Klarinet Archive - Posting 000656.txt from 1996/03

From: "Nancy Barlar (MUSIC)" <nbarlar@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Non-performance majors in college ensembles?
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 18:50:01 -0500

On Sat, 23 Mar 1996, Nate Burk wrote:

> I've already decided that I could never survive as a performance major in
> college -- my interests lie in biology. I still plan to study clarinet
> through college, however, which means I'd be hoping to play in college wind
> ensembles/orchestras. Can anyone out there tell me if my chances of getting
> into these groups are limited if I'm not a performance major?
>
> --Nate
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>
I attend the University of South Florida. We have many non-music majors
in our ensembles. There are auditions and the majority of Wind Ensemble
personnel are pursuing music careers. A good portion of Symphony Band
are not music majors, though.