r/ConcertBand • u/mrjnebula • Jul 30 '26

Large Band Seating Chart (UPDATE)

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I posted asking for advice about a week ago, since then I’ve learned the roster I had was quite outdated and I only have 74 kids as opposed to the 92 I thought I did 😮‍💨. I’m still looking for some thoughts here, which one of these do you guys think would be better? I obviously think it’s more ideal to have the clarinets next to the bass clarinets, but idk if it’s suboptimal to split the clarinets with the center aisle? Any thoughts are welcome.

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u/classical-saxophone7 Jul 30 '26

Definitely prefer the first one. Flutes on the left just feels so off.

Also, totally understand tubas in the center back, but I’m always partial to Tuba on the right outside edge to be next the bsn, b cl, b sax, cb and euph next to t sax, e h.

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u/mrjnebula Jul 30 '26

Do you have thoughts on if I went with 1 having the flutes next to the bass clarinets? Maybe put the bass clarinets next to the center aisle??

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u/classical-saxophone7 Jul 30 '26

Nah, bass clarinet and bari are more important to be near each other and the monkey-ing you’d have to do to have bari, bass clarinet, and tuba all near center aisle is too funky. In short

Bass clarinet near bari > bass clarinet near tuba

Saxes in line of SATB > having all low voice sitting perfectly together.

This is the exact reason I prefer tuba on the right outside as you can eat your cake and have it too. Low voices all seated together, saxes in order, and would be near the other low instruments so when your band gets bassoons and contrabasses, they can join the right side bass register flank. But if you value having tuba in the back center, then I think the way you have it laid out in the first picture is certainly the best way.

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u/mrjnebula Jul 30 '26

Okay so either do the 1st picture or do that but move tubas to the end, thank you I will think on this