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i'm in this thing called PYO and it's an extra orchestra thing i can do. there is a lower level called PYS that i was in last spring. the new conductor makes it seem like he took two 8th graders(me and my friend) (it's really hard to get in PYO) b/c he needed people not b/c he thought we were good enough. i don't feel like i'm good enough to be in it b/c everyone else owns like at least 1-2 instruments of their own and i still have a rental. (b/c i can't find own that i like to buy) and they all can read tenor clef and i have no idea how to play it. and we have to do 3 octave G scales all the way in to the stratsphere... i'm so confused half of the time! what should i do?
p.s. i'm gonna get extra help w/the music from my teacher at school but i wont have a lot of time to do that b/c of other activities
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First of all, don't feel bad because people actually own instruments. Many people rent and there is nothing wrong with that. In fact, i rent. In the end, people don't care if you rent or own, they care about how you play and that is what matters. If you read bass clef (ex. cello) learning the tenor clef can indeed be tricky. first of all, tenor clef is five whole steps higher than bass clef, for example, if i showed a note where a c would be on a bass clef, that would be a g five pitches above the written note. mainly, keep working on reading tenor clef, because it takes quite a bit of practice. ask your teacher to give you exercises and stuff with that clef to help you learn faster.
as far as your instrument, if you like your instrument, and you feel comfortable with it, it's fine! don't worry about other details and don't let anyone else intimidate you.
Have fun!
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Tenor Clef, eh?
I assume you can read Treble Clef, yes?
Tenor clef, I believe has middle C on the middle line of the 5. Alto clef, middle C is one line up.
Don't fret rental vs. owning. I didn't own my own instrument until well into high school. It just isn't always prectical to own your own - and it could be that your parents just don't have the finances at the moment, or that they are waiting until they think you are fully committed to playing before buying an instrument.
You mentioned other activities - this is where thing get hard.. you have to learn to balance what you want to do with what you need to do. Obviously school work you have to do. If you realy want to be committed to playing and playing well, then you need to find a way to practice and learn the theory behind what you're playing.
Also, if you really feel that you're in over your head, talk to the conductor and ask him if you really should be in there... perhaps he sees potential in you and hopes to tap into it early? It is hard to say, but could be worth asking about, because it is your life, so to speak. But no matter what, make your concerns known - it will show that you care.
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I can see where you're coming from. I play trombone, and for some reason audition very well and get put into all these groups I don't feel like I deserve to be in.
First off, you do deserve to be in that group. You are seeing that the groups reputation is what decided who should and should not be in it. The groups reputation is decided by who is in it. Therefore, you are supposed to be in it. Besides, you are the next best person after the person ahead of you, no doubt.
It is fine to still have a Rental. I had one until I was in High School. Besides, they are almost as good as one that you own. Heck, maybe even better, and your damages son't matter to your money.
And If you can't read tenor clef, just learn the distance of the notes in your clef from the tenor, and write them in. It takes two second. It is fine to not know the clef. I'm the 1st chair trombonist, and trombonists are supposed to know tenor clef, but I don't. It's fine.
And with scales, I just suggest practice. Practice always works.
-Steven
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My advice is just pracitce. I was in band when i was in school and it took a lot of practice to be able to compete at a carsity level. You can only get better if you practice and make the effort. It will take a lot but if you made into that orchestra its prolly not just because he needed people, you have to have some skill. And btw, owning your own instrument doesnt always mean much. I own one and thats only because i enjoyed playing so much that I bought it after high school. But ya just pracitce practice practice and study all your basics.
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