You can read it here: thebassclarinetguru.blogspot.com/2015/03/surviving-band-sharable-dissertation.htmlOr here:I am at the point in my life where I feel like I have seen about as much as I can see before issuing these edicts.  Nothing that you read here is an accusation.  I may or may not be talking about your band, the person sitting next to you, your instructors or your director.  I want you to know that I hope to God that you have wonderful and good-hearted people working with you.  I really do.  If some of the negative things you read do not apply, that is AWESOME!!!  However, I know that there a lot of shit people out there, and I have learned how to deal with them because they had stood in my path time after time.  This is just a set of observations based on my personal life experience.  I am speaking mostly from the principal bass clarinetist's chair, but these things could apply to anyone.Rule #1Your Band Depends On Your More Than You ThinkPeople who sit in the bass clarinetist's chair often w