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 Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:18 pm
How do you deal with an underclassmen trying to take authority?
My band has a long standing tradition that Seniors have authority and all others will obey that authority. I remember when I was a Sophomore we listened to everything an upperclassmen would say. If they told us to jump we would ask how high? My section has a junior that likes to be pushy and she thinks she's all that because she plays the piccolo.
What do you do in a situation like this?
If this isn't in the right spot I'm sorry.
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:28 pm
ahahahahaha that made me smile. She thinks she's better because she plays an instrument that makes dogs howl?
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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:26 pm
The freshmen in my section this year think they can tell everybody what to do. =
I say smack them all.
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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 6:30 pm
I've been brass instructor for my old high school's marching band for two years, and I've always had freshmen try to talk up to me like they're hot s**t.
One rule goes in every band: if you're a freshman and you think stepping up to a senior or a section leader's gonna get you trouble, you're in for all the circles of hell if you try the staff.
I had one who wouldn't play when I'd tell her to, talk with her buddy during my sectional rehearsals, and tried to spread the rumor that I was sexist. One day, she tried to make this rumor public right in the middle of band camp sectional rehearsal. Conveniently enough, the entire brass section didn't go crazy at the comment, and defended me for me (even though I still gave my piece in the form of a nice informative lecture). After that, I personally ordered her to leave on the spot, ejected her from the band for the year (and probably years to come), and even got praise for it by the BD.
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:28 pm
Jan Koetsier I've been brass instructor for my old high school's marching band for two years, and I've always had freshmen try to talk up to me like they're hot s**t. One rule goes in every band: if you're a freshman and you think stepping up to a senior or a section leader's gonna get you trouble, you're in for all the circles of hell if you try the staff. I had one who wouldn't play when I'd tell her to, talk with her buddy during my sectional rehearsals, and tried to spread the rumor that I was sexist. One day, she tried to make this rumor public right in the middle of band camp sectional rehearsal. Conveniently enough, the entire brass section didn't go crazy at the comment, and defended me for me (even though I still gave my piece in the form of a nice informative lecture). After that, I personally ordered her to leave on the spot, ejected her from the band for the year (and probably years to come), and even got praise for it by the BD. It sounds like a Sophomore I have this year. I would love to just kick her out of the band but our band director likes to keep even the worst of players because he wants the band big. I'd rather have a small band full of dedicated players than a large band were no one cares. I've yelled and screamed and shoved her around a couple of times and nothing works. Now the Junior who thought her s**t didn't stink is currently sucking up to me and Shelley, other Senior Flute.
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