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The term "band geek" refers to a division of high school and college subculture, primarily in the United States, which involves the students who are heavily involved in marching bands and concert band. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ...
The word geek has recently come to be used to refer to a person who is fascinated by knowledge and imagination, usually electronic or virtual in nature. ...
Main articles: Youth culture and High school A high school subculture is a group of preteen or adolescent students in a secondary education setting — junior high school, high school — which acts as a subculture. ...
An American college marching band on the field (University of Texas) A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who generally perform outdoors, and who incorporate movement – usually some type of marching – with their musical performance. ...
A concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, or wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family and percussion instrument family. ...
Band geek culture develops around the students' schedule of rehearsals, performances, and competitions. Also, band geeks can participate in other groups, such as jazz band, winter drumline, and winterguard. Additionally, due to the amount of time spent together, members of color guard have also been subsumed into the "band geek" group, although more specific terms, such as "flag nerd" "flagget" or "saber geek" also exist. The term Band Nerd, which was at one time correct, can be used as a thing to enrage and/or egg on said "band geeks" A jazz band (or jazz ensemble in western dialects of American English) is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music. ...
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"Band geek" can also be used as a blanket term for any student in middle or high school who plays an instrument and that are in band class with friends in band, including students in the orchestra, or even those who play an instrument outside of school (assuming it's an instrument typically found in a concert band or orchestra). However, the number of school strings programs have increased over the past few decades, allowing new members to join. A blanket term is a word or phrase that is used to describe multiple groups of related things. ...
Middle school (also known as intermediate school or junior high school) covers a period of education that straddles primary education and secondary education, serving as a bridge between the two. ...
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A string orchestra is an orchestra composed solely of stringed instruments. ...
A string instrument (also stringed instrument) is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. ...
A common characteristic of a band geek is their admiration of their directors, also shared by band geeks at other schools.
While string players aren't technically band geeks, they have their own group, often referred to as the dorchestra. While this is not politically correct, many people still use it. Another term that may be used is "Orch Dork", which is somewhat comprable to Band Geek. Yet, Band Geeks are considerably cooler than Orch Dorks.
The best and most achieved Band Geeks known to the modern day band geek community, are the band geeks who attend Skyline High School, in Longmont, Colorado.
Misconceptions While a great deal of band students tend to be, not all students who participate in band are band geeks. The term "Band Geek" is generally reserved to denote a member of a band that is particularly involved in the said band. Generally this entails usually, but not always, having been in the band for a fairly large amount of time (usually more than one year). It may also reference anyone who exclusively or primarily relates to other members of the band programs available. Additionally, it may also refer to exceptionally avid students who are involved in multiple band programs.
Band geeks in popular culture
SpongeBob SquarePants On an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants entitled "Band Geeks", SpongeBob and his crew are animated performing a song written by David Eisley and Bob Kulick. The song, entitled Sweet Victory, is a mix between classical rock and a power ballad, incorporating heavy use of electric guitar, electronic keyboard, and drums and minor use of bass guitar. The characters are drawn wearing traditional band uniforms, with high brimmed hats and tassles. The song has received a decent amount of praise from SpongeBob fans, warranting enough popularity for copies of the clip to spring up in various places on the Internet. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...
Sweet Victory is stock music, music that is kept in a library to be bought by companies for use in various media. ...
To emphasize the emotional aspect of a power ballad, crowds customarily hold up lit lighters. ...
Drumline The 2002 movie Drumline showed a different marching style known as high-stepping. While this is not the norm for all high school and college bands, many adopted it after the movie's release. Bands who use this style are commonly referred to as "show bands", as opposed to "competition bands". Drumline also showed some of the stereotypes in marching band including the egotism and competition between the sections and certainly other bands. Conversely, Drumline has also led to a resurgence of interest in marching band culture and left its imprint on the young musicians themselves. Also, interest in marching band as an athletic activity has led to increased pressure to show drum corps competitions on ESPN. Drumline DVD cover Drumline is a 2002 dramatic film directed by Charles Stone III. The plot is about a young drummer from New York who enters a historically Black Southern university and tries to lead the schools drum section. ...
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The 1999 Broadway premiere Blast! was "Born on athletic fields across the nation, steeped in the tradition of military and outdoor pageantry, drum corps, bands, and color guards have a long history in America. Often rehearsing twelve hours a day through heat, cold, dust and rain, they create thrilling performances where athleticism, musical talent, kaleidoscopic movement, and showmanship merge into an art form that is both competitive and entertaining".[1] It is a field show with theatrical flair and Drum Corps influences. As of 2002 production on the next show, Shockwave, has begun. Blast! is a visual and auditory experience of bands that results from hours and hours of practices, performances and fans. This article is about the year. ...
Blast! Logo For other meanings, see Blast! Blast! is a Broadway production created by James Mason and Cook Group Incorporated, the director and organization formerly operating the Star of Indiana Drum and Bugle Corps. ...
See also: Eliza Uster
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