#pit band

[justanotherpiccplayer]

This is the opposite of a pit,

I am so high up,

I have to make my stand so short to see over and see the conductor 😂😂😂

(bonus points if you can guess the show)

[carrylechat]

So this year my high school is broke and decided to write our own musical. The concept is our school trying to pick a musical. Very original, I know. We will be doing songs and scenes from (wait for it, the list is long.) 

Shrek, The Addams Family, Legally Blonde, Grease, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Buddy Holly Story, and High School Musical. 

Is it just me or is this a disaster waiting to happen.

Plus I have to learn to play songs from three different musicals (we’re doing half live pit band and half tracks), and because we’re not paying for anything, we have to piece together whatever parts we can find and it’s a complete mess. 

Send help.

[iamthetrashoftheearth-blog]

What it's like being a pit musician pt.1

me: *trying to find a quiet place to tune*

ensemble member: oh wow! is that a violin!?

me: ..............yes................

ensemble member: can i try?!

my brain: uuewgfuawgfykdbhdjuyuubjakhdandnxznonononononono

me: ......................sUre

ensemble member: *tries to play* where are the frets?

me:.............there aren't any.....?

ensemble member: oh man this is actually pretty hard, i actually have some respect for the musicians now!

me:.........wow....thanks

(this actually happened btw)

[asoftpsychnerd]

pit orchestra is great until you have to segue onto a different instrument with no rests,,,

[clarinet-jesus]

in case you've never seen a picture of @saxophone-jesus, here you go

[pancake13error]

If you need something to measure how much work the pit is doing: I'm bringing a sippy cup today

[clavichordvile]

This is Enchanters from Dragon Age Inquisition! :)

[pseudopresser]

hamilton as things heard at pit band rehearsal

angelica: please, we are women here

eliza: i will die in this underwire for you

peggy: *pantomimes duck call*

hamilton: and every day I’m like ‘f*** yeah.’

burr: the most mediocre 16 minutes of my life

laurens: *pushes up imaginary boobs*

lafayette: can I do the splits now?

mulligan: what if my pants don’t have reinforced knees?

king george: darn, i just stepped in a puddle of spit

madison: i love your rage face

jefferson: i need them to dress in scantily clothes for the next four weeks

washington: does she play on a synthetic reed? *clenches fist*

phillip: yeah daddy

maria: do you want to kiss my cello?

seabury: look! I bought a new water bottle today!