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stargazer13
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I am going to be in my first year of marching band next year but i have one problem... my director said that i ould play only if i could find a lyre for one. otherwise i need to find anouther instument. anyone know a good cheap trumpet teacher in south mississippi?
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flute_n_bassoon
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wait...marching a bassoon? Bad Idea. Maybe instead you could play bassoon in the pit, where it is less likely to get broken. Even then, it really would be a better idea to play something else. You asked for a trumpet teacher, so maybe you should play your trumpet in marching band. 
A lyre for marching? Why not just memorize the music?
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EnigmusJ4
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Yeah, my personal advice is don't march a bassoon. Pick something else to tinker with during the marching season. In a loud marching band the bassoon is going to be quiet no matter how loud you can play it and it won't really contribute anything to the band. Not to mention it's !****! hard to play and march at the same time, it's really meant as a sit down concert instrument foremost.
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Wow, this forum doesn't let me say b|oody without bleeping it out. Rather harmless word I thought... =/
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contra448
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I have never been able to work out why there is this passion for marching playing any instrument - just adds to the difficulty. Why not just sit down & enjoy the music without adding choreography
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flute_n_bassoon
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I know. At the highschool I've attended though, to be able to play in the orchestra or jazz/concert band, you had to have had one year of marching experience. I hated it, but maybe that was just because I disliked my flute section leader.
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MercifulMe
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Absolutely do NOT march with a Bassoon. If you for some reason trip, or bump into someone in front of you, you can have the reed and bocal shoved into the back of your throat, causing some very serious damage.
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