Klarinet Archive - Posting 000505.txt from 1999/12

From: Neil Leupold <leupold_1@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Re: God things
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 10:31:48 -0500

--- BHunter <bhunter@-----.com> wrote:

> > ...wanted to know what a god screwdriver set to use would be best for
> > clarinet adjustment.

> (I just can't resist these things, sorry).
> You answered your own question. The god
> screwdriver set is definitely the one to have.

God this, god that. 'Reminds me of Freshman theory placement exams
at Eastman. A couple of days after exams were finished, everybody
crowded around the bulletin board to see where they were placed. If
you just did average or fair, you were placed in regular ol' music
theory. Those with exceptional music theory skills (no necessary
correlation to their playing abilities) were placed in "God theory."
I still remember chuckling to myself that morning as everybody walk-
ed around asking, "Did you get into God theory? Did YOU? Greg over
there, HE got into God theory!" Those who had were silently revered
and admired -- and regarded with some contempt, as they were already
somehow more special at a school of people who thought they were pretty
special just to be there. I didn't really care. Ear training was the
class for me, although I never did like the absurd number system they
used (as opposed to genuine solfege). I'm given to understand they
adopted sofege shortly after I left. The truly amazing thing about
that class was a particular member, a male singer (bass) who literal-
ly could not read a note of music! Somebody had told him to apply at
Eastman, he sang a little for the audition panel, and they were so im-
pressed that they let him in -- rightfully so. To hear this guy sing
a simple major scale really WAS like hearing God himself -- just in-
credible. And then he would go up to the board, and everybody would
help him memorize the notes on the staff -- e, f, g, a, b...

-- Neil
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