Klarinet Archive - Posting 000943.txt from 1997/04

From: Library Students <ndhslib@-----.org>
Subj: Re: marching bands
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 10:38:21 -0400

you are not very nice to your fellow instrument.....or is this your horn?
all joking aside, dogs tend to howl at every sound known to man in the
music world.

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On Mon, 28 Apr 1997, holly suzanne, clarinet virtuoso! wrote:

> Personally, I think that there shouldn't be ANY piccolos in a marching
> band!! No matter what the size ensemble, you get some super-sonic range
> pics cranking away and dogs 20 miles away will howl!!!!!!!
>
> ******************************************************************************
> Holly S. Jones
> 1038 20th St.
> #811-A
> Knoxville, TN 37916
> (423)595-7414
> Music Ed. Major
> University of Tennessee
>
> "Your droids. They'll have to wait outside. We don't serve
> their kind here."
>
> -Star Wars
> 1977
> *******************************************************************************
>
> On Sun, 27 Apr 1997, Robert D. Shaw wrote:
>
> > My question is, why on earth would any band need 20 pics?!!!
> > When I was in college (late 70's) we had a marching band of 250 and only
> > had 2 piccolos. That was plenty!
> >
> > Deborah
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > holly suzanne, clarinet virtuoso! wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm in the University of Tennessee "Pride of the Southland" Marching Band
> > > and I'm afraid the only protection against marching band piccolos is
> > > EARPLUGS!!!!!! Thank goodness we only have about 20 pics out of 350 band
> > > members!!!!! I hope any flute players out there don't take offense!!! :)
> > >
> > > Holly
> > >
> > > ******************************************************************************
> > > Holly S. Jones
> > > 1038 20th St.
> > > #811-A
> > > Knoxville, TN 37916
> > > (423)595-7414
> > > Music Ed. Major
> > > University of Tennessee
> > >
> > > "Your droids. They'll have to wait outside. We don't serve
> > > their kind here."
> > >
> > > -Star Wars
> > > 1977
> > > *******************************************************************************
> > >
> > > On Sun, 27 Apr 1997, Kathi A wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Yesterday I was fortunate enough to play in the U of O marching band at a
> > > > Ducks game. I am in a high school where there is a pep band of less than 20
> > > > people so playing in the stands with 100 people was a great experience.
> > > > There was one draw back, I was afraid I was going to have night mares about
> > > > piccolos because I sat by almost 15 of them. Any of you in a marching band,
> > > > I'd love to know what makes you keep it up!
> > > >
> > > > Just curious,
> > > > Kathi
> > > > http://crowbar.com/kathi/
> > > >
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