Klarinet Archive - Posting 000040.txt from 1998/03

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: Possible Bass Clarinettist?
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 08:21:04 -0500

2 good points -- I had to find these out for myself, too.
Roger Shilcock
PS. Wndy - why are you a Spanish carrot?

On Fri, 27 Feb 1998, Wendy .................. wrote:

> Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 14:25:18 PST
> From: "Wendy .................." <zanahoria29@-----.com>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.us
> To: klarinet@-----.us
> Subject: Re: Possible Bass Clarinettist?
>
>
> This is kinda important and nobody told me until about a year of my
> bass clarinet playing: you put more bass clarinet mouthpiece in your
> mouth than clarinet. It makes a WORLD of difference =o]
> Also,it helped me a lot to move the ligature down below that line thingy
> on Vandorens. good luuuuuuuck!!!!!
>
> wendy
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 18:04:51 -0500 (EST)
> From: Shelley Scott <s_scott@-----.ca>
> To: klarinet@-----.us
> Subject: Possible Bass Clarinettist?
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.us
>
> Hi everybody.
>
> In my jazz arranging class, we are to play and record our compostitions.
> Well, my teacher doesn't think that a clarinet has much part in our
> arrangements (!) so he wants me to play bass clarinet. No problem,
> right?
> Wrong! I've never played bass before! I would like to know if it is
> possible to be able to pick it up and handle the pieces with some
> practice. What do I have to know before I pick it up? How different is
> it from the soprano? Or would I have major problems and I should just
> forget the whole thing?
>
> I appreciate *any* advice anyone can give!
>
> TIA,
> Shelley Scott
>
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