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Home of the Total Drama Marching Band AU. Be on the lookout for comics! Ask box still open for TD Marching characters

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Discontinued Indefinitely

Hey all! I'm sure you can tell from the inactivity, but I am no longer creating content for this blog.

It started as a special interest of mine in 2019 after reading the Total Trauma comic by @totaltrauma. I saw Wyatt used paint.net for prins comics and went, "Hey, I have paint.net!", so I decided upon this blog during winter break of my junior year, the year I was first elected drum major and very excited about marching band. I wanted to share my love of marching band with everyone, and I wanted to get more people interested in this hobby I loved so dearly.

But, as my ADHD goes, I lost focus very quickly, and couldn't churn out all the ideas banging around in my head. COVID didn't help as I fell into a long depressive episode. The pandemic took away many band experiences I was so excited for: senior marching season, being camp counselor at my local summer overnight band camp, doing drum major things with one of my best friends. It almost took my love of band with it, too. I tried to keep making content regardless—replace comics with oneshots and asks, but it was never the same. The spark wasn't there.

I am now entering my sophomore year of college with a double major, two volunteer student leadership positions, and a little stray German Shepherd pup I'm training to be my emotional support animal! That being said, I am no longer in marching band (or concert band for that matter) because the time commitment outweighs the benefits, unfortunately.

I still love marching band, and I have found myself reinvested with Total Drama in 2022. However, I can't find it in myself to properly work on this blog, to give it the love I planned for it, the love I had for it, all the way back in December 2019.

I might pick this back up again. I might start over or redo some comics, but as of right now, Total Drama Marching discontinued indefinitely. I'm sorry.

If you would like to contact me, please do so via my main account: @bamimilyt6

Thank you for all the love and support, even if I couldn't put out the content to earn it.

—Rose xoxo

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This isn't like a proper return or anything but. Here's what instruments I think the new cast would play based on their looks alone:

PRIYA - definitely giving clarinet vibes.

MILLIE - I want to say saxophone just purely because she reminds me of my sophomore HS section leader lol

RIPPER - this man is a trombone and he is insufferable

DAMIEN - he's giving the one person on drumline who actually watches the drum major

AXEL - I am in love with her. She plays sousaphone purely to spite people

CHASE - he really wants to be on drumline but is put in pit (front ensemble) instead

ZEE - he's giving goofy i-only-know-strands-tunes trombone player

SCARY GIRL - i really wish they had given her a name :( anyways she plays flute

CALEB - i'm going to go ahead and go trumpet for this guy

NICHELLE - she's giving "i grew up playing piano so i know everything about music" vibes. honestly probably french horn/mello but she is a twirler.

JULIA - she is on guard for sure. flute player in band.

BOWIE - i'm super scared for his character actually lmao pls do not be as stereotypical as you look. fire crop top tho. trumpet(?) or clarinet tbh

WAYNE and RAJ - these two are trombone players and you cannot change my mind.

EMMA - homegirl oozes clarinet energy

MK - saxophone. doesn't she just looks like she would kill some jazz improv?

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REVISED after seeing 10 of the 13 episodes:

PRIYA - still definitely giving clarinet vibes, somehow even moreso.

MILLIE - she, unfortunately, is giving the trumpet player who barely tries and is only there bc of their friends. love her tho

RIPPER - I was right the first time. this man is a trombone player and he is insufferable (affectionate - he's such a fun character).

DAMIEN - my beloved. I still get the same vibes of good drumline member who actually watches the drum major

AXEL - she plays sousaphone purely for strength and endurance training

CHASE - bro i feel like i was right with this one, too. he really wants to be on drumline but is put in pit (front ensemble) instead. and he bitches about not being in on drumline, too.

ZEE - mr "think like a worm, move like a worm" is 100% a goofy i-only-know-strands-tunes trombone player. one of my favorite cast members of this season.

LAUREN (SCARY GIRL) - i do still think she would be a flute player, but purely to play high-pitched notes so she can spook people

CALEB - mmm..... maybe euphonuem. defo not trumpet tho.

NICHELLE - girlypop gave us a canonical design for flutes in td xoxo so i have to say flute!! girl probably could not march for shit tho! and i love that!!

JULIA - she is on guard for sure. flute player in band!!

BOWIE - DEFO a trumpet player actually, but he's like actually good and knows it. love love love him

WAYNE and RAJ - these two are trombone players and you cannot change my mind. go owls!!!

EMMA - homegirl oozes clarinet energy. still does.

MK - changing my answer here -- she's giving percussion energy to me. just on vibes i want to say she's on drumline but given her character i want to say she's, like, front ensemble

this season really exceeded my expectations! the quality of character writing and animation really increased.

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This isn't like a proper return or anything but. Here's what instruments I think the new cast would play based on their looks alone:

PRIYA - definitely giving clarinet vibes.

MILLIE - I want to say saxophone just purely because she reminds me of my sophomore HS section leader lol

RIPPER - this man is a trombone and he is insufferable

DAMIEN - he's giving the one person on drumline who actually watches the drum major

AXEL - I am in love with her. She plays sousaphone purely to spite people

CHASE - he really wants to be on drumline but is put in pit (front ensemble) instead

ZEE - he's giving goofy i-only-know-strands-tunes trombone player

SCARY GIRL - i really wish they had given her a name :( anyways she plays flute

CALEB - i'm going to go ahead and go trumpet for this guy

NICHELLE - she's giving "i grew up playing piano so i know everything about music" vibes. honestly probably french horn/mello but she is a twirler.

JULIA - she is on guard for sure. flute player in band.

BOWIE - i'm super scared for his character actually lmao pls do not be as stereotypical as you look. fire crop top tho. trumpet(?) or clarinet tbh

WAYNE and RAJ - these two are trombone players and you cannot change my mind.

EMMA - homegirl oozes clarinet energy

MK - saxophone. doesn't she just looks like she would kill some jazz improv?

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rehearsals in 95 degree weather go crazy🤷‍♂️💯 cody in @totaldramamarching fashion…alt version below

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WAIT I'm in LOVE with this!!!!! AAAAAAA <3 <3 Thank you so much!!!!

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I'm literally joining a band sorority i can't NOT work on my marching band au blog smh.

I'm trying to find a sustainable way to keep this blog active while also keeping up with my studies. I'm hoping having a hobby in the midst of my crazy schedule will help center me. Stay tuned!

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damn who runs this thing, it's a ghost town here

bad mod, smh

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Word of advice, don't use liquid bug spray while wearing a a flute lyre. I sprayed some on me during band camp to keep the mosquitoes off, and the plastic melted onto my arm (some chemical in the spray caused a reaction). Needless to say, I had to use some cause to cover up the melty bits, and there's still some gauze stuck on my lyre to this day. So yeah, dry bug spray all the way.

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some advice for flute players ig—

Tell me a band story!!

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guys i absolutely love all of your asks telling all of your band experiences, aaaa!!!! i'll respond to them soon!! <3

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if we're talking about band directors, does anyone else's say "gush and go" for a quick water break?? also at the end of every practice mine just screams "SEEYA BYE" lmaooo

oh yeah "gush and go" is a very popular phrase in the marching band world. pro-tip: do not gush. go but do not gush. take sips.

we have this whole dismissal ritual where we sing the alma mater and go to attention and do a little chant? idk its still less cult-ish than the actual 3am silent-candlelight-walk initiation my gf had into college band

i love "SEEYA BYE" tho lmaooo. sounds like something chris would do.

Want to ask me or a band member a question? Click here!

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Hello, how are you? I read all your one shot from first to the latest, Aahhh, I love them!! X3 I also love your comics! :D hope you have a great days!

Thank you!!! That really means a lot. I really love love love writing oneshots, mostly because I'm a writer more than an artist/editor, so I'm super glad you enjoyed them, and the comics as well!

I'm procrastinating homework right now. I'm in the honors college at my university as well as three ensembles (marching band, concert band, and choir) so I never get a break lol. But I am doing good and having great days - I hope you have great days as well!

If you want to ask me or a band member a question, click here!

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So according to this tiktok https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdKqrSn1/ and all the comments... band kids are horny asf, to a point where there are common phrases from teachers to prevent baby making at band room

HOW WILL THIS IMPACT THE AU

I really don't intend on going anything further with things like that than the show itself does, such as making out. But yeah, it's a pretty common experience. We had separate boy/girl buses in high school because of this.

Me, as a gay, could cuddle with my girlfriend in peace tho 8)

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Omg my band director goes "hey band" too and we all go "hey what"

That's so cute!!

We all raise our hands when my director says "hey band", but when we have to get back on the field he'll go "yay 90 seconds!" and we'll repeat it lol, and that way we know we have 90 seconds to get back to our spot.

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Why are you called the band

It's an easy way to refer to the marching band as a whole! My college marching director will often go "hey band" to address all 170+ of us at the same time.

"The" is just a qualifier!

Also college is kicking my ass rn and I've only been to one week's worth of classes so we'll see how that goes content-wise. Thanks for being patient!

Want to ask me or a band member a question? Click here!

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Check out the Requiem for a Fish Tail community on Discord - hang out with 82 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

Here's another link -- I hope it works! If not, DM me and we can solve the problem!

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We've been an established server for a while, but want some new faces to talk with about Total Drama! We have a variety of channels including but not limited to shipping, headcanons, server-member projects (like TD marching BTS!), and even a channel for every season!

(We're very organized :D)

We also hold server events like art swaps and gaming session to keep everyone engaged and interested!

What you you waiting for? CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO JOIN THE DISCORD! (Act fast, it expires in a week!)

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today is my first day of band camp :) happy mb season

Hell yeah!!! My band camp starts a week from now!

Happy marching band season!!!

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when will td marching comics return from the war--