================================================ Subject: Re: Fw: (list members related) Family issues From: "Keith Mears" To: Date: Sun 15 Jul 2001 20:53:55 -0500 ================================================ "And then, this one time, in band camp..." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gina Kovach" To: Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 11:56 AM Subject: Re: Fw: (list members related) Family issues > There are also many differing terms in the world of marching band, > depending where in the country you are (I know this because I know people > from different bands). It can get REALLY interesting when you're with a > bunch of band nerds from all over the place and you start speaking > bandnerdese. The first term in each line is what we call it in our band. > These are just a few of the different things I've heard from talking to > different band people: > > "Starlettes" vs. "Majorettes" vs. "Flag Corps" > "President of Band" vs. "Drum Major" vs. "Student Director" vs. "Band > Leader" > "Plume" vs. "Feather" > "Shoes" vs. "Spats" vs. "Boots" > "Bib" vs. "Cummerbund" > "Cape" vs. "Tail" > "Hat vs. "Helmet" vs. "Beret" vs. "Shako" > "Marching French Horn" vs. "Mellophone" > "Tuba" vs. "Sousaphone" > "Percussion" vs. "Drums" > "Piccolo" vs. "Mini-flute" vs. "Flutette" > "Squad Leader" vs. "Group Leader" > "Section Leader" vs. "Section Head" > "Rain Coat" vs. "Slicker" vs. "Vinyl Uniform/Instrument Proctector" > "Marking Time" vs. "Marching In Place" > "Charts" vs. "Drill Books" > "Corps Style" vs. "Roll-Stepping" > > ...And the list goes on, but I don't want to bore you all with marching > band terminology, so I'll just end it here. :) > > ~*Gina*~ To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp