| 1 Eb Soprano cornet | Too loud, usually out of tune. Convinced he has the most difficult part in the band |
| 1 Principal cornet | Conceited - uses too much vibrato |
| 1 "Second man down" or "bumper upper" | Either thinks he would make a better principal, or hero-worships the principal |
| 1 "Third man down" | Loud brutal musical thug with lots of stamina and no finesse |
| 1 "Fourth man down" | Like third man down, only louder and thicker |
| 1 Repiano cornet | Waiting for a chance to play principal |
| 2 2nd cornets | Hesitant, out of tune, but can play a bottom C |
| 2 3rd cornets | Loud, out of tune, but can play bottom G |
| 1 Flugelhorn | Plays flat. Can't decide whether to be a cornet or a horn |
| 1 Solo horn | Usually a girlie - irrespective of whether a male or female player |
| 2 Tenor horns | Can play a unison tone in tune if one of them is dead |
| 1st Baritone | Useless player, out of tune all the time |
| 2nd Baritone | Even worse player. Only there to show what the first baritone could do if he tried |
| 2 Euphoniums | Show-off and trainee show-off |
| 1 1st trombone | Steam driven. Rasps most of the time |
| 1 2nd trombone | Sloppy player, but can rasp even at pianissimo |
| 1 Bass trombone | Chainsaw with vibrato |
| 2 Eb basses | Look like two drunken farts |
| 2 Bb basses | Sound like two drunken farts |
| Percussion | Have lots of noisy toys which must be used in the most inappropriate way possible. Must be totally incapable of producing a swing rhythm |
| Conductor | So devoid of musical ability that he thinks the above shower sounds good |