Posted by js on March 11, 2002 at 00:37:31:
In Reply to: Playing new CC at School posted by Frustrated on March 10, 2002 at 23:03:52:
If you search the archives, you'll find other high school kids in your exact current situation with band director attitudes just like your band director's. Bring you tuba to school whenever you wish, but be sure that you play it VERY well and with great confidence. Work very hard to become quite comfortable with your own instrument as quickly as possible. Your band director's recollections of his struggles (and yes, the C trumpet / Bb trumpet thing is a fair comparison but) have nothing to do with you. Don't ask your band director for permission to play your own tuba. Just play and play well.