Klarinet Archive - Posting 000626.txt from 1997/08

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Ear Plugs
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 1997 00:07:27 -0400

At 11:03 PM 8/13/97 -0700, you wrote:
> Maybe they need to rearrange the orchestra and band to where that the
>brass and percussion are separated from the rest of the group, with no
>one in front of them. We could still hear them. If not, maybe we should
>play behind them and in their ears, since they do that sometimes(joke).
>With this we won't need ear plugs.
>--)
>
>Nick nyip@-----.edu
>
Hearing damage usually results from long-term exposure to loud noise.
Fortunately (for us and the players' lips), few trumpet parts in symphonic
literature last that long. Same goes for percussion. Marching band may be
another matter. That could qualify as long-term.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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Essexville, MI 48732 http://members.wbs.net/homepages/z/o/o/zoot14.html

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.