I play mallets, or KPIs (Keyboard Percussion Instruments). Basically a piano keyboard, but bigger, and you hit the keys with mallets (can someone explain this better?!)
I was an fool today and I forgot to put on sunscreen. So, now I've got a fantastic farmer's tan and a reverse truck driver's tan. The only fortunate part is that I don't have to march.
sillyakchick, my best friend plays the mellophone! We've got 7 this year, I think. And every day at band camp is alumni day. Mostly the seniors who graduated back in June come back, but so many people who graduated 5 or more years ago came back this year. They don't march with everyone but they teach whatever instrument they played during sectionals in the afternoon.
And for the record, band camp is NOTHING like in the American Pie movies. I think that there needs to be a reality series about band camp and the marching band season. It'd be much more interesting than Laguna Beach or The Hills or whatever.