Klarinet Archive - Posting 000146.txt from 1996/07

From: niethamer@-----.EDU
Subj: Re: What should I learn?
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 1996 22:49:48 -0400

> ...> ...> Saxes are an obvious and logical choice. As for
> oboe: > when I > was in high school, a fellow clarinetist
> also played > oboe, and > his teacher seemed to think that
> playing oboe was > bad for his > embouchure. Obviously,
> it's up to you (I > firmly believe that > you can never know
> how to play too many > instruments!) I've > found that
> playing clarinet has given > me a great edge on > recorder,
> also...

I've had two colleagues who successfully played both clarinet and oboe.
One was an amateur, who started on clarinet. He had a good oboe sound,
and finger technique on the oboe like a clarinetist - clean and fast.

Another has a BA on clarinet and a Masters on oboe, played sax in the
Glenn Miller band for a few years, and is a very successful doubler doing
shows and commercial stuff.

I don't think there is any particular combination that is inherently
impossible - depends on the physique of the player.

David Niethamer

   
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