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dark_goddess_1551- the same for me gonk except I'm nnot the only seventh grader--I'm in seventh grade band with musicians all around me that don't play like seventh graders, we play more like high schoolers individually eek anyways, last year, I was the only girl who played first clarinet, I was a beginner no less, and so I was pressured alot because my co conductor loved to pick on me o_O; so I had to practice my head off, but I beat even the first chair in my class, this year I'm pressured by making mistakes and everything, when I got into symphonic band and people worse than me got into wind ensemble it was pure embarrassment, and my conductor believes I practice everyday (which I don't, I never practiced the concert band songs that we played for the winter concert, and nit sounded like i practiced them o_O!!)

I was especially pressured during all state and all southern try outs, because the whole class would be watching us practice when our conductor made those who were trying out practice, my scales were almost perfect but the fact that people were watching me during practice made me have to restart twice, it's really annoying.

But hey, I finally realize that taking the risk for greatness is worth being pressured, so if you're one of the best or the best, you took the risk to become great, so you can't back down now can you? biggrin

I've been the best flute player in the upper band since my sophomore year. Which is hilarious, because my freshman year I was in the lower band and virtually unknown. We don't do seating tests or whatever, so as a freshman I was pretty much lost in our big flute section. But I moved to the upper band as a sophomore and all of a sudden, I was getting all the solos and everything (over another sophomore and two juniors). Even after getting so fed up with the flute section last year that I switched to tenor for a few months, I'm still section leader (or what counts for section leader at my school, anyway). My BD is giving me the flute part for the musical, and whenever a flute is needed for anything, she automatically picks me.

^_^ your welcome biggrin i used to be the only seventh grade around here...for a bit gonk ^_^, ah how did that competition go btw?

Sadly I'm the only person who plays clarinet in the orchestra. All the others aren't devoted to come along to rehersals so I'm all alone sad

i havent gone to comp yet....im still stressing.........its on the 21st

im no where near the best but the first chair at our school was better than the seniors when he was in middle school , and we have the top band in the state.... i think he is some kind of musical prodigy.

I'm first chair in my section and I hate all of the attention. People are always like 'oh you are so good' and it drives me crazy. I know that there are a lot of other people in my section that are just as good as I am. I feel so much pressure because my director and my parents want me to try out for all of these honor bands and I don't have time. On Monday I have all-city honor band, Then next week I have the UNO honor band thing whoich I really need to to practice the music for cuz it is college level music and then in three weeks I have our school's concert and I have three solos and a duet. I'm so stressed as it is and they want me to do more.