i'm a 7th grade oboist/english hornist!:) i'm currently in one symphony orchestra, and i'm auditioning for three more (pyso, trypo and pypo) if you know those orchestras then good for you; if you don't.. well.. go figure out what they are. i'm a complete band geek though you could never guess if you saw me in person. i hate admitting that i play better than pretty much all of my 7th band.. i'm more at a 10th grade level. i practice about 3-4 hours each day if i have time. usually i'll put in an hour if i have like 3 hours of homework. i like to swim, play with my dog, hang out with friends and compose my own music; which a lot of it has been used to be played. half of my friends do not know what an oboe is.. they always go what? a hobo? hobos play the oboe? and all of them confuse a french horn with an english horn. but yeah, i'm pretty much the biggest band geek ever, and i am proud to say that. :)

I`m a 7th grade oboist and english hornist (finally!!)! I enjoy getting challenged by music much too hard for my band=] My top five favorites for band are:
1. Music for Life - Philip Sparke
2. October - Eric Whitacre
3. The Hounds of Spring - Alfred Reed
4. A Little French Suite - Pierre LaPlante
5. As a Wind from the North - Robert Sheldon

For Symphony orchestra
1. Javelin - Michael Torke
2. Appalachian Spring - Aaron Copland
3. Rodeo - Aaron Copland
4. The Planets - Gustav Holst
5. Symphonic Dances - Sergei Rachmaninoff