Post by babette2009 on Feb 6, 2009 21:59:56 GMT -5
Our trumpet section has seen better years, but right now, it's decent. It has some very strong players, and some very weak players. Basically though, the first trumpet parts try to carry the section.
The problem is this. All year, marching and concert season, we've had a problem with the first chair trumpet, "K". During marching season, there were 3 first trumpets: K, S, and C. Like any other BD, ours would voice her concerns when the first trumpet part wasn't right. Well, literally every time the BD says something about first trumpets needing to back off, or wrong rythym, or anything, K is the FIRST to say "Well, I wasn't playing that time."
Bascially, as it seems to me, he didn't play any during band camp, because he was always "not playing that time." The second chair trumpet, and a good friend of mine, S, came to me nearly in tears once because she was tired of K placing all the blame on her and C. We talked to the BD about it. I'm not sure what was done.
But, is it just me or does it seem wrong for the first chair trumpet player to seemingly never play his trumpet?
The problem is this. All year, marching and concert season, we've had a problem with the first chair trumpet, "K". During marching season, there were 3 first trumpets: K, S, and C. Like any other BD, ours would voice her concerns when the first trumpet part wasn't right. Well, literally every time the BD says something about first trumpets needing to back off, or wrong rythym, or anything, K is the FIRST to say "Well, I wasn't playing that time."
Bascially, as it seems to me, he didn't play any during band camp, because he was always "not playing that time." The second chair trumpet, and a good friend of mine, S, came to me nearly in tears once because she was tired of K placing all the blame on her and C. We talked to the BD about it. I'm not sure what was done.
But, is it just me or does it seem wrong for the first chair trumpet player to seemingly never play his trumpet?
