Author: Katherine Pincock
Date: 2000-02-06 05:16
Well, speaking to your conductor may be an option...but that depends on whether or not you feel he/she will respond well to reasonable discussion. Another possibility is talking to the Dean/student's council of your faculty, if they offer mediation services. If you do either of these things, make sure you don't mention any hearsay; just say that you feel personally that the music is overly difficult for the level of the band. If neither of these options works out, there may be other people to speak to on campus--ombuds offices, etc.--but it's probably not worth switching schools over if you like the clarinet teacher there. It's frustrating, but it's more important that you have a private teacher that you really get along with than it is to have fewer problems with your ensemble. And believe me, some situation like this arises somewhere in every school, so switching won't solve all the problems.
Just as an additional note, though, if you talk to your band director, you might mention that you hate to spoil the work done by the hired professionals. It's one of the facts of band playing that one person who can't play the part right makes the whole section sound wrong, so you can't really cover that up by adding paid ringers. Even if the pros can play the parts, if the band itself can't, the performance will be sloppy. If your band director is that concerned with making him/herself look good, that thought may change their mind. Hope this helps!
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