"You guys sound like a transformer horror movie."

- George

Context: Said to the French Horn section.

"Are you guys examining each other's legs?"

- Monty

Context: *Needed*

"I have heard that Jim will do anything if we chant his name."

- Monty

Context: *Needed*

"Cade is our example. Everybody look like Cade."

- Monty

Context: Monty said we had to look nice for the performance, but we didn't need to wear concert black.

Context: A few of us were telling Monty our speculations on his life. And the picture of him photoshopped into the Huxtable family was brought up.

"I'm the Huxtable bodyguard. There was a situation."

- Monty

"I wanna be on dancing with the stars. Because I, am a star."

- John Watters

Context: According to Daniel Nicholson, John said this to him one day in band. John told me he didn't remember it, but that means nothing because Monty didn't remember more than half of these quotes.

Context: Monty's 6th grade band is playing Suit and Tie. So after school it was stuck in his head and he was singing his version. He has repeated it a couple times.

As long as I got my suit and tie

I'm gonna eat some apple pie.

You can make fun but I won't cry.

Gonna show you a good thing.

All dressed up in black and white,

I'm gonna eat some vegemite

Then wash it down with a sprite.

Gonna show you a good thing.

Context: Monty was explaining this blog to one of his 6th graders.

Monty: "Its a blog full of band quotes, but it's mostly things I say."
6th Grader: "Like stop talking?"

"Will you jump up and down and wave your arms in the air and say 'Mr. Montgomery, stop!'?"

- Monty

Context: Monty wanted Alessia to let him know when it was a few minutes before the end of class so that he could give out audition material.

Context: Monty was explaining to symphonic band how to swing 8th notes.

Monty: "If it's on a down-beat, you say DU. Everybody say DU.
Everybody: "DU"
Monty: "That's disgusting, why would you all say that. Now, if it's on the up-beat you say BA. Everybody say BA."
Everybody: "BA"
Monty: "You are all sheep."

Context: Monty was showing us the audition material for Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band. He is gonna be using material used by All State music programs. I thought about the insurance company and then made a connection.

"All state. Are you in good bands?"

- D. Joseph

Context: We were playing through the Woody Herman arrangement of  Things Ain't What They Used To Be, and Monty was telling the saxophones to be loud like they saxophones in the recording. So he plugs in his phone to play it but it doesn't play, so he gives up.

Monty: "Alright saxophones and rhythm section at 13-"
Recording: "Mr. Woody Herman..."

Context: Monty had the Symphonic Band play through Major scales to see how many we could play as a band.

"That's 7, that's over half. That means there are 5 left. Let's play the other 5 in 16th notes. 1-e-+-a-2-e-+-a-Ready-+-a-go-e-+-a"

- Monty

"Sing it out metaphorically. With your instruments."

- Monty

Context: Monty told the trumpet section to sing out their parts, and everyone but one started to sing instead of play. 

"It's a bright and sunny day, and we are all ready for The Quest."

- Monty

Context: Describing how the beginning of The Quest should be played.

Context: In Symphonic Band we recorded our songs then listened to them so that we could find what to improve.

Matt (Trumpet player): The saxophones were rushing all the time.
Monty: These are not personal attacks.
Matt: Yeah they are.

"We are supposed to sound like bagpipes. Only in tune."

- Monty

Context: We are playing The Lord Of The Dance and the beginning is supposed to resemble bagpipes.

Monty: Everybody look at your backsides.

Tevita: Our own backsides?

Monty: Everyone look at your own backside. Tevita.

Context: I think we were doing a breathing exercise.

"What kind of day is it today? A tri-pul-let-day to-day."

- Monty

Context: He has many words he uses to describe rhythms.

"Who needs an alphabet? I get to G and start over."

- Monty

Context: He was telling us to go backwards from I to K. Someone corrected him.

"My whole life I thought that trombones existed just to back up the trumpets. I was later told this isn't the case, but it is right now."

- Monty

Context: Monty was telling the trombones how they should play their part.

Matt Forbes: "It's definitely time to go."

Monty: "What?! You're definitely time to go."

Context: Matt is generally the one to keep Monty on schedule with dismissal.

Monty: "I might have a loaner."
D. Joseph: "You're a loaner."
Monty: "Hey. I'm just going into my office."

Context: Someone didn't have their instrument so Monty was gonna loan them one.