Klarinet Archive - Posting 000093.txt from 1998/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Children and Clarinet Playing
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1998 18:48:53 -0400

At 08:52 PM 9/3/98 EDT, Kaylen (Lizmod?) wrote:
>Well, last year (6th grade) I played the bass clarinet for 6 months in our
>school band. It was VERY easy to pick up after playing clarinet for almost 2
>years. The only thing I found difficult was getting the high notes to sound
>right the first couple of times, and figuring out how to get it to play!! But
>after fiddling around with it for a couple of rehearsals it was going
fine. I
>think it's easier to play the way you would a saxophone.....depending mostly
>upon the neck strap and not the metal rod at the bottom to hold it. Tell me
>what you guys think about this......
>
Personally, I use both when playing bass. Otherwise I feel too insecure
playing open notes like first space F and G above it.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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