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We have symphonic/concert band, jazz band, and wind ensemble. All different classes during the day.

I didn't try out for that either sweatdrop So I'm still in symphonic band

Im second chair at my highschool and we have a jazz band .... i usually double up on first or second part..... our band director is in one of the local jazz bands that plays at clubs down town.... hes a pretty bangin sax player... all in all were a pretty good jazz band wink

I think my school is way different from most American schools.
Hope this makes a little bit of sense...

We have a Senior and a Junior concert band.
Senior is for grades nine to twelve and is an optional credit.
Junior is for grades seven, eight and some grade nines with zero music experience.

We also don't really have much of a chair/audition system.
Older, more experienced students usually play first and seconds and younger students are usually on seconds, thirds and maybe fourths.

All the practices are either before or after school. And during school time all we have is one mass music class for seniors (see above) and the grades sevens and eights get one trimester of music a year. blaugh

Also, you can only join jazz or R&B band if you are in the senior music class or if you are in senior concert band (exceptions are made).


BTW, this is my third year playing trumpet. I am in the tenth grade and I usually play first trumpet in the Senior concert band at my school and third trumpet (with the exception of "Pagent," I play first bcause the other trumpet players play the first and second cornet parts) at board-wide wind ensemble.

This is just a thread, but think its sufficient enough right now for us trumpets. We, as a whole, dont come as often as we should, and our numbers are poorly represented. So, to start a guild just for us would be almost a complete waste of gold. I say almost becuase there are always afew of us that follow our instrumentation to closely, me being one myself.

So, in short, no this isnt the guild.

if there is, i dont know of it

Second 2005 post!

Previously, people were talking about the different bands at there schools.

We have an Orchestra, Junior and Senior Concert Bands, Brass Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, Stage Band and a Flute Ensemble. I am in Senior Band, Orchestra and Brass Ensemble. I'm lead trumpet in all those bands. I'm trying out of Stage Band when we start school.