Robot Heart

“Band nerd”

propagandery:

I believe the correct term is “band geeks.” or my favorite, “the dorkestra.”

[and FYI, I was trombone for like 6 months, so I kinda qualified]

Maybe this is a regional thing? Where I grew up everyone called it “band nerd.” But apparently in some places, it’s called “band geek.” I’ve had some people really hassle me over this. Also, instead of dorkestra, I’ve heard it called “orch dork.” (We didn’t have orchestra, so I can’t really speak to that.)

I think they (i.e., someone other than me) should do a map for this like they did the pop vs. soda debate. What do you call it?

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   I didn’t realize I’d started a controversy. But I like the idea of a language map to finally put this to rest. I grew up...

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   definitely prefer the term “bando”

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   We were always called “bandos” and damn proud of it. I’ve never heard another school use the term. I was a bando of all...

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    I was/still am a “band geek”…and occasionally an “orch dork”. My friend says choir kids were “choir nerds”.

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    Definitely band geek. And yeah, that was me, President of the Cornell Wind Bands and President of the Cornell Jazz...

12. ae reblogged this from robot-heart and added:

    Hm. Yeah, we called it “Band Geek”. That would be interesting to see mapped out.

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    a regional thing? Where I grew up everyone called it...nerd.” But apparently in some...

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