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[buds]

French mah…

That’s why…

My hubs had to play trumpet.
Most likely cos of his thin lips.

[schellen]

Er, I know I’m going waay off-topic liao. Sorry.


I only played in orchestra so no marching. I was skinny so I think the conductor was having doubts as to whether I could even lift the cymbals (not the light, thin french cymbals hor, but the heavy, thick german ones).

And sashimi not skinny, no way. So that upsets your theories, jedamum and Chief.

[EstherTan]

Lol... it's ain't all that bad la... It's pretty fun, depending on who is teaching you. Besides, there's no effort without hard work (and a lot of saliva!)


It's a good way to train discipline though. If you can sit at band practice for 3 hours, you can sit and do your homework for 3 hours :lol:

[schellen]

EstherTan:

Lol... it's ain't all that bad la... It's pretty fun, depending on who is teaching you. Besides, there's no effort without hard work (and a lot of saliva!)


It's a good way to train discipline though. If you can sit at band practice for 3 hours, you can sit and do your homework for 3 hours :lol:

Ah, but band practice trains discipline better cos there are times when you have nothing to do except sit there and watch the conductor go over and over again some part that is not yours, and then to find out that they will only come to your part the next practice since time is up. :stupid:

[ChiefKiasu]

schellen:

EstherTan:

...It's a good way to train discipline though. If you can sit at band practice for 3 hours, you can sit and do your homework for 3 hours :lol:

...Ah, but band practice trains discipline better...

Ah... my mates and I have no problems sitting an entire day for band practice, not because we are good at doing homework or have good discipline, but because we have a really cute band instructor. :love: I get to sit in front some more with the woodwind section .

[sashimi]

schellen:

ChiefKiasu:

I played the clarinet for 6 years... not by choice, but because that's the only instrument I can make some sound out of in the school band. As you said, it is uncommon. I felt like an old man everytime I played it, and the huge lump I get on my right thumb from having the entire weight of the instrument resting on it makes an interesting conversation piece.

Chief, you should share \"old man\" clarinet stories with sashimi. :lol:

Ehhhhhhh..... I also picked up the clarinet not-by-choice. I was a 笛子player from sec 3 to JC2. Then someone in SAF blur posted me to the (marching) bands, where, after telling the captain \"No sir, I play the Chinese Flute, not the Western Flute\", he told me to go learn the clarinet. Actually on hindsight, maybe I should have asked for the French Horn....

I don't miss the thumb either.

[schellen]

sashimi:

Actually on hindsight, maybe I should have asked for the French Horn....


I don't miss the thumb either.

If you asked for French horn, then your Grandma/Mom would probably kick you out of the house when you practised. :lol:

I also don't miss the thumb...of a different sort. I got calluses too, from the cello strings. As for percussion, I got lots of blue-blacks as I had to move the instruments around a lot.

[yernying]

I am a piano teacher with 9 years teaching experienced.I taught in music school for few years.but now is full time private piano teacher.


Maybe I can answer the question!

[caroline3sg]

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I PM you.

[karmeleon]

EstherTan:

It's a good way to train discipline though. If you can sit at band practice for 3 hours, you can sit and do your homework for 3 hours :lol:

Not really leh. My boy says he goes to orchestra practice to slack!(!!!!). Bc actually the pieces not so difficult. It's only during competition that they repeatedly do those same pieces to perfection. Does get fairly boring in a way.

It doesn't seem to translate to schoolwork. LOL.