Klarinet Archive - Posting 000999.txt from 1999/03

From: "Marty Marks" <RxReed@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] doubling
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 00:54:48 -0500

Kevin - I have to disagree with a couple of your statements.
To say that a saxophone player cannot play clarinet even after years of
study and that a clarinet player can play saxophone after studying for six
months is just not true. I played saxophone for a couple of years before
picking up the clarinet. I did study clarinet seriously for many years as I
am still studying now. When I play clarinet I sound like a clarinet player
and when I play saxophone I sound like a saxophone player. It is extremely
rare for a clarinet player to play saxophone well after only six months.
Usually they think that they can play saxophone with the same embouchure as
they have used on the clarinet and they sound like clarinet players trying
to play saxophone. I, and I am sure many others would even argue with the
premise that the saxophone is easier than the clarinet. It requires the
same dedication to play saxophone at the performance level that is expected
of the other woodwinds. It is " easy " for a clarinet player to play
saxophone poorly. It is "easy" for a saxophone player to play clarinet
poorly.
Marty Marks

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