| 1. When you're in PAU!! 2. When you walk behind someone and you're "in step" with them. (Nick after Olympic Marching Band) 3. When you try to guess the tempo of your favorite song. 4. When all your friends are in band. 5. When you don't fall asleep at "Meet the Music" concerts by the SSO. 6. When you point out key changes and dynamics while listening to the radio. 7. When every girl/guy you're interested in is in band/orchestra.. 8. When you actually count when playing music. 9. When you don't bring a pillow to "Meet the Music" concerts intentionally. 10. When you subconsciously pretend your pencil is your instrument in class.. 11. When you start wanting to play every instrument. 12. When you've heard all your conductor's jokes three times over. 13. When you know the punch line to all of Steve Williams' jokes. 14. When you start to actually get Steve Williams' jokes. 15. When you think "hmmm, what instrument is that? Sounds like a flute, but nah, it's not." 16. When you all instruments can sound alike in a way. 17. When people worry when they see you without your instrument. 18. When you think short short spiky purple hair is normal for girls (Kathy). 19. When you remember flats and sharps more easily than your name. 20. When you actually sit up with good posture like the conductor says! 21. When you know someone in band who knows somebody else in another band that you also know. 22. When you actually understand what the conductor is talking about in relation to music. 23. When the Horns and Oboes start playing in tune. 24. When you get so good that you have to change teachers because you should be teaching your tutor. (Peter Hayward and Derek) 25. When everything you see looks like any insturment. 26. When you count to 8 and accidently hum a scale. (Andrew Kim in maths) 27. When music camp is fun. 28. When classical instruments get together for a "jam" session of "Sesame Street", before conerts. 29. When you think the oboe has a "beautiful tone." (and it does!!) 30. When the name of your instrument has sexual connotations. 31. When you see your section more than your family. 32. When everyone wants to kill the other football team, and you want to kill the other band. (Hamish and SWE). 33. When you don't know any of the top ten songs. 34. When you think evening practices should last longer. 35. When you are writing this list. 36. When you CAN sight-read. 37. When all your school teachers have heard you play your instrument......because you are always playing in class. 38. When you think "Big Brother" reminds you of Music Camp! 39. When you ask the conductor which one of the repeated theme should be played "Forte" and which one as "Piano." (Kieren Lewis) 40. When you start bringing pencils to rehearsals. 41. When you have a neck-strap/harness tan-line. 42. When you can and do hum along at "Meet the Music" concerts. (I've heard people do that!!). 43. When numbers past 8 aren't important. 44. When you're in all the PAU bands (like Nick Wood was). 45. When you can play "Say my Name" on your insturment (Lloyd). 46. When you'd rather practice than read this list. 47. When letters past G aren't important. 48. When you get the jokes on this list. 49. When this list reaches fifty. 50. When you've been to 42 State Music Camps (Steve Williams). |
| 50 Signs You've Been in Band/Orchestra/PAU Too Long!! |