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Help! Band director doesn't understand the value of sectionals!

Author: as9934
Date: 2015-08-09 06:39

In previous years during band camp our band director has given the clarinet section time to work on various issues we may have encountered in the music or in general. So I went to ask him if we could have some sectional time to work out issues I observed in the rising freshmen (thin, weak, sound and consequent tuning problems) and he said he hadn't planned on it. I said to him that sectionals had been very helpful to me when I was a young student along with being given complicated music to play in concert band. What followed next was a fairly heated debate about having sectional time in which he refused to listen to me. He said the only reason he MIGHT give us sectional time is if there was a "section in the music that warranted it" These kids can't play a good strong whole note much less a complicated passage in the music. My section leader and I really care about making the the section better, but without time to individually address issues we aren't sure how we can achieve that goal. I don't want to be in constant conflict with my band director, but I believe in helping my section grow into the talented young clarinetist I know they can be. What do you guys think?

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Wind Ensemble
Buffet E11 clarinet , Vandoren Masters CL6 13 series mouthpiece w/ Pewter M/O Ligature, Vandoren V12 3.5
Yamaha 200ad clarinet, Vandoren B45 mouthpiece, Rovner ligature

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2015-08-09 06:39

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2015-08-09 07:28

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2015-08-09 08:32

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2015-08-09 10:14

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2015-08-09 10:21

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2015-08-09 17:52

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2015-08-09 18:20

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2015-08-09 19:05

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2015-08-09 19:05

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2015-08-09 19:32

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2015-08-09 19:33

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2015-08-10 01:28

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as9934

2015-08-10 05:32

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kdk

2015-08-10 07:47

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locke9342

2015-08-10 06:37

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2015-08-10 06:43

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2015-08-10 06:47

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2015-08-10 07:51

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2015-08-10 12:48

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2015-08-10 12:53

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2015-08-10 15:28

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2015-08-10 17:55

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2015-08-10 22:59

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2015-08-11 01:21

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2015-08-11 01:33

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2015-08-11 03:32

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2015-08-11 01:56

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2015-08-11 07:31

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2015-08-11 08:51

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locke9342

2015-08-11 09:46

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2015-08-11 10:28

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2015-08-11 12:33

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GLHopkins

2015-08-11 17:12

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Hank Lehrer

2015-08-11 17:36

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2015-08-11 18:26

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2015-08-11 20:42

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2015-08-11 22:19

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2015-08-12 08:06

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