Klarinet Archive - Posting 000326.txt from 2000/02

From: "Rien Stein" <rstein@-----.nl>
Subj: [kl] That thing is *huge*!
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 02:38:23 -0500

At Thu, 3 Feb 2000 17:15:27 -0800 (PST), Beth G wrote:

>>
Today I blew (barely) into a bass clarinet for the very first time. I
feel very proud of myself. The boy sitting next to me was helping the
girl on the other side with a part in a piece..
He doubles on bass and asked me if I'd like to try it. "Sure," I
said. That mouthpiece is huge.. I blew for a second or two before I got
a wonderful squawk out of it. Maybe I'll even try to play it sometime,
but I think my hands are too small!
<<

Dear Beth

One of my students is an eleven-years old girl, and she is small for her
age. One of her gresat pleasures, when I still taught her in my house, was,
to sit on a chair, have the music she studied for that lesson in front of
hers, and play it on my claribass. She always managed, eventually after I
suggested some adaptations. Thus there is no need not to hope.

Rien (note the correct spelling)

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