Klarinet Archive - Posting 001095.txt from 1997/11

From: Andrea Kellaway <ariosa@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: New topic...when to transcribe?
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 1997 17:02:50 -0500

It's interesting to read this. I just joined the list, and I have been playing
the Bass Clarinet for many years, but it was not an available instrument to
study at my university, so I switched to clarinet and got in. For the past
four years I have been playing a VERY little bass clarinet at school, until
last November I performed a solo with the university orchestra on Bass
Clarinet, and now no one's allowed me to play my clarinet. I am now only
getting back into my clarinet duties, because my bass clarinet playing is
effecting my clarinet embouchure drastically. I was wondering if anyone else
has ever had this problem, and if they ever found a way to rectify it, other
than 20 more hours a day in the practice room! :)

Andrea

Josh-Boy wrote:

> My roommate plays the contra quite well, actually; our band directors now
> basically expect him to play it! I have to agree with you, though: the
> lower clarinets are really tough to play, considering they require so much
> more air. I attempted to play the contra once -- no luck. Even the Bb
> bass clarinet proved to be rather difficult to me.... maybe its because I
> have played clarinet my entire musical career that I have adjusted to that
> and that alone... who knows?!?
>
> Josh