I Just started at a new high school and they said that they had too many flute players and that i couldn't be in the band.................what am i going to do!

As you also play Bassoon, how many Bassoon players do they have?

OH NO!!!!!!!

That's awful! Surely if you are better than their flautists they should kick someone out?? lol, just kidding!

There are always so many people who play the flute, so that is a common problem!

You should ask to audition, just in case(i would)!!

I think i would cry if that happened to me. Im so sorry to hear this!

Good Luck anyway!!

- Jess

Find a community band in your area and join one for this season. Next season you should have seniority above new students if you decide you want to join the school band.

Check out these two links for community groups in your area:
This link to find your area and what groups -
http://www.boerger.org/c-m/commUSA.html

This link to find the group and full contact information -
http://www.boerger.org/c-m/groups.shtml

During school you can take choir, theater, or some other art to replace band.

too many flutes to me is when they're sound overpowers the trumpets and I think that however many are in your school's band isn't even enough to do that PS: i'm soooooooooo sory you couldn't get in that's..... Horible

It doesn't not take that many good flute players to be overpowering. In all the good bands I played in (camp and university) we are always told to play quieter. I play in church orchestra now and I am loudest there over 2 trumpets, Eb horn, tenor sax, 3 violins, drums, piano and percussion.

A player with a good tone is very resonate and, well, loud.

that must suck...... i havent had that happen to me but man im sorry

Willowann, most of the time we try not to bring up old topics like this unless we have something really significant to add. If they've faded into the past, chances are the original poster got their help, or we did as much as we could, and it doesn't really need to be at the top of the list anymore. It's great that you're reading through old topics, as there's much to be learned there, but please try to limit the number of dead threads you pull back up.

that really sucks well in my school there is 17 flute players in my class and we play so soft the sax and other stuff over rule us

May I ask how many flutes was "too many"?

There were 32 flutes that auditioned my freshman year for band. 4 made it into wind ensemble (there were six the year before), 27 (me being first chair) in concert band, and one didn't make it at all.

Flutes are one of the most competitive instruments, I think.

flute is definately one of the most competitive instruments. there are 25 in my band. and theres no way you are gonna get into the orchestra at regionals unless you get a perfect score. i got a 256/270 and it was a miracle i got third chair in concert band. it can be ridiculously frustrating sometimes, but the ones who love it enough to work harder than the other people will rise above and (most of the time) get what they work for.

Piano and violin are the only instruments that are more common than flute...Which means that it is indeed a VERY competitive instrument (not that ya'll weren't already aware of that!).

Sooo...did you ever find out if they will let you audition?? Its worth a try!

I've never heard of a school denying anyone the opportunity to be in band. That's beyond ridiculous. Hope you somehow got in on another instrument.