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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kellyem2 20
Speaking as a band alum myself, there are a lot of memories that get wrapped up in a wee bit of ego with these kinds of things. Alum used to come to our concerts all the time and act the same way. The truth? I've seen the tapes and the level of talent is pretty much the same. Don't let it get to you, OP.
worldclassrager 41
It wasn't just you...and more band practice the better you will get...
howdoilogin 9
Same thing happened to Lake Central High School. My dad was in it and they were better than any and all college bands. Fast forward 50 years and they're just sad.
Elric97 9
The same thing is happening to my school. My school is also very sporty so this does not help. If we are in an area that a sports group needs, we are booted out. This includes the marching band too. We often get kicked off of our practice parking lot because of too many cars going to sports events.
1947Chevy 17
Not as bad as my school. The once tried to require we show up to the homecoming game as part of our pe credit. That fell through the roof fast
monkeytater96 23
Please tell me this didn't happen in north Georgia?
TogeBara 12
If this is a North GA post then you can bet I know the school. After the split and then the best players in the band leaving due to graduation, the band was at like a quarter of what it used to be and then most of the extremely good players graduated like I said leaving only average ones...no offense to them intended.
Taurus_ChicKa 37
I feel the same way about my alma mater; everything about it has gone downhill since my graduation. The cafeteria food (as if it could get any worse, yet somehow it did), the teaching habits (most of the teachers are coaches who know nothing about what they teach), and academics in general (the entire school district cares more about sports than academics, which, last time I checked, were the main point of school in the first place). So OP, I can understand how the alumnis feel, but surely the program hasn't declined that bad. Maybe they were remembering their younger years in high school, "the best time of their life."
AssassinGirl089 5
I was "the leader" of jazz band and everyone was sad when I graduated, because they claimed they'd suck after me and the other seniors left. I went back the next year....they did.
commandercolbert 6
i feel the same way, except im in my last year of high school and within the years i noticed less and less kids into music
TogeBara 12
I just saw your name OP, talent means nothing without hard work! Work hard and get better then!
nature_girl_08 14
Sadly sounds exactly like my high school music program