Forum of the Saxes

CMelodyMan · Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:28 am Post subject: Your concert band set-up

In your concert band at school, how many people are in it, and at which instruments? At my school, the band's kinda small: two saxes(alto) I'm first chair, 6 trumpets, 3 trombones, 6 percussionists, two french horns, one oboe, 5 clarinets, one is a bass, the rest are soprano, and 6 flutists, I think that's what they're called, one euphonium(baritone), and 3 tubas. My district's honor band was a different story, however. There was 7 saxes( one bari, which was me, 4 altos, and two tenors), one oboe, a bassoon, 6 tubas, 14 trombones, like 25 trumpets, I think 18 flutes, like 25 clarinets, including 4 bass clarinets, 4 french horns, 3 euphoniums, 8 percussionists, and that's it, I think.

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Alto: Yanagisawa (880), Morgan 6M w/ Rico
C Melody: c.1919 Martin Inspiration
York soprano

JPSaxMan · Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:44 am Post subject:

Wow, our band is huge compared to yours.

We have anywhere from 5-10 altos.

Around 6-7 trumpets.

15-20 flutes

10-15 clarinets

Two bari players (myself and a freshman)

Two bass clarinet players

Two baritone players

Four-five trombones

5-15 percussionists

Phew...wow, that's quite a bit. Sometimes I'll do alto or bari for the JR Band (the list I just made is SR Band). Cool

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JP
Student of Saxophone
Music Education (BME) Major-2011
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

CMelodyMan · Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:53 am Post subject:

Yeah, but you're in high school, and I'm in Jr. High, so I think my band's size is about average for a Jr. High band.
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Alto: Yanagisawa (880), Morgan 6M w/ Rico
C Melody: c.1919 Martin Inspiration
York soprano

JPSaxMan · Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:42 pm Post subject:

Well actually for our JR Band it's not that much different...maybe an alto less or a clarinet more or a flute more...other than that not much difference Confused

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JP
Student of Saxophone
Music Education (BME) Major-2011
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

tenorsaxman · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 52 Location: Indiana

My band in 8th grade had (fairly small, I go to a private school)
1 oboe
6 flutes
4 clarinets
3 alto saxes
4 trumpets
1 bassoon
2 trombones
1 baritone
1 tuba
1 baritone sax
1 tenor sax(me)

Orchestra was the same except we played with strings obviously and instead of tenor sax I did bass clarinet
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Tenorsaxman!

Currently playing:
alto/tenor saxes
Bb clarinet (LeBlanc rocks!)
piccolo
flute
oboe
piano
organ( vintage Hammond M3)
electric/acoustic guitars
mandolin

CMelodyMan · Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:57 am Post subject:

Tenorsaxman, do you realize that you could have doubled on every instruments in your eighth grade band, and more!? Did you have any percussion in your band?
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Alto: Yanagisawa (880), Morgan 6M w/ Rico
C Melody: c.1919 Martin Inspiration
York soprano

jazzamataz · Guest

3 alto sax's
2 tenor sax's
1 bariton sax
9 "standard" clarinets
2 bass clarinets
1 contrabass clarinet
12 trumpets
2 tuba's
5 tenor trombone's
4 baritone's
1 oboe
2 bassoon's
12 flute's
3 piccolo's
6 percussionists

it's a pretty big high school band. I transferred schools, and now the high school band I am in now is down to about 1-2 people in each section (about 15-20 total)

tenorsaxman · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 52 Location: Indiana

CMelody Man, as a matter of fact that's what I plan to do my freshman year since I know a lot of people are quitting band. I have a feeling that I will only double on bass clarinet and/or flute and if I get a chance hopefully bassoon.
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Tenorsaxman!

Currently playing:
alto/tenor saxes
Bb clarinet (LeBlanc rocks!)
piccolo
flute
oboe
piano
organ( vintage Hammond M3)
electric/acoustic guitars
mandolin

saxmaniac · Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 184

So, for different concerts you'll alternate between four different instruments? Why not just double on one other instrument?

JPSaxMan · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 8:49 pm Post subject:

I might have to double on alto and bari with my tenor for pit band...fun fun fun Twisted Evil

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JP
Student of Saxophone
Music Education (BME) Major-2011
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Thomas · Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 223 Location: Alberta, Canada

This is what my school band setup was last year. Some numbers are approximate, since school is over now, and I don't remember all of them:

- 13 flutes (1 piccolo doubler)
- 10 soprano clarinets
- 1 bass clarinet
- 5 alto saxes
- 2 tenor saxes
- 1 bari sax (me)
- 7 trumpets
- 1 french horn
- 5 trombones
- 1 euphonium
- 1 tuba
- 4 string basses (way too many...)
- 3 percussionists

We didn't have an oboe, english horn, or a bassoon this year. We almost never do... Confused

And THIS is about what my summer band camp setup was last year:

- 21 flutes (3 piccolo doublers)
- 5 oboes Shocked

(1 english horn doubler)
- 2 bassoons
- 16 soprano clarinets
- 3 bass clarinets
- 2 alto saxes (1 was me)
- 4 tenor saxes
- 2 bari saxes
- 8 trumpets
- 6 french horns
- 4 trombones
- 2 euphoniums
- 5 tubas Shocked

- 4 percussionists

Yep. Much better instrumentation there.
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Sax player, music student, composer, Finale user, and part-time slacker/procrastinator.

tenorsaxman · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 52 Location: Indiana

saxmaniac, at my school we have 2 concerts a yaer. I couls do 2 instruments for 1st concert and 2 for the second concert
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Tenorsaxman!

Currently playing:
alto/tenor saxes
Bb clarinet (LeBlanc rocks!)
piccolo
flute
oboe
piano
organ( vintage Hammond M3)
electric/acoustic guitars
mandolin

musicalprodigy · Joined: 03 Aug 2005 Posts: 119

we have:
5 saxes, i baritone, 2 altos, 2 tenors,
4 trombones
6 percussinoists
8 trumpets
1 bassoon
1 oboe
7 flutes
9 clarinets, 8 sops, 2 basses
2 tubas
1 baritone
2 french horns