I'm a 74 y/o comeback player (from 50+ yrs) who has been thoroughly enjoying the last 3 years in our community band. My 7 years in school and early adult years were also all band experience and no solo work, except for a few measures of solo work within the piece. I've now set a goal of becoming more proficient as a soloist and so far have played a duet with a trombonist and a solo with piano accompaniment, both at my Church (friendly, understanding audience, thankfully). Regardless of their positive and well-meaning comments, neither of these two experiences was up to my standards. I'm reminded of the TV commercial, "when just ok is not ok". I'm interested in the experiences of you band players who have added solo work to your skill set. I'm pretty much on my own, although I haven't asked my section mates about their interest in some duet, trio, etc. work as a confidence and preparation builder for me -- but of course they have busy lives as I do. I will be appreciative of your thoughts, recommendations, and encouragement on developing my solo skills.