Dear Hornlisters, Oh, how I wish our Principal and her assisstant would agree to switch parts, but they guard them with such ferocity, the rest of us in the section fear for our fingers. We all get together on various occasions and switch around ensemble parts, but when we are in a band rehearsal, forget it. Madam Principal, not there by audition, but by longevity, has gone so far as to refuse to share the folder even when she would not be playing a concert. All eight of us in the section have proven our ability to handle the first parts, and the rest of us (2 to 4) switch very freely among ourselves. None of us have ever experienced any detrimental effect of playing 4th on one part and then 3rd or 1st on another. In fact, the whole high-low switch seems to actually improve flexibility, but we can't seem to get the two ladies at the top of the section to agree. Several years ago, someone asked our Principal Trumpet what it would take for a newcomer to move up in the section, and he replied, "someone has to die". Yeah...
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