If you've ever been in a band, you know that certain instruments are played by certain people with certain personalities. I've bounced around on different instruments, and I can 100% say I am not a clarinet personality (stereotypically, clarinet players are snobby, judgmental, and full of drama). I do tend to fit the bass clarinet or bassoon personality (because they are unique instruments, these players are independent and not afraid to be different). But I am definitely a saxophone personality. We are loud, funny, friendly, relaxed, and nonjudgmental. The saxes in the Rockport band and I get along great; we already have inside jokes (like these CRAZY looking notes in a few songs that we are calling "suck-tuplets"). I enjoy not only playing with them but also socializing and bonding with them, and it has been a delightful experience. I also enjoy being the leader of section, as the Alto 1 player.
On a related note, I stumbled upon this funny list online of stereotypical instrument personalities. These are the best ones:
Saxophone: You spent a heady and sexually deviant semester in Paris whereupon you stumbled into a live jazz bar and never left.
Bassoon: You enjoy being mocked and only laugh at your own expense.
Trombone: You came to terms with being thoroughly uncool and this is where it got you. (My husband plays trombone 😁)
With delight,
♥Jamie
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