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caterpillarcowboy:

robot-heart:

propagandery:

I believe the correct term is “band geeks.” or my favorite, “the dorkestra.”

[and FYI, I was trombone for like 6 months, so I kinda qualified]

Maybe this is a regional thing? Where I grew up everyone called it “band nerd.” But apparently in some places, it’s called “band geek.” I’ve had some people really hassle me over this. Also, instead of dorkestra, I’ve heard it called “orch dork.” (We didn’t have orchestra, so I can’t really speak to that.)

I think they (i.e., someone other than me) should do a map for this like they did the pop vs. soda debate. What do you call it?

Definitely band geek. And yeah, that was me, President of the Cornell Wind Bands and President of the Cornell Jazz Ensembles. Alto / tenor / bari sax, whatever you need (and alto flute for one concert. Ugh, that was tough).

We were always called “bandos” and damn proud of it. I’ve never heard another school use the term. I was a bando of all trades: Clarinet and alto sax in outdoor, Eb clari in concert, cymbals for indoor drumline.  I wouldn’t trade a single competition or one scortching hot day of band camp (two a day practices in August) for anything. Now when my students ask, I say I’m proud to have been a band geek :)