10-17-2003, 01:43 PM
I was the anti-band geek. I was awesome at my instrument, but the band teacher hated me and I refused to brown-nose or kiss his ass. I was eventually kicked out of class my sophomore year for skipping one class. I was actually quite happy. My friend who was like me in class got kicked out earlier as well, so we had 2 lunches and I got As in the class (becuase if I had received anything else, I know my mom would have raised a stink about it).
But in the end, I really have no respect for high schoool band. We get watered down music that has no technical merit, nor is any good sounding anyways. Frankly, I would have wanted to play some really nice classical pieces, but we were stuck with crap made by hack composers. When I picked up guitar in 7th or 8th grade, I was infinitely more engrossed in playing that than playing my saxophone in band.
But in the end, I really have no respect for high schoool band. We get watered down music that has no technical merit, nor is any good sounding anyways. Frankly, I would have wanted to play some really nice classical pieces, but we were stuck with crap made by hack composers. When I picked up guitar in 7th or 8th grade, I was infinitely more engrossed in playing that than playing my saxophone in band.