Klarinet Archive - Posting 000897.txt from 1995/10

From: Bob Kreisa <bkreisa@-----.EDU>
Subj: Many questions...
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 21:35:58 -0400

Hi!! I just got back from 10 days of vacation to over 700 messages.
Anyway, I've got a few questions and stuff to tell. First of all, I made
it into St. Norbert's Jr. HighMiddle School band clinic for this
November 4th. I'm so darn happy, I had to share with you all. Anyway,
onto the questions:
1.) How difficult is bass clarinet? I'm in 9th grade and I might get to
learn bass clarinet in addition to my regular clarinet in order to play
it in clarinet choir for soloensemble. I can already read bass clef
fairly decently. How hard a (momentary) switch is it?

2.) I'd appreciate info on summer band camps for this summer. I went to
the UWSP high school band camp last summer, and I really learned a lot,
and I'd like to go to more this summer. Maybe some more demanding ones?

3.) This is indirectly related to this mailing list: Does anyone have
any ideas on how to deal with a mean stand partner in jazz band (hey,
we're in JHS, so what if we aren't one on a part like normal jazz bands,
the idea is to get more people involved)? I've done my darnedest to be
nice to him, but he just can't be nice. You see, today, after he
finished his solo, I told him he sounded good (he did, and I wanted to be
nice) and his response was "No s**t." As in no kidding I'm infallible!
Well, his best friend, the first tenor player said "You're supposed to
say thank you, Ben. Abby, why are you nice to him even though he's
always mean to you?" I don't think I'm capable of being not nice to
anyone but my sister, so I responded "Because being mean is...well, mean."
Any ideas on how to deal with my mean stand partner, though? If no one's
got ideas, that's okay, just please don't yell at me for this post,
because it does sort of relate to this list, and I needed sympathetic
ears to vent some steam to, and you guys are cool :)

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Abby Kreisa
bkreisa@-----.edu