Tuesday, October 12, 2010

The Trumpeter speaks

In high school, they're are ample subcultures. One that I observed and was a part of were the "band geeks". The band geek is a part of a special brand of subculture. In movies, they are teased and made fun of at the same time they are appreciated for their musical talent and half time show entertainment. In the real world, however, band geeks are non-descript for the most part. The "extremists" wear shirts that say things like "I can't. I have rehersal." or "It's complicated." and show a heavy progression of notes that are practically unreadable. Within band however there wer even more divisions. For example, drummers are generally the coolest. Brass players are second, followed subsequently by saxaphones, clairenets and flutes. Mostly these rankings are based on how loud the instrument is and what type of music they play the best. And I think this goes without saying; Jazz is the far superior form of music.

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