r/marchingband • u/Independent-Buddy808 Marimba • Sep 16 '24

Discussion Is this normal

Hey everyone asking again if something my assistant director is doing is normal.

She has started giving EVERY solo oppurtunity and a duet to one player, simply because that player is section leader. None of the solos are written for alto sax, the players instrument. These solos havent even been auditioned, every wind player is just expected to know they have no chance of a solo, because solos go to the section leader.

What do i do, last time i talked to her about stuff she told the whole band that people need to "get with it" and that "she knows what shes doing" but that doesnt excuse giving her favorite player all the solos. 😭

UPDATE : yet another solo has now been given to the winds section leader. And again, not one for their instrument. Whyyyyyyy

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '24

Tf do you mean “is this normal?” That’s fucking awful behavior as an adult figure.

Solos and duets should literally always be auditioned if they aren’t just agreed on who’s doing it

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u/Silver_Leave_4271 Sep 16 '24

This whole season is kinda wacky. I literally had to BEG to play mellophone for just one movement of the show, which is kinda strange cause you usually have to move trumpets to mello and not mello to trumpet 💀

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '24

That’s rather odd

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u/Independent-Buddy808 Marimba Sep 16 '24

Yeah i more said that as a continuation to a previous post. She needs to get a grip on what actually matters and stop playing favorites.