| MSHS Band Dictionary |
| 5/4 time: Something Percussionists can't do. attention: 1. ('Lonnie style') standing perfectly still with your shoulders forward, butt out, and instrument eye level. 2. ('Jones style' aka 'normal style') standing "still." band time: time zone band members operate in, usually at least a half hour behind the rest of the world. boas: see plumes and dead chickens. Cut Time: something designed by composers to make easy music really hard. dead chickens: see plumes and boas. Dr. Beat: designed to keep the band in time (yes, even the percussionists), but most of the time it just really peeves everyone off. duct tape (duKt tape): 1. the most useful tool ever invented for band nerds. 2. useful tool for freshman initiation in the brass section... 3. creates various forms of entertainment on a band trip. flute: a long straight metallic woodwind that requires a palyer to be full of hot air and weak armed. floutist: a person who wishes to play the flute but can never manage to get the right pitch. freshmen: a good excuse for playing bad music, or insulting band mambers. as in "Sorry, I'm just a freshmen." or "Hey you Freshmen! Are you even playing?" freshman initiation: commonly used in the brass section to introduce freshman to the pecking order of high school. it involves many roles of duct tape, several toilets, and a sousaphone... freshmen-in-training: immature seniors. see also seniors-in-training. glorious: what every true band nerd hopes their marching show is. gotcha' gotcha': a fable Jones term; phrase used by band director to signify that he is listening but not necessarily comprehending. itinerary: commonly associated with band trips it is a loose schedual of what you will be doing at a given time, allow two to three hour lee-way for good measure. jones term: any number of made up words or phrases; see gotcha' gotcha,' groove-eye, glorious, lacksadasical. "naked time!": anytime before or after a performance when all of the male (and some female) band members decide to publically change. Comes without warning. percussion: who knows piccolo(s): a mini-flute that never seems to have the correct pitch, also make dogs howl plumes: see boas and dead chickens sh-sh-sh-sh: used by band instructors to fill dead spaces in conversations. sleep: can only be had when lulled by the gentle rocking of a bus. rain: 1. the only time trombones shower. 2. what nature will probably do whenever your band performs or practices. (Don't worry, it will be nice once the band goes back inside. trumpet player: the ego of the band. walking: not to be confused with marching, is the art of moving without using a roll step while bobbing up and down a little bit. |