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A&M - Student Accidentally Joins Band and Marches for Four Years Uncaught
Posted on 12/23/24 at 4:02 pm
Posted on 12/23/24 at 4:02 pm
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A Texas A&M alumnus has gone viral after claiming he accidentally became a part of the university marching band and pretended to play an instrument for four years.
In a TikTok video posted on Monday, Gerardo Juarez shared an unexpected journey from his undergraduate years.
As a first-generation college student, he admitted to being unfamiliar with the process of preparing for his first semester in fall 2015.
https://www.lonestarlive.com/life/2024/12/texas-am-alumnus-accidentally-joins-band-says-they-pretended-to-play-for-4-years.html
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“I tried choosing the cheapest dorms, not knowing they were the band dorms,” the user explained in the post. “This included doing the Corps of Cadets, which I also didn’t really understand until I got there.”
On-campus housing costs for the 2024-2025 academic year range from about $2,300 to $6,990 per semester, according to the university’s website. However, as a member of the Corps, which is required for band membership, housing costs about $3,300 per semester.
A month before his first semester began, Juarez received an email about orientation for the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band, the nation’s most traveled collegiate marching band, which boasts over 300 members.
“I had only played band in the sixth grade, but it was kind of late to find alternative housing, so I just showed up,” he said in the post.
During the orientation, the directors overlooked Juarez, and he allegedly didn’t have to participate in an audition.
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For the next four years, Juarez traveled with the band to various Southeastern Conference (SEC) events, a sports organization that hosts 16 universities and governs student athletics, he said in the post.
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“You’re not allowed to talk at all as a freshman,” Juarez said in a comment. “My buddy next to me figured it out sometimes freshman year, and then the rest of my buddies. It was funny at that point.”
Social media users were baffled by Juarez’s story, asking how he managed to get away with faking his instrumental skills for multiple years.
In response, Juarez told users it was “easier than you’d think” since the band plays “military marching songs.”
This post was edited on 12/23/24 at 4:13 pm
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Posted on 12/23/24 at 4:03 pm to Shexter
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A&M - Student Accidentally Joins Band and Marches for Four Years Uncaught
I guess he was okay with all the required dick sucking.
This post was edited on 12/23/24 at 4:05 pm
Posted on 12/23/24 at 4:04 pm to Shexter
And no one in the band ever suspected him of not knowing how to play an instrument?
This concerns me more for Texas A&M, wow.
This concerns me more for Texas A&M, wow.
Posted on 12/23/24 at 4:04 pm to Shexter
Sounds like something George Costanza would do.
Posted on 12/23/24 at 4:05 pm to LegendInMyMind
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I guess he was okay with all the required dick sucking.
Being "required" is only a myth. It's completely voluntary.
Posted on 12/23/24 at 4:05 pm to Shexter
And this is how a new tradition will form!
Posted on 12/23/24 at 4:06 pm to Shexter
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Being "required" is only a myth. It's completely voluntary.
Yeah, but he had to do it to stay undercover. He wouldn't have lasted a week without it.
Posted on 12/23/24 at 4:06 pm to Shexter
I find this so hard to believe. How did the people next to him not figure out he doesn’t know shite about playing the instrument he was playing?
Posted on 12/23/24 at 4:07 pm to jizzle6609
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And no one in the band ever suspected him of not knowing how to play an instrument?
The students around him knew he was never playing.
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“You’re not allowed to talk at all as a freshman,” Juarez said in a comment. “My buddy next to me figured it out sometimes freshman year, and then the rest of my buddies. It was funny at that point.”
Social media users were baffled by Juarez’s story, asking how he managed to get away with faking his instrumental skills for multiple years.
In response, Juarez told users it was “easier than you’d think” since the band plays “military marching songs.”
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“The marching band is basically follow the leader,” Juarez said in a comment. “I was one of hundreds.”
As for his family’s reaction to his accidental band membership, Juarez posted: “I am the first in my entire extended family to go to college. No one knew what was going on. My parents asked zero questions.”
Posted on 12/23/24 at 4:07 pm to gatorhater08
He has to go back
Posted on 12/23/24 at 4:10 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Yeah, but he had to do it to stay undercover. He wouldn't have lasted a week without it.
how is that different than any other A&M student?
Posted on 12/23/24 at 4:10 pm to gatorhater08
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I find this so hard to believe. How did the people next to him not figure out he doesn’t know shite about playing the instrument he was playing?
From the article:
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Juarez’s ruse remained unnoticed for a while. But eventually, his friends realized he wasn’t playing, he said in a post.
“You’re not allowed to talk at all as a freshman,” Juarez said in a comment. “My buddy next to me figured it out sometimes freshman year, and then the rest of my buddies. It was funny at that point.”
Article also says he had been in band before, but not since 6th grade. Maybe he knew just enough to be able to fake it?
Idk, I find it hard to believe as well but kind of hope it’s true.
Posted on 12/23/24 at 4:12 pm to Shexter
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And no one in the band ever suspected him of not knowing how to play an instrument?
The students around him knew he was never playing.
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“You’re not allowed to talk at all as a freshman,” Juarez said in a comment. “My buddy next to me figured it out sometimes freshman year, and then the rest of my buddies. It was funny at that point.”
Social media users were baffled by Juarez’s story, asking how he managed to get away with faking his instrumental skills for multiple years.
In response, Juarez told users it was “easier than you’d think” since the band plays “military marching songs.”
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“The marching band is basically follow the leader,” Juarez said in a comment. “I was one of hundreds.”
As for his family’s reaction to his accidental band membership, Juarez posted: “I am the first in my entire extended family to go to college. No one knew what was going on. My parents asked zero questions.”
And this isnt accidental when you go on with the charade for four years.
So, they knew he wasnt playing and just didnt say anything?
Posted on 12/23/24 at 4:16 pm to lostinbr
That's pretty good.
I think Georgia Tech once graduated an imaginary student. That took some dedication by a lot of folks.
I think Georgia Tech once graduated an imaginary student. That took some dedication by a lot of folks.
Posted on 12/23/24 at 4:27 pm to Shexter
It's wild that there wasn't an audition to catch this. TGBFTL has auditions and still cuts a few people at the end of camp before the semester starts.
Posted on 12/23/24 at 4:38 pm to billjamin
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It's wild that there wasn't an audition to catch this.
Aggy will tell you how great their band is. They march as good as anybody, but they don’t have music education as a major. As a result, they tend to sound like trash. This kid slipping through the cracks doesn’t surprise me.
Posted on 12/23/24 at 4:38 pm to billjamin
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It's wild that there wasn't an audition to catch this
There was a glitch in the audition process.
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Typically, instrumental auditions for Texas A&M University students are before or during the university’s New Student Conference (NSC) which is mandatory for new undergraduate students.
Juarez signed up for the last available NSC date during Fall Orientation Week (FOW), intended to prepare freshman cadets for success in the Corps. When asked if he had auditioned, he was honest about not being approached for it, he said in a comment.
“They told me ‘Someone will come get you throughout the week,’” Juarez said in a post. However, no one ever did.
Posted on 12/23/24 at 4:41 pm to Shexter
calling 100% bullshite on this one
Posted on 12/23/24 at 4:42 pm to Shexter
The bad version of the 12th man.
Posted on 12/23/24 at 4:45 pm to Shexter
You have to go back
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