Trumpet or clarinet?

I asked a simalar question but this one is different. I'm 13 in 7th grade and in band. I play trumpet and I'm pretty good at it. If I stay with it I can join marching band which I really would love. But I also really love clarinet even though I've never played it. So should I keep my trumpet and go to marching band or not go to marching band and switch to clarinet for 8th grade? What would you do if you were me?

Trumpet or clarinet?
I am a trumpet player and I kindof relate to you. In 7th grade, I played clarinet, awesome instrument, but later I decided that trumpet was the right way to go. I still love playing the clarinet, but I chose my primary instrument as the one I was best at. I am not telling you to pick the trumpet now, but consider that trumpets in marching band get alot of solos and in concert band, but clarinets might get more solos in concert band than trumpets (if you are a solo person like me :]). My advice? Play trumpet and on the side continue/learn clarinet througout 8th grade and beyond, but it's up to you.
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Reply:in middle school i learned how to play clarinet and then marched with it in 9th grade. i love clarinet but have always wanted to play more instruments so in high school i joined jazz band and played alto sax and last year during concert band i was in two other bnad and started playing bass clarinet and bari sax. this year i'm back to clarinet but have also learned how to play oboe.


if i were you i would stick to trumpet and do marching band because it is so much fun plus trumpets get more melody and you can't really hear the clarinets well. then later i would try and switch instruments. both are good instrument choices though.
Reply:it sounds like you are going into an all brass band, which sucks. sure brass is good, but combining them with woodwinds gives it a larger variety of sounds. i would stick with the trumpet and go to the marching band for one year, just to see if you like it or not. that way, you can learn the basics of clarinet on the side, maybe by taking private lessons. after that, decide which one you like better. high school is all about trying different things. do as much stuff as you like!