#second chair

[mildredmontagkinnie]

the seven in orchestra: pt 2!

thank you for all the love on the last post! it’s giving me so much motivation to post more, and maybe write a fanfic based on this later...

but back to the scheduled programming!

jason grace

FIRST. VIOLIN.

second chair to annabeth, of course

always leads tuning and scales

honestly the only person keeping the orchestra on track

is an awesome conductor!!

percy jackson

first chair of the second violins!

him and annabeth are constantly going back and forth with each other

“we have the melody” “well, we have the harmony”

the whole orchestra ships them

him and piper LOVE making fun of the first violins

don’t underestimate him because he’s a second violinist; he’s been playing for years

BONUS: octavian

uses vibrato during TUNING

would DEFINETLY start passive-aggressively humming the notes if he thinks you’re out of tune

spoiler alert: he’s out of tune 90% OF THE TIME

won’t shut up about THE ONE TIME he got to play a stradivarius

piper and leo CONSTANTLY mess w/ him

the whole orchestra messes w/ him tbh

[sorryihavemarchingband]

unintentional solo

so basically there's this soli part i play with the first chair alto and our band director made us write four fortes because we were playing too quiet and then the day of contest she didn't play the soli with me so basically i became a soloist and didn't mess up and played loudly and basically saved us from possibly getting a bad rating

[jxmieclayton]

I made ittt 🙏🏼

[carriesmith888]

Flute

Honestly the worst seating in the flute section is probably 2nd chair. Not only do you have to deal with the regular bitterness of not being 1st but then you have to figure out how to turn your body so your flute is behind the 3rd chairs head but be able to see the 1st chair's stand all while trying to actually be able to breathe and deal with being in their shadow and internally screaming about how close you were.

[brass-holes]

I really hate being second chair. Like it is the worst thing in the world. Really not liking band right now.

[555-5555]

Omg

Play testing tomorrow!! (We play test to decide which chair we play for our band concerts and we just finished a concert so yeah) I hope I move up. First concert I was 1st chair, second concert I was second chair. (there are 4 euphonium/baritone players)

[notafreakinthebedroom]

I got SECOND CHAIR in BAND! Today, I played the tuning note. Oh my god. I am so happy!

[declandestine]

I'm a Horn player, right? Well, we have (had) three members in our section. Our third chair left for a different school, leaving me (second chair) and our first chair. Our first chair is bounds better than me, therefore equaling her first chair place for this year. Which makes me second chair. Which makes me last chair. [Sobs]