Klarinet Archive - Posting 000314.txt from 1995/04

From: Lisa Clayton <clayton@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: E flat!
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 1995 15:53:30 -0400

> > We have someone in our marching group who marches with an alto clarinet.
> > She usually ends up playing alto sax parts. I've marched with my
> > bass clarinet before. Not a good idea.
>
> I marched Bass Clarinet for 3 years and enjoyed it very much.

I found it much too hard on my bass clarinet considering that you
end up getting drowned out by the saxophones and tubas anyway.
The smaller clarinets seem to handle the kind of abuse that marching
inflicts on your instrument much better. I actually liked marching
with it fine, and would again if it weren't for the repair and adjustment
bills. My favorite part of marching with a bass clarinet was watching
the crowd react to it-- Typical Kid: "Mommy, what's that thing?"
Mommy: "That's a bassoon, honey."

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