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Re: Leading a Sectional

Author: Bennett ★2017
Date: 2015-11-07 20:22

Perhaps the problem the OP posed was not one of hierarchical authority or personality 'disorders'. Instead, maybe it simply was not clear to those involved what they were doing there.

It could be that what was needed was a brief discussion, before a note was played, about what the sectional hoped to accomplish. The discussion might have involved the band director beforehand. But it also should have involved the members of the section - what did they wish to work on. Were there problem passages that needed work, was it articulation or dynamics issues? Was every piece in the repertoire to be reviewed or just those that appeared to have problems?

Also unstated was how big the section was - 3,6, 9 etc. players. The bigger the group the more important (and perhaps more difficult) it is to define what's to be done.

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