Klarinet Archive - Posting 000430.txt from 1996/02

From: Cathleen Renee Orr <orrcathl@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Wind Ensemble/band
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 04:46:15 -0500

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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
> In my district, you either had band or orchestra at your school, just
depended on luck. When my older sister was in fifth grade, there were no winds,
just strings. When my older sister was in fifth grade, there no winds, just
strings. Now isn't THAT scary? :)

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Cathleen R. Orr
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