Klarinet Archive - Posting 000136.txt from 1999/02

From: "Carl Schexnayder" <carlsche@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Women and orchestras
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 00:19:18 -0500

Claudia,

I presently have a girl tuba player who is first chair and plans to major on
tuba in college. She carries a Yamaha Metal Sousaphone during marching
season and hangs in there better than most of the boys. She's about the
sixth or seventh girl I've had on tuba and they have all done very well.
This girl has made the All-State Band and has been first chair in the
All-District Band three years in a row. next week she's playing in the
All-South Honor Band.

On the other hand, I have several boys who are super clarinet players and
have had boys on flute that have been first chair. a long time ago all of
this was unheard of, but not these days, (in my area, anyway)!
Claudia Wrote:

>> I never got told girls don't play baritone sax (probably because I was at
an
>> all-girls school!), but I can certainly sympathise with wanting to make
some
>> noise! I loved my baritone, and was told on more than one occasion that
I
>> "played more gruntily than any male school-aged player in town" which was
>> great! We still don't have many female brass (I'm throwing horns in with
>> woodwind here - they're a different kettle of fish) players here...
>
>For what it's worth, my high school marching band in 1979-80 had
>an all-female sousaphone section. I was half of it.
>
>On the other hand, just a few years before that, my local newspaper
>still had separate classified ad sections for "Help wanted - male"
>and "Help wanted - female." We've come a long way etc. etc. etc.
>
>Claudia
>
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