Today, I played in a high school concert. Some alumni of the band were sitting in the audience and were brought to tears. Not because it was beautiful, but because they were sad to see how much the music program had declined since they left. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I went to my kid's band concert. She's 12 and in the advanced team. They were the first ones to play and they were so incredibly bad that I laughed. Really, really loud. I was escorted out of the recital. FML
Today, I was a guest performer for a school orchestra concert a grade above mine. When they called my name, I didn’t hear them, so when they started the song hundreds of people watched me run on stage. FML
Today, during a moment of silence in front of the entire high school during my band concert, I managed to hit the stand with my flute, and loudly scrambled to catch it before it fell over. I've never had so many people look at me. FML
Today, I chaperoned a school dance. A song I knew came on, and, wanting to be the fun teacher, I danced around a little. The students then pointed and laughed. I graduated in '87 and high school still hurts. FML
Today, our school chorus went to a senior citizens' home. An elderly lady died during my solo. FML
Today, I had my high school piano recital. The entire time I was playing, one of my classmates sitting up front kept booing me and yelling "YOU SUCK" at the top of his lungs. He drowned out the entire song. FML
Today, I’m getting so old that the local radio station that plays the “old classics” is playing songs I listened to in high school. FML
Today, I was at my class's band concert. Before the curtain was raised, I helped haul the piano to a different spot so a girl who would've had to stand behind it could be seen. I said, "There, now your mom can see you play!" She responded with, "My mom's blind." FML
Today, my name was left off of the program at our band concert. I would have been fine with this if it wasn't the third time in a row that this has happened. Yes, I did show them each time. FML
Today, I had my final piano performance. There is a guy in my class who constantly tells me I suck at piano, so I was looking forward to watching him play badly since he never practices. Instead, he played the most beautiful music that would make Mozart weep. He got a standing ovation. FML
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NoFightinDestiny 9
WHAT?! No, I'm sure you did great. The arts are declining and it's sad to see. Hopefully they'll bounce back!
Fuaaad1994 31
I'd rather listen to your music than crap Justin Bieber makes
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Linemanmike 17
I know how this is. When I graduated our music program declined sooo much. I was a proud low brass instrumentalists and was so sad to see a program I was once apart of go down in flames
bushada 18
Instead of crying about it they should take up the position of teaching, for free.
IllestRated 17
Time to kick it old school then I guess.
DenBriZel 31
I feel the same way whenever I see my old high school band.
livelovepunk 6
You go to monroe, don't you? Lmao.
Soundslikeothers 15
I now feel like watching Mr. Holland's Opas
shhhaaarrron 12
It's okay OP, I'm sure you did great :)
jh921971 10
It's sad but true. School music is falling apart. It's the first program hit by school budget cuts.
1947Chevy 17
Not in my school. The ag department goes first
JMichael 26
Sadly music programs all over the country are declining. Schools are now focusing more on sports than subjects and activities that actually mean something.
Rosebudx 32
My (former) band director recently retired, and most of my fellow alumni were extremely antagonistic toward the new director. A lot of the older kids who were still in high school rage quit because she wasn't going to leave everything exactly the same, and as a result our band has sucked the last couple of years. That in turn has made alumni hate the director all the more. I don't blame the director for all this stuff, but it does make me want to cry when I see how far the band has fallen in just two years. However, I also know that we'll start getting better again soon, when younger kids repopulate the band and start improving. I'm sure that will happen with your band soon, OP. :)