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CMelodyMan · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:00 pm Post subject: What chair are you?

What chair are you? I'm first chair, and it's been that way ever since I started taking lessons.

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JPSaxMan · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:17 pm Post subject:

Second tenor in jazz and wind ensemble
First bari in concert band
Whatever chair alto in jazz band (I'm like the special guest soloist in jazz band Laughing

) and sometimes I help out the younger group on alto. Cool

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Doc Frazier · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:01 pm Post subject:

first chair alto sax, sax section leader AND president of The Shreveport Metropolitan Concert Band @ LSUS
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CMelodyMan · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:25 pm Post subject:

Shreveport Metropolitan Concert Band...first chair, that's pretty impressive.
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JazZz · Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Posts: 170

First chair alto in wind ensemble, & jazz
Woodwind Captain and saxophone section leader in marching band

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

Well, I guess my school just sucks, then. We don't have chairs, we just hand the first, second, and third parts to whoever wants them. My school (Victoria) is the only public K-12 school in Canada, so our high school is a lot smaller than most other schools. As a result, we have very few band students, and often have to combine the 20 and 30 classes. Therefore, there aren't enough students to even have first, second, and third chair. I'm finally realizing that I made a mistake in going to this school. Oh well, one more year left...

Band camp is completely different, though. There are actually good, experienced musicians there, and everyone is auditioned. Their performance is assessed, and they are actually placed in real first, second, and third chairs, as it should be. That is the only really fulfilling musical experience I have all year, and it only lasts for 2 weeks... :x Evil or Very Mad

If we did have an ideal band program, then I would indeed be first chair. Bah. High school band isn't all it's cracked up to be, anyway.
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Bleeding_Gums_Murphy · Joined: 04 Jul 2005 Posts: 75

I'm lead alto in concert band and jazz band, and I have been since I started Cool

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

Once school starts back up, I'll go for 1st chair tenor because the other tenors in my band either suck or don't want 1st chair. I'll try that for alto (after I get it fixed if I get it fixed :o )
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Thomas · Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 223 Location: Alberta, Canada

Just call up Dave, he'll fix your horn up for you! :D
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saxmaniac · Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 184

I'll fix it for ya Wink

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

Yeah, you too! And Doc, can't forget him! My bad. :P
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saxmaniac · Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 184

Yes, and of course Doc :P !

joboe · Joined: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 25 Location: Illinois

I am 2nd oboe in wind symphony the top bad of 3 bands. and 3rd chair flute out of 5 in jazz band.
joboe
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