There's no crying in sectionals!

[tastethekiss]

Band camp started today.

It was mostly alright. Until sectionals.

To make it quick and easy, I was ready to bawl my eyes out.

Yeah, maybe I'll come back with more. I'm still so freaking frustrated.

AAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.

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[cassi0688]

what are sectionals?

[tastethekiss]

Sectionals are when each section, like the clarinets or trumpets or flutes or trombones, all get together with their music and play them together. You're supposed to work on how to play notes that you don't know and how different measures should sound, to basically learn how to play the songs the right way.

Usually they're pretty carefree and fun, but I get so nervous around Katie (she graduated but came back to teach clarinets sectionals for band camp) and she was staring at me every time she talked as if she was saying, "I know you are the one that can't play this," even if I could play it correctly. Plus, it was 2000000x harder for me because this year I'm a Clarinet II, and I'm always a Clarinet I. I've never been a two, so I'm struggling with playing the lower notes since I've been playing the higher ones and I've grown so used to it. And sometimes the notes overlap and you can't see them, and it's so FRUSTRATING.