Klarinet Archive - Posting 000987.txt from 2000/04

From: "Marcia S. Bundi" <mbundi@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Gender bias - survey?
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2000 23:41:02 -0400

Winter, community band (sponsored by a small, local Catholic college),
meets weekly, concerts 2 - 3x:
5 - 7 clarinets, all female; bass clarinet, female
some low brass played by women
Summer, municipal band sponsored in part by the city, plays once a week
in the bandshell in the park:
6 - 9 clarinets, all female; bass & contrabass, female
low brass, all guys
2x per year, "all-state for adults" band:
9 - 12 clarinets, only 1 male; 2 bass clarinets, female
low brass, all male
Symphony, winter only + 4th of July concert:
2 clarinets, both female
low brass, all male

Marcia
Great Falls, MT

On Thu, 20 Apr 2000 08:52:32 -0400 George Kidder <gkidder@-----.org>
writes:
>snip<
>1) Summer Band, Maine (plays on the green twice a week) Total
>clarinets
>usually 4 to 6. Number of males 3 to 4. (Balance females - duh.)
>First
>chair - male.
>
>2) Community band, central Illinois. Total clarinets 7. Number of
>males
>4. First chair - female.
>
>Gender bias - not observable with these numbers.
>
>I might also note that in both organizations there was at least one
>male
>flute player, and at least one female low brass player.
>-----------------------
>George Kidder
>MDIBL
>gkidder@-----.org

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