Klarinet Archive - Posting 000541.txt from 1997/10

From: Charles <chardy@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Music education in MI.
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 14:22:25 -0400

At 12:51 PM 10/13/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Charles wrote:
>> It wouldn't be too hard for a good clarinetist to master the sax to
>> play in the jazz band. There are not many arrangements for jazz
>> bands that have "just" clarinet parts.
>
>I _higly disagree. It's hard to *master* the sax - blowing
>a tune on it isn't so hard, but the sax players in the high
>school jazz band here are the tops in the regular band.
>
>> In order for there to be an orchestra in high school {of any quality)
>> strings would have to be started in the elementary school and
>> continued through the middle school. A five year plan would be
>> more realistic. {than 10). You just need good teachers!

I think any clarinet player can equal his ability on sax in 3 to 6 months with an hour a day of correct practice and a GOOD teacher. (as you can guess, I feel that a good teacher is the most important ingredient)

Most of the current arrangements that list doubles are usually flute or soprano sax. Rarely (unfortunately) clarinet.

Charlie

>
>And instruments. And assorted support equipment. And music.
>And a bond issue. It t'aint cheap. I think 10 is realistic -
>2 or 3 to get the financing, 7 or 8 more to get a reasonably
>good ensemble together (the taxpayers expect the orchestra to
>sound pretty good in a year or two, and it probably won't).
>--
>Mark Charette, MIKA Systems, Inc., charette@-----.com
>">>As far as I can tell, no."
>">Fortunately, this is not correct."
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>