Klarinet Archive - Posting 000973.txt from 2000/04

From: "Franklin Kercher" <kranwli@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Community Bands
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2000 23:40:48 -0400

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My wife, daughter and I play in two different community bands as a =
family. I've never observed any sticky seating problems with either band =
as we are all there to have fun and enjoy. Thats pretty much the =
attitude of all the players, both young and old. In the Texas city band =
I started out playing second, but this year I was asked if I would mind =
augmenting Third. No problemo! Since I'm there to enjoy my clarinet and =
I don't really enjoy playing in altissimo, I find the harmony parts fun =
too. Though we do have some pieces where the second and third parts are =
more challenging because of the fingering, I, for one am happy just to =
be able to play(had an emergency 4way bipass two years ago). Seating =
here is two young music majors on first as they need the challenge, my =
16 year old daughter on second with an older more advanced gentleman =
next to her so she learns from him, and the music dept. secretary and I =
on third. The Alvin band seating is probably based more on skill but =
nobody really fights over seating as they know all parts are needed. The =
clarinet section there is larger so I play the contra with my daughter =
next to me on bass. So far in the last four years I've never seen any =
squabbling over seats or parts. If the Professors ask somebody to play a =
certain part, we just do it. Its a maturity thing.=20

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