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Question: General marching band question!.!. !?
i want to be in the marching band next year!.
every year it looks so fun and i want to do it
but ive never played an instrument!.

how do i decide what instrument to play!?
should i like take some type of lesson to learn how to read music and learn how to play the instrument!?

i only wanna do cymbols if i cant play anything else!. itd be cool to do drumline!. like the big ones that u hit the side of!.

but theres a really cute kid plays trombone soo that or trumpet could be an option haha!.

please help im really confused
thanks soooo much!. Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Well you have a good nine months until marching band would be starting next year!. So I'd talk to the band director ASAP!. See what they think and what you can do to prepare for it!. Most likely, if you want to learn an instrument, that would require taking private lessons for the next year to get up to par!.

Plus you have to know some marching basics!. Any friends in the marching band!? Have them help you!.

I mean nine months is a good deal of time to get prepared and I think you could be okay!. It'll take a lot of hard work on your part though!.

Good luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com

to those people who say cymbals are his last options,THEY'RE NOT!!! firstly, talk to your conductor and find out what instruments are needed, then go and listen to it and if you like the sound go ahead and learn it, with a teacher, they'd teach you the notes on the staff and how to play them and practice!. trumpet is good, it's quite easy to pick up!. i play clarinet and i think that's amazing! it's so much fun and it has a softer sound then a trumpet!. if you go with clarinet, you will squeek when you start but that doesn't last long, just be patient with yourself and good luck!!! go clarinets woo! lol! Www@QuestionHome@Com

be patient!. Youre asking alot here!.
You cant just be put into marching band without knowing the basics, how to march, or how to play an instrument!.
If you go there with that mind set theyre just going to laugh!.
You are most likely going to have to take a full year of beginner band first!.
Many people went through three years in middle school then joined marching band, you'd be getting off easy!.

Good luck though!. XDWww@QuestionHome@Com

Cymbals may be your only option!. At my high school, everyone in marching band played all through middle school!. If you choose to play another instrument, you would probably have to learn how to play before entering band!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

like the good man above said! cymbols might be the only thing left!.!. but if you want a tuba etc!.!.!. i suggest you see the band director straight a way!Www@QuestionHome@Com

go speak with the band director immediately!. find out what can be done!. maybe they have a beginner class at your school!.Www@QuestionHome@Com