINIZATIONS/EXTRACURRICULARS: Chess Club, Pit Orchestra!
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: Computer Programming/Debugging, Making my own Reeds...

i play in a clarinet all saxes and a flute im not much of a gekk cuz i dated all the girls and i dont regret it all the instruments ive played for more then 4 yers band percent 100% im the best at my band i live in ottawa and in 8grade and got in a grade 9 band

BACKGROUND INFO

MAIN INSTRUMENT: clarinet
YEARS PLAYING THAT INSTRUMENT:3
CHAIR IN BAND: 1st
GRADE IN BAND: dunno
OTHER INSTRUMENTS I PLAY: piano, keyboard, saxaphone,drums,guitar,trumpet
YEARS I PLAYED IN BAND: 2
VARIOUS BANDS IN WHCH I PRACTICE: school, ensemble, orchestra
BAND LEADERSHIP POSITION:dunno
NUMBER OF MUSIC CLASSES I TAKE: 7
ARE YOU IN A CHOIR: used to be
MODEL OF INSTRUMENT: yamaha

COMPOSERS AND SUCH
FAVOURITE COMPOSER: dunno
FAVOURITE SONG: too many
BEETHOVEN, BACH,MOZART OR VIVALDI: beethoven or mozart-i cant decide

RANDOM QUESTIONS
FAVOURITE NOTE: G#
HOW MANY FRIENDS ARE BAND KIDS: about 15
DO YOU DATE SOMEONE IN BAND: no
HOW MANY BOYFRIENDS HAVE YOU HAD THAT ARE IN BAND: none
DO YOU HAVE A SIBLING IN BAND: no

OTHER CLAIMS OF NERDY-NESS
ORGANIZATION/EXTRACURRICULAR: volleyball, basketball, hockey, gymnastics, dancing
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: the above and reading