I play clarinet in the schools concert band (kinda a family tradition, my grandfather played it, my dad played it, my cousin played it, and now I'm playing it) and have been playing it since 5th grade (in 10th right now). I'm also the only guy playing clarinet in the school. But I'm also surrounded by what may be the most beautiful looking girls in the school throughout band practice, so I'm not complaining
I'm trying to get my parents to get me a saxaphone though (a bari sax to be more exact). But since my mom doesn't have a programming job anymore (she was layed off because the company could hire someone who would work for less, but was crap at programming) and works as a person who calls to make sure your background info is correct for job listings and what not (and makes much less money), and my dad is saving up his money for who knows what, I doubt I'll get one any time soon.
I was also in the schools marching band for one day, was in the percussion pit. Though, lets just say the practice didn't go so well.
And to top if all off, I was also forced to play three years of keyboard/piano in intermediate school (6th-8th grade), and we never really learned anything past the basics (all of which I've forgotten right now, but I'd like to get my own keyboard sometime soon).
Quote: "Reason I\'m asking is I got back from a football game where we (marching band) marched the first half of our show, and I just noticed a guy that\'s in the 3rd level programming class plays trumpet in it, then another alto sax has DBC. Just curious if \"band/music geeks\" and \"computer junkies\" are in some way cosmically related and destined to coexist in single persons, or something complicated like that."
I'm the only programmer/"computer junky" in the band, I don't think they're cosmically related.
Cheers,
Preston
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