Klarinet Archive - Posting 000344.txt from 1996/02

From: Teri Herel <Herelt@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Wind Ensemble/band
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 22:40:38 -0500

In a message dated 96-02-12 10:34:13 EST, SDM@-----.EDU (Scott
D. Morrow) writes:

> As someone who loves creating music, both publicly and for my own
>enjoyment, I must admit that I am a bit appalled by all of this talk about
>preventing students from taking up particular instruments! I realize there
>is a business side to this discussion, and that, in business, a glut of
>applicants can be detrimental to those trying to make a living. There are
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But as I recall, in fifth grade when we were shown all the instruments and
allowed to try them, there were no strings! The option was not even
presented. As a fifth graders, what the hell did we know? If we were told
to choose from flute, clarinet, trumpet, drums, sax and trombone, that's what
we did. And we wonder why there are so few strings in relation to wind
instrumentalists...

   
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