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RE: Orchestra/band/ensemble sit-in.

Author: John
Date: 1999-06-29 17:08

Chuck -- your posting took me back to the first time I sat in with a good symphonic band over forty years ago. Just like you, I was lost musically, but loved the sound the group made. It was a different world from the high school band. I hung in there, and before long I was doing fine with the music.

I second everything Dee said in her post above. If you enjoy the group, hang in there. Since you are sitting in the third clarinet row, the success of the performance is not dependent on your hitting every note. It's OK to lay out (rest) when you should be playing. Just don't play when the part calls for you to rest! Fake it till you make it. Good luck.

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