Klarinet Archive - Posting 001037.txt from 2000/01

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Why?
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 10:15:40 -0500

At 06:12 PM 1/29/2000 -0800, Gary Van Cott wrote:
>Oliver Seely wrote . . . One gets the distinct impression that many of the
members
>never were first chairs in any group -- . ..
>********
>I think this is a really interesting comment. Something I never thought
>about in quite this way. I wonder what percentage of adult amateur players
>fall into that category?
>
Actually, I fall into that category myself. Since I did not start playing
clarinet (or any wind instrument) until I was a senior in high school, I
had no opportunity to play first in my school career, unless you count
first (and only) bass clarinet in concert band in college. I still have
difficulty with rapid altissimo passages, since I had little experience
playing them early on. I currently play first chair alto sax in two
groups, and recently have been first chair SECOND clarinet in another. I
have no objections to playing first chair clarinet, and have on occasion,
but mostly in groups where the repertoire only CHALLENGED, but did not
overwhelm, my ability.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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