Klarinet Archive - Posting 000284.txt from 1996/09

From: "Scott D. Morrow" <SDM@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Cats & dogs
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 1996 23:37:18 -0400

>>My cats do the same thing. Do all cats and dogs do this or is it my playing?
>>
>I haven't tried playing a clarinet CD to the dog (this is assuming any
>clarinetist on a CD is vastly better than I am, which is true). I'll try it.
>A couple of years ago my son was learning the trumpet and the dog howled the
>whole time he practised. After a while he began to do the same thing to a
>Wynton Marsalis CD, although the CD hadn't bothered him before my son took
>up the trumpet.
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Mary White
>Harbour Publishing
>Madeira Park, BC Canada
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

When I was in high school/college, we had a dog who would howl
whenever I played the clarinet. We used to say she was singing, because
her tail would wag furiously the whole time. Sax didn't get any response
at all! She was a house dog, and when she would "escape" from the house,
the only way I could get her home was to stand on the front porch and play
the opening to "Rhapsody in Blue". Sure enough, she'd come running!

-Scott

Scott D. Morrow
Department of Biochemistry
School of Hygiene and Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
(410)-955-3631

SDM@-----.edu

   
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