well hi. I'm bored.
I saw some people (the name has escaped my mind chuck-e-cheese) doing threads about their personal pet peeves, so I thought I'd join in the fun. I'm going to talk specifically about some of my pet peeves in music, but I'll try to make sure they're relatable. These aren't in any sort of order of intensity.
1) People who don't want to be there, yet they show up anyway. I'm sure some of you have been in a choir at some point. There are always a few people who just don't want to be there (unless it's an audition choir), but they're still in the choir anyway. Maybe it's a required elective, or maybe their parents are making them do it. Regardless, they can be disruptive and make everything take five times as long as it needs to.
2) People who talk and bury their faces in their cell phones in the choir. I talk occasionally in choir, but I try to keep it minimal and only when the director is working with a different group. There are some people, though, who are under the impression that as soon as the director says we can sit down after warm-ups, it's social time. As soon as we sit down after practicing a song, it's social time. Earth to choir kids: no, it's not. Keep talking to a minimum so we can practice our songs and be done with class.
3) Bass kids who sing an octave low and think it's okay. If you're musically inclined, you know what I'm talking about. (I'm naturally a Bass, but my teacher moved me to Tenor, and it actually stretched my range quite a lot!) Some kids who are in the Bass group think being a Bass means you sing extremely low. So low, in fact, that they're a full octave below everyone else. It sounds bad. Enough said. The director has to keep reminding everyone to sing higher.
4) People who bend/fold/roll the sheet music. Just STOP.
5) People who don't actually ACT in drama. I guess I'm guilty of this sometimes, but I try my best to be someone other than myself. Some people are so emotionless that they don't really do a good job of playing their part.
6) Other students who assume I'm some kind of musical prodigy or something. A lot of my fellow Tenors compliment me on my voice, and that's fine, but sometimes it gets on my nerves. Sometimes they say "I bet [my name] got it just right." "I stayed on track because [my name] sang loud enough that I could hear him." They mean well, but I'm not perfect! I mess things up, too! I often look to my fellow Tenors to keep me on track!
I hope I didn't bore you, and I hope some of these were relatable.
