Klarinet Archive - Posting 000599.txt from 2000/04

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Doubling?
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 06:55:04 -0400

At 08:35 PM 4/13/2000 PDT, Kevin Callahan wrote:
Bill Hausmann wrote:
>>Yes, doubling IS a foreign idea to a brass player. It simply means playing
>>more than one instrument on a gig, like show books frequently require (Bb
>>clarinet, alto sax, and flute, for example). Nice for the >professional
>>player to pick up extra doubling pay and or extra jobs because of the
>>versatility, but a lot of work in the practice department!
>
>This has been a a lot of work in the practice department.
>So then, if I go professional, the more instruments I play, the
>more I get paid?
>
You get paid extra only if you are required to play more than one
instrument on that particular gig, and even then, as has been discussed,
the amount varies from place to place. This really only applies to
professional, union-member-level stuff, of course. You may simply get more
calls because you can cover more jobs playing one at a time (jobs
requiring, in your case, EITHER trombone OR clarinet, since gigs requiring
both would be few and far between!).

>Doubling? Have to mention that to my H.S. band director...
>
I'm sure you can talk him into paying you 20% more than he pays you now. :-)

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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