alks
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I was wondering how you deal with a 'no -momentum' feeling in a band.
The band i play for is full of wingers who come to band more out of habit than anything else. Potentially the band is complete, but everyweek only a core of 12 players put the effort in to turn up regularly. The rest come when they want or at what time they like.
Culprits include:
- The Bb bass player who turns up 10 minutes before practice ends, with enough time for a quick 'blow' and that's it.
- The trombone player who always over sleeps and turns up an hour late or not at all.
-The Eb bass player who only turns up if the footy's not on.
- The Euph player who promises to turn up -but never materializes.
- The bari player who doent turn up around contest times.
-The horn player who is addicted to TV!
-The 2nd cornet player who's always on holiday.
- The Sop player who has dental problems.
-The Bass trombone player who argues with the conductor and walks out if anything is not quite right........its a lottery one week a full band the next only 12 players. The trouble is without the 'wingers' there would not be enough players to do anything. Arggh
Its really anoying when the 'core' players put in the effort only to be let down by 'apathy' or a 'been there done that, got the t-shirt' attitude that some poeple seem to have(some say that sentence continually).
Alks :twisted: :twisted:
The band i play for is full of wingers who come to band more out of habit than anything else. Potentially the band is complete, but everyweek only a core of 12 players put the effort in to turn up regularly. The rest come when they want or at what time they like.
Culprits include:
- The Bb bass player who turns up 10 minutes before practice ends, with enough time for a quick 'blow' and that's it.
- The trombone player who always over sleeps and turns up an hour late or not at all.
-The Eb bass player who only turns up if the footy's not on.
- The Euph player who promises to turn up -but never materializes.
- The bari player who doent turn up around contest times.
-The horn player who is addicted to TV!
-The 2nd cornet player who's always on holiday.
- The Sop player who has dental problems.
-The Bass trombone player who argues with the conductor and walks out if anything is not quite right........its a lottery one week a full band the next only 12 players. The trouble is without the 'wingers' there would not be enough players to do anything. Arggh
Its really anoying when the 'core' players put in the effort only to be let down by 'apathy' or a 'been there done that, got the t-shirt' attitude that some poeple seem to have(some say that sentence continually).
Alks :twisted: :twisted: