A/N: I wrote this after my Freshman year of high school. And I hadn't gone to band camp. So, this is all from Freshman band, all Freshman band people (unless otherwise noted).
BAND IS…
Having to deal with the annoying trumpet players (coughCodyandMarshallcough)
Making fun of the tiny tuba player because his instrument is bigger than him
Making the band teacher look at the French Horn section, really weirded out
Laughing because the other Frenchie player and I totally missed our cue
The band teacher shaking her head because the French Horns did something extremely stupid and were laughing about it after
Having to ask the trombones for a pencil, because I don't have one
Having my best friends make fun of me because of my crushes
The Spirit Fingers Dance
Quoting the whole move "The Emperor's New Groove" while we were watching it because the band teacher was grading stuff
Having the trumpet players and me chucking tiny pieces of paper at each other during a movie and the band teacher getting mad because I ran into the music stand trying to get the said piece of paper
The band teacher making the trumpets raise their bells because they're weak and can't hold them up (angry face)
Hanging out in the band room when my crush (who is a year older than I) is in there
Doing the Spirit Fingers Dance to said crush to rid him of evil spirits
Screaming "DILLON!" at the top of my lungs when I see him (he's not my crush, but he's also a year older than I am)
Dillon screaming my name at the top of his lungs when he sees me
Having to share a French Horn will Dillon and not really caring
Feeling awkward in the varsity band's class because I had my French horn instead of the school's and my soon-to-be section leader was oiling my valves because they were really bad
Hanging out in front of the ensemble room during lunch and before school when the library's closed
Critisizing (and ganging up on him with my crush) my friend because he hates band
Cheering for the senior band members at graduation even though I don't know them, because I'm surrounded by band members who do know them
Considering the varsity French horn players my older brothers
Talking about band 24/7
Writing about band when your bored (AKA me write now)
Reading historical fiction books about music
Watchingh movies that have awesome music just for the awesome music that you know by heart
Having almost all (if not all) of your inside jokes have to do with band, band people, or created in or around the band room
"BANG!" (in a British accent)
"Hey-! Hi, Joe!"
Response: "I don't even know you!"
One of the stupid trumpets saying he can't hear himself play because you're playing too loud
Cookie
Dillon complaining about the soon-to-be DM and vice versa, and them still hanging out together
Two of my guy friends (a year older than me) complaining about/making fun of a girl in their section
Doing the Spirit Fingers Dance to my friends to rid them of an evil spirit and then giving the evil spirit to one of the annoying trumpet players
Counting numbers and doing it in time to the music I'm listening to
Getting to brag about my brother being the lead DM
When your friends alread in marching band tell you they're worried that you'll hurt yourself while marching backwards and your response being, "Yeah, probably"
Looking forward to band camp all summer
Being tortured because you sit next to a crappy trumpet player
Being tortured because the other Frenchie player isn't that great
Finding out that playing Mellophone is actually more fun thatn Frenchie
Finding out that "Mellophobia" is the fear of Mellophones (and having a debate on whether it's "Mellophonophobia" or "Mellophobia")
Landing on a determination that "Mellophobia" rolls off the tongue better, but "Mellophonophobia" is a LOT more fun to say
Playing your part of the show with a recording you have
Listening to your show way before band camp starts, just for fun
Memorizing your show music way before band camp starts…Like, within the first month of summer vacation
BAND IS THE BEST!