Re: Re: Any Drum Major's here?


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Posted by MG on October 14, 2000 at 21:06:42:

In Reply to: Re: Any Drum Major's here? posted by Jeff on October 14, 2000 at 15:58:46:

I had the same problem, except I wasn't even considered because our director
thought that the band needed a tuba also. Now that I think about it, I did want
it more for myself than for the band's sake, and we did find someone who was quite capable. The problem was that in our band, the drum major and the band manager (an appointed position by the director) had about as much control as the director the way it was set up. Well, the band manager was my best friend and the drum major was his girlfriend, so despite the fact that I was first chair at all-state my senior year, I felt pretty shut out of most of the decision making in our band. Oh well.
Anyway, for Al, assuming you are one of top musicians in your band (since you're considering trying to be drum major), I would advise you that if you are rejected because you play tuba, hope that your director acknowledges that you can still play a leadership role.


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