Klarinet Archive - Posting 000396.txt from 1998/04

From: "Kevin Fay" <kevinfay@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Bass Clarinet Majors
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 19:44:34 -0400

You asked my opinion--

If she is indeed a performance major, I think that your university is
doing this young woman a terrible disservice--to the point of robbing
her of her tuition money. There are no--and I mean zero--jobs in this
world (other than maybe the military) where you can make your living
playing only bass clarinet. The fact that your school would award a
degree in it is most disturbing.

If an education major, I would still have her play "real" clarinet (as
well as the other instruments she needs to teach). Same answer w/ less
vitriol.

kjf

----Original Message Follows----
From: SDSCHWAEG <SDSCHWAEG@-----.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 16:23:37 EDT
Subject: Bass Clarinet Majors

Hi, all - I'm a first-year adjunct instructor at a small university in
Iowa
(and also new to this list!). I have a student who is a bass clarinet
major -
she plays this instrument exclusively. I'm not altogether sure this is
a
great idea - what do you all think? Meanwhile, any suggestions for
literature
I could be using with her? - both etudes and solos - she'll have to give
a
recital eventually. This year we used the Rhoads 18 Selected Studies
and 21
Foundation Studies, the Eccles Sonata in G minor, and Vaughan Williams'
Six
Studies in English Folksong. Thanks! Susan

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