My percussion instructor QUIT ?!?!?!

the title is self explanatory... our instructor, who really left us on our own this year, finally quit because he thought we deserved a teacher that was there all the time, which is unlike him. I really felt comfortable with him, it's not that he's gone forever since he's available for lessons and stuff (with the other band directors' permission), but it still sucks that a NEW year with NEW kids and a NEW TEACHER is gonna happen. I'm captain of my section and teaching these kids is gonna be difficult... that is if we get more people... no one likes joining the front ensemble