It's great that people play instruments. I would also like to play the drums as well. I have a lot of friends that play instruments and most of them are in the top bands in their school. I am in 7th grade and we don't have a top band. We just have a 7th grade band. Nothing special, but we rock!! I play clarinet in band but I play alto in jazz band. Piano, I just play for recitals, competitions, and other events. I play in a wind ensemble that my friends and I made, and we have played in different local events and scool events. I took up Oboe and Violin because I wanted to do some type of string and lower sounding instrument. In band we don't have first or second chair. We have chair test, though, but that is just for fun. In high school, for my district, that is when they start having first and second chair in band. I play, alto sax in jazz band and I am pretty good. I need to work on improvising though. I know all my scales well, but sometimes I get them mixed up with different instruments. I like playing piano the best. but I like to bring my clarinet if I want to bring it to play somewhere. The case is light is no problem with that. I play my alto sax for jazz and Oboe for other things. The violin, I just play. I can't join the school orchestra because you can only take one music class during a year. Well, band and orchestra is a full year commitment and is also a class. So we do get a grade in it. I took band, because that is what I picked first. Well, thank you!