I have been a member for well over a year......I think I've proved I'm not just passing through. Yet....my rank never changes. I am a High School Drumline coach from Canada and would like to share music (both ways). But without a rank I can't even LOOK at any music. Help!!

Not like this...

You have to actually contribute to the site. You have to make relevant posts and receive karma points from fellow members to move up ranks.

You've made three posts, not including this one, all of which were over a year ago.

You haven't "proven" anything yet.

If you're here just for the music, you're in the wrong place. If you post insightful posts on a thread, you'll get your rank up. You actually just hurt yourself by posting this. If you actually paid attention, you would note that there is constantly a post such as this, wanting to know how to rank up. Not only is it explained in the rules, it is explained innumerable times in "I CANS HAZZ SHEET MUSIKZ?" posts. Being here a year doesn't mean you get rank.

Ok let's start with this;

Let us Get This Part Over With

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Now that is out of the way, Reb you can share any thing you have written, ask for advice and believe me you will get an honest answer, advice and options to most any situation that arises.

Do not think us rude with your post but we take our library very seriously and we take afence to most who try and raid our collection. You should have no problems viewing most all of our collection. To download you must have 4 stripes, too receive rank you post questions that are not stupid and by stupid I mean you did not research our database of threads for your answer. Also you can receive posigive karma buy giving sound and good advice.

Ask away and post away, we are here to help you in any way. If you have any questions on the way things work around here feel free to PM a moderator for your answer, you will save yourself some trouble in the future.

Very well explained for our new band drum instructor, he is in a position that we all have been where he is learning and teaching his line so he is here to learn and to help his drumline. These are the people we want and wish to help but he has to go through the posting to gain his rank as well. I know a few who don`t understand that and climb on his case because he wants to download music. He is teaching a high school line and asking for our help, that is what we should do is help him.

Very good point Jim, to be sure he didn't run off you or 75 shoot him a email and bring him back.

Hey do the only use the French grip?