Welcome to band. It'll be a great year.

Translation: Welcome to hell and I will try and make life as miserable for you UNLESS you're a musical genius. Then I will favor you over everyone.

We have 2 weeks to learn this music.

Translation: We have 2 weeks to learn half of it while I yell at you for how bad you sound.

I wouldnt have picked difficult music if I didnt think you could play it.

Translation: Im trying to turn you into a Drum Corps, so Ill steal their shows rather or not you can play it..

I have an idea!

Translation: I just remembered this really cool move I saw a Drum Corp do last week and Im going use it and say I thought of it!

Have fun over the weekend!

Translation: PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, and come Monday if youre not tremendously better, Im going to chew your head off cuz you SUCK!!

We're going to have a chair test tomorrow.

Translation; We're going to have a chair test tomorrow but I'm going to forget to test half of the band then completely forget about the band test for a month.

This is the last time.

Translation: We will keep playing this piece over and over and over until you idiots get it right or until my arms fall off from conducting.

Run it one more time and well take a break.

Translation: Run it 5 times without screwing up and then hook it together with 10 other sets and then run it all from the beginning 3 times and have me stop you every second and give you a lecture, then do it one more time..then you get a break for 2 minutes.

You have 10 minutes to get a drink of water.

Translation: You have 2 minutes to get a drink of water and be in your set before I come back out yelling at how late you are.

We won't stop this time.

Translation: I will stop for the smallest mistake and then we will begin from the beginning.

Much improvement!

Translation: weve done this movie a hundred times and I want to go home.

I know you guys will do great.

Translation: Please dont make me look bad.

This is the most talented group Ive ever been in front of.

Translation: I say this every year. It has no meaning.

I'll miss you guys.

Translation: I can't wait for you guys to get out of this room so I can go home.

If I didnt care, I wouldnt be here

Translation: God, I hate this job.