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Let's have a DU Lounge Parade, What instrument would you play? Me ---flute. Please pick one you would like to play. (Original Post) debm55 Dec 2023 OP
Glockenspiel FakeNoose Dec 2023 #1
Good. we have a glockenspiel and flute. Any other instruments?????? debm55 Dec 2023 #2
Clarinet n/t shrike3 Dec 2023 #3
Good, we will add a clarinet to our marching parade. debm55 Dec 2023 #4
Bass drum or Sousaphone TreasonousBastard Dec 2023 #5
Do You think you can do two, if not please pick one. TY debm55 Dec 2023 #7
OK, the drum. TreasonousBastard Dec 2023 #9
Flute and piccolo. 3catwoman3 Dec 2023 #6
Do you think you can do two? If not please pick one. Thank you. debm55 Dec 2023 #8
Piccolo 3catwoman3 Dec 2023 #10
Our band is growing---flute, glockenspiel, clarinet, Bass Drum, and a piccolo, bagpipes, trombone, tuba, cymbals debm55 Dec 2023 #11
bagpipes! rurallib Dec 2023 #12
Welcome to the band! debm55 Dec 2023 #15
Violin Walleye Dec 2023 #13
Walley, violin it is. After a long discussion and a video. You are welcome to join. You will be on a chair on a float. debm55 Dec 2023 #14
Believe it or not but I once witnessed a sdfernando Dec 2023 #24
Alright he can come in. How about you??? debm55 Dec 2023 #29
Trombone. Paladin Dec 2023 #16
Welcome debm55 Dec 2023 #18
tuba (they give the simple parts to the - somewhat challenged - and the tuba fits both roles) stopdiggin Dec 2023 #17
Welcome debm55 Dec 2023 #20
Tuba, cello, or cymbals - I'm flexible Brother Buzz Dec 2023 #19
Cymbals and welcome debm55 Dec 2023 #21
Tenor saxophone LoisB Dec 2023 #22
Welcome debm55 Dec 2023 #30
I'm in...my main instrument is the flute but sdfernando Dec 2023 #23
You can pick the saxophone you want. debm55 Dec 2023 #31
I play both piano and guitar, poorly. Coventina Dec 2023 #25
Is it the kind we played in grade school--your in. debm55 Dec 2023 #38
Theremin, but I'd need a power supply. Ocelot II Dec 2023 #26
Bagpipes it is. debm55 Dec 2023 #32
I played a Coronet very badly about 60 years ago. nt doc03 Dec 2023 #27
That's fine. Coronet it is --badly or not. debm55 Dec 2023 #34
My first thought: Jew's Harp LakeArenal Dec 2023 #28
Mouth Harp it is--Welcome the the parade. debm55 Dec 2023 #35
Here (hear) is an interesting band. LakeArenal Dec 2023 #47
Is that from Mongolia? debm55 Dec 2023 #49
Violin. Instrument I played as a child🎻 Polly Hennessey Dec 2023 #33
You can join Walley in the violin section. We will put on a float so you can sit on chairs.. debm55 Dec 2023 #39
I've marched miles with my clarinet, so I'll march beside Shrike. Unless you need a drum major to lead the parade? thatcrowwoman Dec 2023 #36
And we do have to pick a song. Do you want to be Drum Major? it's yours. debm55 Dec 2023 #37
Cool. Now we need a drum line to keep us in rhythm. thatcrowwoman Dec 2023 #42
Wow--that was great. Thank you debm55 Dec 2023 #50
In high school I played snare drums and majorettes, now it would have to be just drums. ;) Chainfire Dec 2023 #40
HAHAHAHAHAHAH, snare drums it is. debm55 Dec 2023 #41
Tuba Pas-de-Calais Dec 2023 #43
Tuba is great. And welcome. debm55 Dec 2023 #58
Guitar and play it like Jimi Hendrix Emile Dec 2023 #44
We'will put you on the float. Purple haze. debm55 Dec 2023 #51
The Triangle MOMFUDSKI Dec 2023 #45
I ;like the triangle. You can do it. debm55 Dec 2023 #55
Kazoo Cartoonist Dec 2023 #46
I like that! Do you put wax paper over it???? You are the only one so far in the comb section. Good Luck. debm55 Dec 2023 #53
Cello ironflange Dec 2023 #48
Good. you will go the float. There will be a chair for you. debm55 Dec 2023 #56
Cowbell madamesilverspurs Dec 2023 #52
Remember---MORE cowbells. debm55 Dec 2023 #57
Kitchen sink Old Crank Dec 2023 #54
Old Crank, you can play the kitchen sink if you want. or remember we need MORE cowbells. debm55 Dec 2023 #59
The sink sounded Old Crank Dec 2023 #97
good. debm55 Dec 2023 #102
WASHBOARD BOSSHOG Dec 2023 #60
BOSSHOG, we have someone playing the comb that would make a great combination. debm55 Dec 2023 #62
Washboard and a comb BOSSHOG Dec 2023 #63
Definitely the cello. cornball 24 Dec 2023 #61
We will put you on the float. It has chairs so no problems. debm55 Dec 2023 #64
My marching days are over. LudwigPastorius Dec 2023 #65
LudwigPastorius, we will put you on the float. and you can pass out Joe for 2024 flyers out. chair is included. debm55 Dec 2023 #67
Yes! LudwigPastorius Dec 2023 #74
After gulping down some over the counter migraine meds Niagara Dec 2023 #66
Good, you will go with the comb and washboard. Hope you are feeling better. debm55 Dec 2023 #68
I don't have a migraine Dear Debbie Niagara Dec 2023 #69
Oh, sorry. debm55 Dec 2023 #70
It's all good!! Niagara Dec 2023 #71
Alto Alpinhorn. marble falls Dec 2023 #72
Welcome, I will sign you up for the brass section. debm55 Dec 2023 #76
Xylophone IcyPeas Dec 2023 #73
Welcome Icy Peas! debm55 Dec 2023 #78
If you need a 65-year-old guy to twirl a baton and toss it high in the air... Harker Dec 2023 #75
Sure it's paid up. and we need a majorette . welcome. Oh by the way , you didn't make a hockey stick from the scotter debm55 Dec 2023 #80
"Internal organ" you're going want to put me in the back 💨 underpants Dec 2023 #77
Oh my, can you carry a tune? debm55 Dec 2023 #81
F sharp or B flat underpants Dec 2023 #89
That's fine. debm55 Dec 2023 #91
Bass Guitar. BarbaRosa Dec 2023 #79
Welcome to the band.You will be on the float. debm55 Dec 2023 #82
Cornet. Glorfindel Dec 2023 #83
Great, You can just fake it. debm55 Dec 2023 #85
put me down for steel drums or bagpipe moonshinegnomie Dec 2023 #84
Steel drums are great debm55 Dec 2023 #86
The Theremin... MiHale Dec 2023 #87
You need to be on the float. for that. We will find you a spot. debm55 Dec 2023 #88
Woohoo...a float!... MiHale Dec 2023 #95
I'll join in wth a Mridanga drum (Khol) with real clay body sanatanadharma Dec 2023 #90
Thank you sanatandharma, This is going to be better then the Rose Bowl Parade debm55 Dec 2023 #92
The big bass drum: Thump! Thump! Thumpa-Thump-THUMP! n/t TygrBright Dec 2023 #93
Wonderful, I might have to put underpants and his internal organ by you. Bring nose plugs. debm55 Dec 2023 #94
Another clarinet here zeusdogmom Dec 2023 #96
Another clarine added, Welcome debm55 Dec 2023 #98
Flutophone Bayard Dec 2023 #99
Thats fine, No one will notice. debm55 Dec 2023 #100
I play the piano and guitar at a moderate level but Elessar Zappa Dec 2023 #101
You can learn at the parade debm55 Dec 2023 #103
Alright, sounds good! Elessar Zappa Dec 2023 #106
Coronet. gibraltar72 Dec 2023 #104
Ready to go debm55 Dec 2023 #105
Trumpet. Haven't played one since middle school though sakabatou Dec 2023 #107
I have always been fascinated by the oboe for some reason yellowdogintexas Dec 2023 #108
I'll Cover Anything You Don't Blow In To ProfessorGAC Dec 2023 #109

FakeNoose

(32,908 posts)
1. Glockenspiel
Wed Dec 27, 2023, 04:20 PM
Dec 2023

The only musical instrument I can play is a piano, due to endless lessons in my girlhood. However pianos don't lend themselves to parade marching, so I guess a glockenspiel is the next best thing.

3catwoman3

(24,122 posts)
6. Flute and piccolo.
Wed Dec 27, 2023, 04:29 PM
Dec 2023

When I was in the marching band in high school, (65-69) there were no music holders for flutes and piccolos, so we had to memorize everything.

there weren’t many of us in the marching band, so I think we were only in existence for 2 seasons, or maybe only one.

3catwoman3

(24,122 posts)
10. Piccolo
Wed Dec 27, 2023, 04:37 PM
Dec 2023

We will have to play Starts and Stripes Forever so I can do the fantastically fun piccolo part. I can still hu it in my head.

debm55

(25,774 posts)
11. Our band is growing---flute, glockenspiel, clarinet, Bass Drum, and a piccolo, bagpipes, trombone, tuba, cymbals
Wed Dec 27, 2023, 04:42 PM
Dec 2023

debm55

(25,774 posts)
14. Walley, violin it is. After a long discussion and a video. You are welcome to join. You will be on a chair on a float.
Wed Dec 27, 2023, 04:47 PM
Dec 2023

Last edited Wed Dec 27, 2023, 05:53 PM - Edit history (2)

sdfernando

(4,948 posts)
24. Believe it or not but I once witnessed a
Wed Dec 27, 2023, 05:04 PM
Dec 2023

marching orchestra! Violins & Violas are easy but they had these weird rolling contraptions for the Cellos and Basses. It is a site I will never forget.....its also a sound I will never forget!

Paladin

(28,285 posts)
16. Trombone.
Wed Dec 27, 2023, 04:50 PM
Dec 2023

Used to know how to play one, and pretty well, at that. Just give me a little practice time, to get my lip back.

sdfernando

(4,948 posts)
23. I'm in...my main instrument is the flute but
Wed Dec 27, 2023, 05:02 PM
Dec 2023

I also play piccolo, and any of the saxes, plus a little clarinet. Take your pick as to what is needed.

Coventina

(27,224 posts)
25. I play both piano and guitar, poorly.
Wed Dec 27, 2023, 05:14 PM
Dec 2023

I could also do a little recorder.

My dream is slide trombone.

LakeArenal

(28,883 posts)
28. My first thought: Jew's Harp
Wed Dec 27, 2023, 05:21 PM
Dec 2023

Known as a “Jew's Harp” for the last few hundred years in European cultures, this version is commonly thought of as a distortion of jaw or from the Old English word for the instrument gewgaw. There is little evidence connecting this specific instrument to the jewish people, but the name stuck for hundreds of years.Jul 2, 2019
https://www.archaicroots.com › the-...
The Jaw Harp (jew's harp or mouth harp) - Archaic Roots

Polly Hennessey

(6,815 posts)
33. Violin. Instrument I played as a child🎻
Wed Dec 27, 2023, 05:35 PM
Dec 2023

I play a mean version of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.

It’s all my mother’s fault. 😇

debm55

(25,774 posts)
39. You can join Walley in the violin section. We will put on a float so you can sit on chairs..
Wed Dec 27, 2023, 05:51 PM
Dec 2023

Last edited Wed Dec 27, 2023, 09:46 PM - Edit history (1)

thatcrowwoman

(1,229 posts)
36. I've marched miles with my clarinet, so I'll march beside Shrike. Unless you need a drum major to lead the parade?
Wed Dec 27, 2023, 05:39 PM
Dec 2023

I’m no majorette, but I used to could do some fancy baton twirling and flourishing.
Alas, I no longer have the white patent leather gogo boots.

Do we get those OG band hats with the big feathery bit on top?
Being DU, I bet we don’t have uniforms, but do we have colors?
Blue, right?!
🕊🩵💫🎶thatcrowwoman

debm55

(25,774 posts)
37. And we do have to pick a song. Do you want to be Drum Major? it's yours.
Wed Dec 27, 2023, 05:43 PM
Dec 2023
---mascot ,,, blue is the color of uniforms.

thatcrowwoman

(1,229 posts)
42. Cool. Now we need a drum line to keep us in rhythm.
Wed Dec 27, 2023, 06:05 PM
Dec 2023

As my brother the once-upon-a-drummer would say, “To the world!”
Don’t know if that one was just our marching band or if it’s widely known.

Any rattlers in the house?
🕊🩵💫🎶thatcrowwoman



debm55

(25,774 posts)
53. I like that! Do you put wax paper over it???? You are the only one so far in the comb section. Good Luck.
Wed Dec 27, 2023, 09:50 PM
Dec 2023

Old Crank

(3,667 posts)
54. Kitchen sink
Wed Dec 27, 2023, 09:50 PM
Dec 2023

Watched a young woman in the Stanford pep band playing an upside down double kitchen sink. Pretty cool.
During a Chinese New Year's parade another woman in the band played Tuba, while riding a unicycle.
Me? I can play records. Zero musical abilities.

BOSSHOG

(37,159 posts)
60. WASHBOARD
Wed Dec 27, 2023, 10:16 PM
Dec 2023

every Parade needs a washboard. Has anyone ever caught a washboard player missing a beat?

LudwigPastorius

(9,262 posts)
65. My marching days are over.
Wed Dec 27, 2023, 11:07 PM
Dec 2023

I did my time in high school.

Four years of 6:30AM practice on an asphalt "field" carrying a heavy hunk of brass will cure you of any rose-colored, The Music Man illusions of the fun of marching band.

(Fortunately, when I got to college, I didn't have to march to get a music degree.)

debm55

(25,774 posts)
67. LudwigPastorius, we will put you on the float. and you can pass out Joe for 2024 flyers out. chair is included.
Wed Dec 27, 2023, 11:11 PM
Dec 2023

what say you???

Niagara

(7,760 posts)
66. After gulping down some over the counter migraine meds
Wed Dec 27, 2023, 11:10 PM
Dec 2023

I'll play the kazoo in our DU Lounge Parade.



Niagara

(7,760 posts)
69. I don't have a migraine Dear Debbie
Wed Dec 27, 2023, 11:38 PM
Dec 2023

I'm just taking the migraine meds before we start the noisy parade to prevent the migraine from happening.

Harker

(14,112 posts)
75. If you need a 65-year-old guy to twirl a baton and toss it high in the air...
Thu Dec 28, 2023, 11:48 AM
Dec 2023

I'd be willing to learn on the job!

You'd best make certain that the insurance is paid up, though.

debm55

(25,774 posts)
80. Sure it's paid up. and we need a majorette . welcome. Oh by the way , you didn't make a hockey stick from the scotter
Thu Dec 28, 2023, 11:58 AM
Dec 2023

you took from the island of the misfit toys, did you.

Glorfindel

(9,747 posts)
83. Cornet.
Thu Dec 28, 2023, 12:03 PM
Dec 2023

Actually, I don't have a musical bone in my body, but I was pretty good at marching in the Army.

sanatanadharma

(3,759 posts)
90. I'll join in wth a Mridanga drum (Khol) with real clay body
Thu Dec 28, 2023, 12:55 PM
Dec 2023

The drum, added to the percussion section, comes with a half-dozen marching, singing, dancing, chanting devotees in saris and dhotis.
A good parade is participatory without an audience; and obviously rain-free.
All join in!

zeusdogmom

(999 posts)
96. Another clarinet here
Thu Dec 28, 2023, 01:18 PM
Dec 2023

Just got a new box of reeds for Christmas so I am good to go. Love marching band!

Elessar Zappa

(14,139 posts)
101. I play the piano and guitar at a moderate level but
Thu Dec 28, 2023, 02:14 PM
Dec 2023

I’d really love to learn to play the saxophone.

yellowdogintexas

(22,292 posts)
108. I have always been fascinated by the oboe for some reason
Thu Dec 28, 2023, 11:21 PM
Dec 2023

I played piano back in the day so I can read music. A little

Big Question:

Who is going to dot the "I" ??

ProfessorGAC

(65,401 posts)
109. I'll Cover Anything You Don't Blow In To
Fri Dec 29, 2023, 07:57 AM
Dec 2023

Whatever someone else doesn't want. A marching snare sound fun, though.

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