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[–] NABDad 16 points 3 hours ago

My son played saxophone in jazz band in middle school and forgot his mouthpiece at a jazz festival. Trouble was, he was really good. The director made him borrow another kid's mouthpiece to play.

Aside from how incredibly gross that was, I often wonder how it made the other kid feel.

"You forgot your mouthpiece? Well, we can't have you not play. Borrow a mouthpiece from that kid. He sucks anyway."

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

In middle school I played the (French) horn, and one time I lost my mouthpiece right before a concert. I spent the entire thing just pretending to play my mouthpieceless instrument.

[–] WereCat 6 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Lucky you had no solo part

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 hours ago

I think my teacher knew not to do a song with a horn solo; none of us actually bothered to learn the notes to the songs. The concert probably sounded marginally better without me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago

Nice that they set it in 120bpm, so you can really feel the time ticking by. Also the most popular tempo for pop music

[–] 10_0 2 points 3 hours ago

It is music

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

In my opinion the pause should be different times so the silence has a rhythm to it, afterall it is a song even though you forgot your instrument.

[–] TotallynotJessica 24 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I'd be impressed if someone had no instrument and still decided to get on stage.

[–] flicker 14 points 4 hours ago

A kid forgot his instrument but showed up to a performance in middle school and the teacher told him to "sit in his seat and make the gestures. No one will see you anyway."

I was too busy with my own music to watch but I know he did it. I bet it was amazing.

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