Klarinet Archive - Posting 001315.txt from 1999/03

From: Sarah Beth Horney <benevolent1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Schools and Faculty
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 21:53:57 -0500

Hi Ryan!

I am a member of the Klarinet list (a silent member for over a year now -
still enjoy every message! ;-) ). I've been planning to write you a
note for quite a while now but only just now had time to do so. (Spring
Break really threw my schedule off.) Anyway, I'll give you a short
introduction before I tell you what you *really* want to know.
I'm a clarinetist in Texas. Went to school here and made the All-State
band. I had little formal training in clarinet but a lot of natural
talent. (That's how I made All-State ;) I would highly recommend to you
the University of North Texas. I am a sophomore at UNT. (Well, I have
enough hours to be a sophomore, but this is my first year here. I had A
LOT of credit from AP tests in high school.) The two clarinet professors
are absolutely the most awesome players AND teachers of the clarinet.
Dr. Scott and Dr. Gillespie are authorities on every aspect of the
clarinet and their wealth of knowledge is so vast I don't think it has an
end ;). Their studios are not in competition with each other like they
are in other schools. They, on the contrary, are friendly to everyone
and encourage people with no regard to private lesson teacher. I think
it is actually misleading to call them two separate studios because it
really is just one big one with two teachers that work together. Even if
you don't make one of the studios, you have a half hour lesson with a
doctoral student each week IN ADDITION TO a half hour lesson each week
with one of the two - usually Dr. Scott. The people I know with that
arrangement absolutely love it. But it is a good chance that you will
get one of the two even as a freshman. It is a friendly environment
where everyone knows your name and really cares about your progress -
even at one of the largest music schools in the country.
I would also like to caution you about going into the Marine Corps. I
KNOW they have an awesome top band but you are trained to be a *solider*
first. That is your primary function and I don't know if that is what
you want. If it is, you can't get any better than a free education and
training but just know that you may/probably won't end up in the musician
corps. My dad and uncle were members of the Air Force bands for many
years. They were trained to be musicians and only musicians. They went
to a musician boot camp (this may have changed - my dad was in the
military over 12 years ago when he retired) but they really were well
prepared for their careers.
If you decide to enlist, great! I wanted to be in the military for many
years - wanted to go to the Air Force Academy since I was in sixth
grade. I love my country but didn't think I, as a woman, was suited for
that choice (in addition to some other things). After that, I wanted to
be a politician by day/ band director by day thing. I've finally settled
that I can always be active in the politics but I love music so much and
really want to bring it to children.
So, now that you REALLY don't care, just take those things into
consideration. If you think I could help you with any other questions,
don't hesitate to ask! I usually reply within 1 day of receiving the
message, when it isn't Spring Break :).
Good luck with this really hard decision!

Sarah Beth

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