Better yet, switch him to bagpipes. Hard to play and hard to listen to.Darth Wong wrote:Switch him from drums to the clarinet.
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Make him play Creed.
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Darth Wong wrote:Switch him from drums to the clarinet.
Colorguard. I don't know any egotistical drummer (and that is NOT redundant 
) who would be willing to switch to colorguard.Or flute. Almost as bad, and easier to justify.
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I wouldn't do anything that would jeopardize the actual order and structure of the band...err...orchestra...er...whatever it is. I'd try to solve the problem in a manner that wouldn't make the performances sound like crap. I hate it when that happens. It's an embarassment.
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Re: I AM SO FUCKING PISSED OFF AND NO ONE CAN HELP!!
Don't they offer "how to crush and humiliate hotshots who try to hijack the class" in teaching college? I'll be disappointed if they don't (I'm starting on my masters in education next year).Zaia wrote:1) I'm ready to kill my kids. Some of the ones I've been teaching for YEARS have started to act like pricks over the past months because there's some pissant little hotshot kid who thinks he can boss me around because he doesn't have to listen to a chick percussionist because obviously I'm inferior to him. How can a girl play drums?Anyway, some of the good ones have gotten swept up with this kid and I want to hurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt him. Today they gave me fucking lip and banded together like idiots, so I tore them apart but am still so fucking hurt that these good kids have turned to the dark side.
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Re: I AM SO FUCKING PISSED OFF AND NO ONE CAN HELP!!
Hey...that's not a bad idea...I wonder if they have that...seriously...RedImperator wrote:Don't they offer "how to crush and humiliate hotshots who try to hijack the class" in teaching college? I'll be disappointed if they don't (I'm starting on my masters in education next year).
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Smack the little shits.
Or better yet, since "girls can't be drummers" then you'll be more than happy to retire your sticks in his rectal cavity.
Zaia, let it out on the people that deserve it most. It's the only way they'll learn to respect you, sometimes...
Unload whenever you want, sweet ninja killer.
Or better yet, since "girls can't be drummers" then you'll be more than happy to retire your sticks in his rectal cavity.
Zaia, let it out on the people that deserve it most. It's the only way they'll learn to respect you, sometimes...
Unload whenever you want, sweet ninja killer.
Something about Libertarianism always bothered me. Then one day, I realized what it was:
Libertarian philosophy can be boiled down to the phrase, "Work Will Make You Free."
In Libertarianism, there is no Government, so the Bosses are free to exploit the Workers.
In Communism, there is no Government, so the Workers are free to exploit the Bosses.
So in Libertarianism, man exploits man, but in Communism, its the other way around!
If all you want to do is have some harmless, mindless fun, go H3RE INST3ADZ0RZ!!
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Libertarian philosophy can be boiled down to the phrase, "Work Will Make You Free."
In Libertarianism, there is no Government, so the Bosses are free to exploit the Workers.
In Communism, there is no Government, so the Workers are free to exploit the Bosses.
So in Libertarianism, man exploits man, but in Communism, its the other way around!
If all you want to do is have some harmless, mindless fun, go H3RE INST3ADZ0RZ!!
Grrr! Fight my Brute, you pansy!
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Start telling drummer jokes in class
How many drummers does it take to change a lightbulb?
Just one, so long as the roadie gets the ladder, sets it up and puts the bulb in the socket for him.
How can you tell a drummer's at the door?
The knocking speeds up.
How can you tell when a drummer's at the door?
He doesn't know when to come in.
How can you tell when the drum riser is level?
Drool comes out of both sides of the drummer's mouth.
What do you call a drummer that breaks up with his girlfriend?
Homeless.
How many drummers does it take to change a light bulb?
None: they have a machine to do that now.
What's the last thing a drummer says in a band?
"Hey guys, why don't we try one of my songs?
from the Drummers Dictionary:
Accelerando, n. drum fill; solo
What do you call a drummer with half a brain?
Gifted.
Two drummers walk into a bar...
which is funny because you would have figured the second one would have seen the first guy do it.
What does a drummer use for contraception?
His personality!
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A drummer, tired from being ridiculed by his peers, decides to learn how to play some "real" musical instruments. He goes to a music store, walks in, approaches the store clerk, and says "I'll take that red trumpet over there and that accordian."
The store clerk looks at him a bit funny, and replies "OK, you can have the fire extinguisher but the radiator's got to stay".
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What's the best way to confuse a drummer?
Put a sheet of music in front of him.
Hey buddy, how late does the band play?"
"Oh, about a half beat behind the drummer."
Johnny says to his mom: I want to be a drummer when I grow up!
Mom: But Johnny, you can't do both.
the classic:
What do you call someone who hangs around with musicians?
A drummer.
and my fave:
A man goes to an exotic tropical island for a vacation. As the boat nears the island, he notices the constant sound of drumming coming from the island. As he gets off the boat, he asks the first native he sees how long the drumming will go on. The native casts about nervously and says "very bad when the drumming stops."
At the end of the day, the drumming is still going and is starting to get on his nerves. So, he asks another native when the drumming will stop. The native looks as if he's just been reminded of something very unpleasant. "Very bad when the drumming stops," he says, and hurries off.
After a couple of days with little sleep, our traveller is finally fed up, grabs the nearest native, slams him up against a tree, and shouts "What happens when the drumming stops?!!"
"Bass solo."
Start telling drummer jokes in class
How many drummers does it take to change a lightbulb?
Just one, so long as the roadie gets the ladder, sets it up and puts the bulb in the socket for him.
How can you tell a drummer's at the door?
The knocking speeds up.
How can you tell when a drummer's at the door?
He doesn't know when to come in.
How can you tell when the drum riser is level?
Drool comes out of both sides of the drummer's mouth.
What do you call a drummer that breaks up with his girlfriend?
Homeless.
How many drummers does it take to change a light bulb?
None: they have a machine to do that now.
What's the last thing a drummer says in a band?
"Hey guys, why don't we try one of my songs?
from the Drummers Dictionary:
Accelerando, n. drum fill; solo
What do you call a drummer with half a brain?
Gifted.
Two drummers walk into a bar...
which is funny because you would have figured the second one would have seen the first guy do it.
What does a drummer use for contraception?
His personality!
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A drummer, tired from being ridiculed by his peers, decides to learn how to play some "real" musical instruments. He goes to a music store, walks in, approaches the store clerk, and says "I'll take that red trumpet over there and that accordian."
The store clerk looks at him a bit funny, and replies "OK, you can have the fire extinguisher but the radiator's got to stay".
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What's the best way to confuse a drummer?
Put a sheet of music in front of him.
Hey buddy, how late does the band play?"
"Oh, about a half beat behind the drummer."
Johnny says to his mom: I want to be a drummer when I grow up!
Mom: But Johnny, you can't do both.
the classic:
What do you call someone who hangs around with musicians?
A drummer.
and my fave:
A man goes to an exotic tropical island for a vacation. As the boat nears the island, he notices the constant sound of drumming coming from the island. As he gets off the boat, he asks the first native he sees how long the drumming will go on. The native casts about nervously and says "very bad when the drumming stops."
At the end of the day, the drumming is still going and is starting to get on his nerves. So, he asks another native when the drumming will stop. The native looks as if he's just been reminded of something very unpleasant. "Very bad when the drumming stops," he says, and hurries off.
After a couple of days with little sleep, our traveller is finally fed up, grabs the nearest native, slams him up against a tree, and shouts "What happens when the drumming stops?!!"
"Bass solo."
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Turn the negative energy into positive energy. It sounds hokey, but fighting the kids will drain you. Rather, turn it around. Subtle mockery will also help.Don't they offer "how to crush and humiliate hotshots who try to hijack the class" in teaching college? I'll be disappointed if they don't (I'm starting on my masters in education next year). -Red
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Alot of my younger siblings actually aren't pests at all; although this may be the famous Henderson bloodline.Slartibartfast wrote:Rat poison can do wonders (j/k)
I feel sorry that you have to teach kids... I mean, that kids are little pests. Er, you know what I mean.
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But as far as board culture in general, I do think that young male overaggression is a contributing factor to the general atmosphere of hostility. It's not SOS and the Mess throwing hand grenades all over the forum- Red
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Hey Zia;
Youth and skill are no match for age and treachery.
You are there to teach; So what if he has skill. You are the one who *knows* what is going on. He is there to learn. Make the little shit learn something.
Know-it-alls do not know it all, or anything *if* at all. The defenition "Young, dumb and full of cum" is in my mind toward this jackass...
Hey may know how to play the drums; does he know how to *use* them...
Youth and skill are no match for age and treachery.
You are there to teach; So what if he has skill. You are the one who *knows* what is going on. He is there to learn. Make the little shit learn something.
Know-it-alls do not know it all, or anything *if* at all. The defenition "Young, dumb and full of cum" is in my mind toward this jackass...
Hey may know how to play the drums; does he know how to *use* them...
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Well, about the music program, I can recommend NoteWorthy Composer. It's shareware and relatively inexpensive, and also pretty easy to learn. There's no advanced MIDI stuff like you find in the high-end software (I'm talking the $600 packages out there) but it suffices for most needs.
Sorry if it sounds like an advertisement... it's just that we've used it for a while now and are pretty much satisfied.
Sorry if it sounds like an advertisement... it's just that we've used it for a while now and are pretty much satisfied.
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*hugs Ziai* so...he thinks he can play rinngs around you? Ask him to prove it, if he refuses he will lose the respect of his peers. If he loses, he will lose the respect of his peers. And he will not win.
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LOLConnor MacLeod wrote:Fuck that. One of those pussy lil recorders we were forced to play in elementary school.Darth Wong wrote:Switch him from drums to the clarinet.
*strokes chin thoughtfully*
Hmmmmmm.................
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Make him play a tamborine... or perhaps a kazoo...Connor MacLeod wrote:Fuck that. One of those pussy lil recorders we were forced to play in elementary school.Darth Wong wrote:Switch him from drums to the clarinet.
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*ROTFL* I love Drewcifer's jokes. Those are good.
Z, I'd love to come up there and help you kick some tail. I think I now remember WHY I don't want to go back into education.
Oh, I have an idea... you need to get a nice little grade 6 piece from somewhere that runs the percussion ragged. And make sure he doesn't pick tympani. Ugh. That'd ruin it all.
Z, I'd love to come up there and help you kick some tail. I think I now remember WHY I don't want to go back into education.
Oh, I have an idea... you need to get a nice little grade 6 piece from somewhere that runs the percussion ragged. And make sure he doesn't pick tympani. Ugh. That'd ruin it all.
Teach the class naked one day. You won't have any problems with him or the rest of the guys after that.
Seriously though, as others have suggested, you have to show him who's in charge. I would say tell him you're moving him to flute because they need the players. When he complains say that since he's being such an ass, you just assumed that he didn't like being in percussion.
Seriously though, as others have suggested, you have to show him who's in charge. I would say tell him you're moving him to flute because they need the players. When he complains say that since he's being such an ass, you just assumed that he didn't like being in percussion.
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For what it's worth, Zaia, I try to distance myself from kids for that very reason. I really respect the fact that you can at any time dig past their egos and their hormones and their baby-pretend adult issues and teach them to do ANYTHING. You're a tough lady.
To put it bluntly in an analogy, the fact that you can teach a lizard to sing opera is only more impressive if the lizard fights you every step of the way.
To put it bluntly in an analogy, the fact that you can teach a lizard to sing opera is only more impressive if the lizard fights you every step of the way.
Note: I'm semi-retired from the board, so if you need something, please be patient.
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I'll give you 10-to-1 odds that the reason this kid's being as big an ass as he is is because you're his teacher, and he has a crush on you.
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