I'm new & I want to know where you all stand on certain bands, their performances and your input on my arrangements.

What kind of bands?

DCI, BOA, other high school bands.

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Where r u from?

Well, our symphonic band is now gearing up for solo/ensemble. We are also working on stuff to play at district band festival, Utah State University festival, and when we play for elementary kids to get them excited about band. (Which means Spongebob Squarepants theme, kids' songs, etc.)

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Oh yeah, I forgot. If you didn't pick up on it in the above text, I live in Utah.

Hello
Our band is ok, but nobody is serious excpt for me and the tuba player. Right now we just got finished with solo/ensemble, and i got 2 SUPERIORS!!!!!!! yay!
our high school band is freakin awesome!! Right now we are gettin ready for MPA

First, What's the name of ur schools? Second, our band is preparing for state concert festival, but it sucks because the freakin' school has to have our room for regional basketball tournament the week before. Third, what's MPA?

Not gonna say what the name or wherabouts of my school is, but our mascot is the "Knights."

I'm guessing you're not from KY.

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Wait.......forget that. Who plays multiple instruments?

Yeah, I'm not from KY.

I play the piano, trombone and a little bit of recorder. I'd like to play the slide trumpet, but they're so hard to find.

I never knew there was a slide trumpet. I'd like to play a valve trombone though. I'd also like to march contras rather than sousas.

Mustangs is out mascot.
MPA no idea what it means, but its where we get graded on our playing.
We suck to because instead of having advanced band we just have 8th grade which the only people who r serious r about-0 altos -me-tuba-4 clarinets-0 flutes -2trumpets-o trombones- that is how many people who care.

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I play Bari Sax some alto , clarinet and some guitar

I tried to play a valve trombone, but I'm not familiar w/baritone fingerings, so I didn't do so great.

Once you learn the fingerings to one of the brass insruments with valves you no them all except for French Horn, mellophone is the sames as trumpet, etc. but French Horn took me the longest to figure out. I actually learned Trombone faster than F Horn.

I actually made a chart for one of my friends 2 yrs ago to help him learn Baritone quicker.

Has anyone heard of Lafayette, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, North Hardin, or Adair Co. HS from my state?