Klarinet Archive - Posting 000351.txt from 1997/04

From: "Scott D. Morrow" <SDM@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Oliver
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 08:57:53 -0400

> I'm playing the Reed 3 part in my high school's production of
>Oliver. I'd like to know I should handle the transfers between the bass
>and Bb clarinet. I'm really a bass-clarinetist doubling on the
>clarinet, so I'd like to keep the bass on a neck strap (Using a peg, of
>course). Do you suggest using a bass clarinet stand? I've been caught
>between instruments during rehearsal, and I don't want to deal with the
>embarrassment any longer. How much do reliable bass stands cost?
>
>
> Edmund White
> ewhite@-----.us

Edmund,
Do yourself a favour and don't try to play the show with a bass
clarinet sitting on your lap! If you're not used to where the switches are,
write reminders in the score at suitable rests (or use post-it notes). This
way, you can still hook up the bass clar so it's ready, but you don't have
to wear it the whole time! I personally do not own a bass clarinet stand;
I just leave the case next to my chair and lay the instrument down in it
when it's not in use.
Good luck!

-Scott

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

SDM@-----.edu