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Re: Running a section

Author: pewd
Date: 2016-08-12 19:45

I'm presuming this is a high school, since you referenced seniors.

The band directors, clinicians, private teachers on your schools staff, etc should be determining which exercises you work on - this is what they are trained to do. If a student needs to be switched over to bass clarinet, this is also a decision for the band directors.

Does your band provide leadership training classes / seminars for section leaders and drum majors? This is common in my part of the country - student leader candidates start leadership training in the spring, when they are trying out for leadership positions for the next fall. Those selected continue with leadership training seminars and classes during the summer.

You should sit down with your band director and ask these questions. And ask if there is a leadership seminar they can provide for you and the other student leaders, to help you learn to be effective section leaders. What is your director's expectations for student leaders? What does he or she think you should do about the bass clarinet limitation?

What clarinet specific exercises does the director recommend for your section?
We run a week long master class for each section a few weeks before school starts - the teachers running each class (mostly private teachers, band directors from other schools, or local professionals) provide exercises for strengthening the section's fundamentals, based on the ability level and issues we observe in each section. Can your band director bring in a private teacher or outside clinician to give your section specific help and recommendations? E.G., provide a few master classes for your section?

Good luck.

- Paul Dods
Dallas, Texas

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