And This One Time at Band Camp...
Chapter II: The Flutes and the Clarinets, War of the Instruments! Day two...
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Kari had been waking up off and on all night so when she heard a beep beep beep she knew it was time to get up. The problem was, it was five in morning. She watched as Melissa walked out the cabin door quietly. Then she heard Erin's voice speak.
"Is anyone else up?" A chorus of nine 'yeah's followed, "Good then let's get up."
Tara got up and turned on the lights and everyone groaned. The light was really bright for some odd reason and there were complaints about it that led to discussions about boys. Then this discussion led to something rather weird.
"Hey guys you wanna hear something funny?" Erin said giggling some.
Everyone answered, "What?"
"Someone talks in their sleep. Last night I woke up god knows when and I heard someone say, 'Help me! The rock is pooping!'
"......" Everyone didn't respond for a moment and then cracked up. Kari was grinning like an idiot when Melissa came.
"Okay girls, if you want to take a shower now, I suggest you do before they are all full."
Everyone was rushing to get her things ready for a shower...of course everyone was still giggling about the comment before.
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Kari came back fully dressed and ready for the first day the camp. She shook her hair because it was still wet.
"Hey watch it!" Yolei playfully pushed her and she was smiling, "Were gonna go meet some of the guys from 'Team Sally'. Wanna come?"
Why not? "Sure."
"Great meet us over by the flag pole when you're finished getting ready!"
Yolei skipped out the door and Kari sighed.
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Kari strolled outside to the flag pole that was right outside the girl's cabin area. Yolei was waving franticly at her, as was Erin. There were four boys with them. Kari rolled her eyes. Flirts...She eventually made it to them and recognized one of the as Takeru, and another as the infamous Bryant. The other two she had no clue.
"Okay Kari, I now you know Tak and Bryant. This," she says pointing at the blue hair boy, "is Ken Ichijouji. This is," she motioned to the other blond, "Tak's older brother, Matt."
"Nice to meet you all. So what do you guys play?" Kari asked.
Matt spoke up first, in a smooth voice, "Flute. And I play trombone in symphonic."
"Better not be robbing the cradle Matt," Bryant teased.
"Shut up!" Matt snapped back.
"Now children let's all play nice," Erin giggled.
Bryant was snickering still, "Well, I play trumpet!"
"And I play trombone in symphonic as well, but I also play the violin outside of this," Ken said.
Takeru then went, "I'm first chair in the flute and piccolo section!" Kari's eyes went wide and he grinned, "Erin already told me. You're second chair right? Nice to meet ya." They shook hands as bell for breakfast.
Kari poked at her scrambled eggs as Yolei sat next to her. Yolei had decided to get the breakfast burrito and turned to Kari and eyed her eggs warily.
"You wanna trade," Yolei said with big puppy dog eyes. Kari looked at the burrito, then at the eggs and then back and forth...
"Here, have the eggs. I just want the hot coco."
Yolei smiled, "Thanks! You're a stomach saver!" And she began to dig in.
Kari took a sip of her hot chocolate as Sora came up next to her, "You know Kari, you should really eat."
"Why?" Kari asked after taking another sip.
"Because, today, is going to be the most tiring day ever out of the whole summer," Sora smirked.
"Okay, so tell me, what exactly are we going to be doing that's so tiring?" Kari asked as she got up and threw her trash away.
"You'll see Kari," she smiled as the bell to end breakfast rang and they got back to their tables for announcements. A few people had lost things again, Takeru included, so once again they sang, but this time, no one had to go up onto the table and sing. Takeru came down and smiled at her. For some reason or another, her heart seemed to skip a beat as she smiled back. Come on Hikari...get a hold of yourself...
Her schedule looked really unusual. First she had an hour of...Basic skills? I've been in band since elementary and they put me in a Basic Music Skills class... Then the next hour consisted of private practice. After that was an hour of instrument ensemble. Does it mean when all of the same kinds of instruments get to sit together?...Oh well...The just before lunch was a half- hour of concert band and then immediately after lunch was another half-hour of concert band. Yet another hour of private practice was scheduled and so was another ensemble. After all of that they had hour and a half of break. Kari looked at the last three things on her paper in disgust. Another private practice? How much practicing do we need? Then dinner and finally...Cabin competitions?....
Her first hour came. Yes basic music skills. Scales...how lovely...She wasn't really paying attention to the lesson. She looked to her left where Takeru was and saw how he seemed more interested in the grass than in what the counselor was saying.
"Takeru, how many sharps are in the E Major scale?" the counselor asked him.
Takeru looked up to the sky thoughtfully and then looked back to the counselor, "Four."
"Do you know it?" this counselor was obviously trying to catch him off guard.
Once again Takeru looked to the sky for help and started saying them in order, "E, F sharp, G sharp, A, B, C sharp, D sharp, E."
The counselor blinked and then continued the lesson. Kari blinked at Takeru. Not many knew their scales that well. He saw her looking at him, grinned, and gave a thumb's up. Maybe this guy really does belong in first chair...
The next hour came and went quickly as could be. Kari practiced some, but talked some too during the private practice. Then came instrument ensembles. All of the concert band flutes went over to the campfire area. Music stands were arranged so that they would share one stand per two people. When the section finally set up, they were each given folders She looked in the folder and smiled. Music galore. Takeru looked in the folder and cringed a bit.
Mrs. O'Neil smirked, "Think you'll have trouble reading it Takeru?"
"No its not that, its just I haven't seen this much music um...ever..."
One of the girls in the back giggled, "You mean since last summer, right Tak?"
Kari smiled. It seemed like a guy like Takeru would always be playing music considering how good he was. She took a look at the music. It wasn't that hard, quarter notes galore, few eight here and there, and some sixteenth note...nothing that couldn't be handled. Mrs. O'Neil got up on the stones around the camp fire and cleared her throat, "Now everyone, we're going to warm up. Then we're going to play 'Under an Irish Sky' and see if we get to any thing else."
The flutes warmed up and Kari cringed at the people who were out of tune. Mrs. O'Neil cut them off and yelled at the people near the back. Takeru stifled a laugh and Kari just rolled her at Takeru. She felt bad for the people who were being yelled at. She heard the adjusting of headpieces and then Mrs. O'Neil gave them the cue to tune.
After tuning they got out 'Under an Irish Sky' and sight-read through it. Kari thought that she did pretty well for sight-reading, considering she wasn't very good at it. Takeru though, played through it like it was nothing. She leaned over to him when their instructor was talking to the second flutes.
"How did you learned sight read that well?" she asked him quietly.
"I didn't. I'm no good at sight-reading. I've played this before at my school."
Kari blinked, "Oh..." she smiled at him, "Okay."
Soon enough, the bell had rung to go to their concert band. Kari was about picked up her music when Takeru did it for her, "Here, we're going the same way, I'll take it as long as you take my flute and pic."
Kari hesitated for a moment and then took his flute and piccolo. She was amazed that he would let anyone touch them, considering they were an expensive brand of flute and piccolo. She started to head over to the concert band area...that was all the way on the other side of the camp. She sighed as she walked next to Takeru.
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Table-chan: OH MY GOD!!! FORGIVE ME!!! *bows* This story did soooo well and I never bothered to update it. Any way, I'm gonna get this up even though its kinda short...This is only the first part of the second chapter. I'll try to get the next one up soon!
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Kari had been waking up off and on all night so when she heard a beep beep beep she knew it was time to get up. The problem was, it was five in morning. She watched as Melissa walked out the cabin door quietly. Then she heard Erin's voice speak.
"Is anyone else up?" A chorus of nine 'yeah's followed, "Good then let's get up."
Tara got up and turned on the lights and everyone groaned. The light was really bright for some odd reason and there were complaints about it that led to discussions about boys. Then this discussion led to something rather weird.
"Hey guys you wanna hear something funny?" Erin said giggling some.
Everyone answered, "What?"
"Someone talks in their sleep. Last night I woke up god knows when and I heard someone say, 'Help me! The rock is pooping!'
"......" Everyone didn't respond for a moment and then cracked up. Kari was grinning like an idiot when Melissa came.
"Okay girls, if you want to take a shower now, I suggest you do before they are all full."
Everyone was rushing to get her things ready for a shower...of course everyone was still giggling about the comment before.
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Kari came back fully dressed and ready for the first day the camp. She shook her hair because it was still wet.
"Hey watch it!" Yolei playfully pushed her and she was smiling, "Were gonna go meet some of the guys from 'Team Sally'. Wanna come?"
Why not? "Sure."
"Great meet us over by the flag pole when you're finished getting ready!"
Yolei skipped out the door and Kari sighed.
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Kari strolled outside to the flag pole that was right outside the girl's cabin area. Yolei was waving franticly at her, as was Erin. There were four boys with them. Kari rolled her eyes. Flirts...She eventually made it to them and recognized one of the as Takeru, and another as the infamous Bryant. The other two she had no clue.
"Okay Kari, I now you know Tak and Bryant. This," she says pointing at the blue hair boy, "is Ken Ichijouji. This is," she motioned to the other blond, "Tak's older brother, Matt."
"Nice to meet you all. So what do you guys play?" Kari asked.
Matt spoke up first, in a smooth voice, "Flute. And I play trombone in symphonic."
"Better not be robbing the cradle Matt," Bryant teased.
"Shut up!" Matt snapped back.
"Now children let's all play nice," Erin giggled.
Bryant was snickering still, "Well, I play trumpet!"
"And I play trombone in symphonic as well, but I also play the violin outside of this," Ken said.
Takeru then went, "I'm first chair in the flute and piccolo section!" Kari's eyes went wide and he grinned, "Erin already told me. You're second chair right? Nice to meet ya." They shook hands as bell for breakfast.
Kari poked at her scrambled eggs as Yolei sat next to her. Yolei had decided to get the breakfast burrito and turned to Kari and eyed her eggs warily.
"You wanna trade," Yolei said with big puppy dog eyes. Kari looked at the burrito, then at the eggs and then back and forth...
"Here, have the eggs. I just want the hot coco."
Yolei smiled, "Thanks! You're a stomach saver!" And she began to dig in.
Kari took a sip of her hot chocolate as Sora came up next to her, "You know Kari, you should really eat."
"Why?" Kari asked after taking another sip.
"Because, today, is going to be the most tiring day ever out of the whole summer," Sora smirked.
"Okay, so tell me, what exactly are we going to be doing that's so tiring?" Kari asked as she got up and threw her trash away.
"You'll see Kari," she smiled as the bell to end breakfast rang and they got back to their tables for announcements. A few people had lost things again, Takeru included, so once again they sang, but this time, no one had to go up onto the table and sing. Takeru came down and smiled at her. For some reason or another, her heart seemed to skip a beat as she smiled back. Come on Hikari...get a hold of yourself...
Her schedule looked really unusual. First she had an hour of...Basic skills? I've been in band since elementary and they put me in a Basic Music Skills class... Then the next hour consisted of private practice. After that was an hour of instrument ensemble. Does it mean when all of the same kinds of instruments get to sit together?...Oh well...The just before lunch was a half- hour of concert band and then immediately after lunch was another half-hour of concert band. Yet another hour of private practice was scheduled and so was another ensemble. After all of that they had hour and a half of break. Kari looked at the last three things on her paper in disgust. Another private practice? How much practicing do we need? Then dinner and finally...Cabin competitions?....
Her first hour came. Yes basic music skills. Scales...how lovely...She wasn't really paying attention to the lesson. She looked to her left where Takeru was and saw how he seemed more interested in the grass than in what the counselor was saying.
"Takeru, how many sharps are in the E Major scale?" the counselor asked him.
Takeru looked up to the sky thoughtfully and then looked back to the counselor, "Four."
"Do you know it?" this counselor was obviously trying to catch him off guard.
Once again Takeru looked to the sky for help and started saying them in order, "E, F sharp, G sharp, A, B, C sharp, D sharp, E."
The counselor blinked and then continued the lesson. Kari blinked at Takeru. Not many knew their scales that well. He saw her looking at him, grinned, and gave a thumb's up. Maybe this guy really does belong in first chair...
The next hour came and went quickly as could be. Kari practiced some, but talked some too during the private practice. Then came instrument ensembles. All of the concert band flutes went over to the campfire area. Music stands were arranged so that they would share one stand per two people. When the section finally set up, they were each given folders She looked in the folder and smiled. Music galore. Takeru looked in the folder and cringed a bit.
Mrs. O'Neil smirked, "Think you'll have trouble reading it Takeru?"
"No its not that, its just I haven't seen this much music um...ever..."
One of the girls in the back giggled, "You mean since last summer, right Tak?"
Kari smiled. It seemed like a guy like Takeru would always be playing music considering how good he was. She took a look at the music. It wasn't that hard, quarter notes galore, few eight here and there, and some sixteenth note...nothing that couldn't be handled. Mrs. O'Neil got up on the stones around the camp fire and cleared her throat, "Now everyone, we're going to warm up. Then we're going to play 'Under an Irish Sky' and see if we get to any thing else."
The flutes warmed up and Kari cringed at the people who were out of tune. Mrs. O'Neil cut them off and yelled at the people near the back. Takeru stifled a laugh and Kari just rolled her at Takeru. She felt bad for the people who were being yelled at. She heard the adjusting of headpieces and then Mrs. O'Neil gave them the cue to tune.
After tuning they got out 'Under an Irish Sky' and sight-read through it. Kari thought that she did pretty well for sight-reading, considering she wasn't very good at it. Takeru though, played through it like it was nothing. She leaned over to him when their instructor was talking to the second flutes.
"How did you learned sight read that well?" she asked him quietly.
"I didn't. I'm no good at sight-reading. I've played this before at my school."
Kari blinked, "Oh..." she smiled at him, "Okay."
Soon enough, the bell had rung to go to their concert band. Kari was about picked up her music when Takeru did it for her, "Here, we're going the same way, I'll take it as long as you take my flute and pic."
Kari hesitated for a moment and then took his flute and piccolo. She was amazed that he would let anyone touch them, considering they were an expensive brand of flute and piccolo. She started to head over to the concert band area...that was all the way on the other side of the camp. She sighed as she walked next to Takeru.
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Table-chan: OH MY GOD!!! FORGIVE ME!!! *bows* This story did soooo well and I never bothered to update it. Any way, I'm gonna get this up even though its kinda short...This is only the first part of the second chapter. I'll try to get the next one up soon!
