Klarinet Archive - Posting 001346.txt from 2000/04

From: Bilwright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] Gender bias - survey?
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 10:00:25 -0400

Emily=A0S wrote:

<><> I just joined. What's this about a gender survey?

It's an informal survey. Certain instruments are reputed to be
played mostly by one gender or the other -- example: clarinet is a
woman's instrument, trumpet is a man's instrument, tuba is a man's
instrument, harp is a woman's instrument, and so forth.
Of course, there are male clarinet virtuosos and female trumpet
virtuosos, etc. But what about the general music-making public? Are
women really more likely to play the clarinet and leave the trombone to
men? Or not?

So if you know how many players in a group -- jazz band, ensemble,
community band, professional orchestra, whatever -- play one of these
allegedly gender-biased instruments, including bass and contrabass
instruments, then you can post your numbers here. One of us is
accumulating the numbers and is about ready to post a tabulation
thereof.

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