What does THIS do for your self-esteem?

Tom Mason · Post by **Tom Mason** » Tue May 03, 2005 7:51 pm

If it was a Memphis city school, it probably means that the mayor was serious about cutting most everything from the budget.

Tom Mason

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Tue May 03, 2005 9:20 pm

Well, at least they had the respect to know what NOT to mess with...

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Wed May 04, 2005 12:18 am

Sounds like they left the flutes and piccolos too...

Matt G · Post by **Matt G** » Wed May 04, 2005 4:19 pm

Chuck(G) wrote:Sounds like they left the flutes and piccolos too...

Ever since "American Pie" (the movie), most band directors are proabably requiring most kids to keep their flutes at home.

Seriously, when I was in band, flautists did not get their own lockers, mainly because the director felt that they didn't need one. Oh, and we didn't have room for the trumpets and saxes hardly either.

I guess the tubas were either too beat up or too big....???

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Wed May 04, 2005 4:41 pm

Matthew Gilchrest wrote: Ever since "American Pie" (the movie), most band directors are proabably requiring most kids to keep their flutes at home.

Seriously, when I was in band, flautists did not get their own lockers, mainly because the director felt that they didn't need one. Oh, and we didn't have room for the trumpets and saxes hardly either.

And yet, they took the oboes (at least I assume so, otherwise, Joe woiuld've said "bassoons"--unless the band has a bunch of sarrusophones squirreled away).

Other than a piccolo, I can't think of many in-the-case instruments smaller than an oboe.

Matt G · Post by **Matt G** » Wed May 04, 2005 5:29 pm

A lot of kids don't rent-to-own oboes.

Most schools supply the double reeds, from what I've experienced.

Probably because no one else will buy them.

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Wed May 04, 2005 9:04 pm

bloke wrote:This is one of the three or so very best middle school programs in the county and greater metro area (of well over a million folks). If some "sugar daddy/sugar momma" wants to be Santa Claus and replace some or all of this equipment (no insurance), you can contact me (links here) or them (here) http://www.mtpisgahband.com/

Did the crooks also leave the euphoniums/baritones?

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Wed May 04, 2005 9:46 pm

Chuck(G) wrote:Did the crooks also leave the euphoniums/baritones?

They probably took the euphoniums and left the baritones. Even crooks can tell the difference.

MartyNeilan · Post by **MartyNeilan** » Thu May 05, 2005 2:27 am

A couple of years ago we had an oboe or bassoon stolen from Lee University. It turned up a few days later in a shopping cart at the local Wal-Mart!!
You can't make this stuff up.

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