We finally played our first pep band tonight. If we were missing one more student we wouldn't have been able to do it. No trumpets and only a bass clarinet for the low section. Out of the 15 or so kids there are a lot of strong players though, and they actually sounded pretty good.
Songs have to be chosen carefully when the instrumentation is so sparse. I think about where the melody is and who has it for every song. It's way easier to think about ahead of time. Trying to think about the pep band's strengths and weaknesses during the game is much tougher than it should be.
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