Klarinet Archive - Posting 000916.txt from 1999/03

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: klarinet Digest 16 Mar 1999 16:10:31 -0000 Issue 1175
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 13:57:20 -0500

chris & jacque mccurdy wrote:

> i disagree..........one should be able to discuss any aspect of playing
> their clarinet.......whether it be wind ensemble.....marching band.....solo
> contest......isnt the idea that you PLAY........
>
> are you going to tell a student whos only school choice is marching
> band.......their being no other group........that they cannot participate in
> the list.....
>
> everything affects everything.....how we view life music.......how we view
> history affects how we play......
>
> if professionals choose to not be involved becuz the list doesnt not focus
> solely on the tecnical aspect of playing then let them go away........their
> world is too small to bother with including them on this list........
>
> good grief......if life was made up of only what something should or
> shouldnt be about.....we all be pretty pathetic.......
>
> sure someone may not be as interested in the discussion at all times....but
> its the appreciation you gain from learning how others experiences shapes
> their learning in order to shape yours....
>
> just my 2 cents.....
> jacquie
> ***********************
> <" I have no problem with people who want to play in marching
> bands, but this is not the venue for this discussion.
>
> One of the many reasons I so rarely participate in this forum
> is that it has really changed from the original intent.
>
> Lets all stick to the subject of CLARINET, please.
>
> Perhaps more of the professionals and instructors will be
> more willing to participate if this list can get back on track.">
>
> Could we now get back to "Clarinet 101 ?
>

I have another idea. Lets get clarinets out of marching bands. The amount of
sound they can put out is a waste of fancy uniforms. Lets get marching bands
out of music education and into the P.E. departments where they belong. Let the
coaches produce the bands for their utilitarian perpose of providing spritit
and garnish to the athletic programs. Until bands can extricate themselves from
being a biological boom box, they will always be licking the toes of those who
sponsor them.

Flame away!

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