Klarinet Archive - Posting 000952.txt from 1997/04

From: kathi@-----.com (Kathi A)
Subj: marching bands
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 20:21:55 -0400

>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!!!!!!!

~~~~~~~~~I think there should be piccolos, sitting by 20 got to me but it
adds a lot to a marching band. I think it is one of the things that helps
make marching band unique (I don't think they have much of a place anywhere
else but they appear in concert bands too). I'm off to go play in my Spring
Concert '97!!!!
Kathi A
http://crowbar.com/kathi/

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>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
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>On Sun, 27 Apr 1997, Robert D. Shaw wrote:
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>> 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!
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>> Deborah
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>> holly suzanne, clarinet virtuoso! wrote:
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>> > 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
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>> > 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
>> >
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>> > 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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