u/Bassoonova

Hi folks,

My ​community concert band with a 20+ year legacy ​is in a pickle. It's started to unravel with several of the stronger players quitting. We're down to 10 regulars, with maybe 20 total members. ​Here are the challenges:

The main issue is frustration​. Better players refuse to play with ​poorer players (intonation, rhythm, phrasing, everything!). I don't blame them; it's not much fun to listen to trumpets and clarinets honking out an out of tune mess for 3/4 of a rehearsal. There's a much stronger concert band nearby ​that most of the stronger players moved to.

There's no actual social - people show up, play, then go home.

Has anyone here seen a concert band come back from this?