Playing bassoon in the high school band?

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I played trumpet for about 3 months in 4th grade and hated it. I played piano from 1st grade to 5th grade but my teacher couldn't teach anymore because he was going back to school. I am in high school now and am fascinated by the bassoon. I love the sound it makes and everything about it. I will practice as much as I need to be great. I learned to ride a unicycle well by practicing for about 2 hours a day last summer (I know too much time on my hands). My point is that I will do anything to succeed at this instrument. If I practice through the summer and get private lessons, can I play in my high school band next fall? They don't have any bassoon players but are always willing to take new members into the band. Can I just find some sort of improvised piece or notes to go along with their playing? Also, how do I go about finding out if I can do this?

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Love this question.  Ask your HS band teacher what he thinks, he might be able to help you buy/rent one and get connected with someone in your area who could give you lessons.  Significant band pieces have bassoon parts, or you might be able to play the parts from one of the other instruments (bassoons have an obscenely large range, so it's quite possible.)  If you're on summer break now you can always call the school and leave a message for him there.  E-mail would probably work too.  Good luck!

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Playing bassoon in the high school band?

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