Klarinet Archive - Posting 000118.txt from 2000/05

From: Lucas11235@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Gender bias - survey?
Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 06:15:53 -0400

In a message dated 5/1/00 7:22:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
harvinet@-----.com writes:

<< Teehee! My clarinet's name is Max. But it's still an it. Go figure...

>From: "Kevin Callahan" <kionon@-----.com>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: Re: [kl] Gender bias - survey?
>Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 16:49:19 PDT
>
>
>
>
>>From: "Emily S" <harvinet@-----.com>
>>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>>To: klarinet@-----.org
>>Subject: Re: [kl] Gender bias - survey?
>>Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 02:12:40 GMT
>>
>>Overall, in my experience of playing in different groups in different
>>places, I've found that the clarinet seems to be played more or less
>>equally by males and females, at least compared to the bais of some other
>>instruments. A while ago I was surfing around on the bulletin board
>>archives, and I found an interesting discussion on the "gender" of the
>>clarinet itself. One said it was absolutly male, the other said female.
>>In
>>my opinion, it is neutral, because it can sound masculin- big, bright and
>>strong, or feminin- liquid, sweet and singing. I'm interested to hear the
>>opinions of the others on this- it's certainly a discussion worth
>>reviving.
>>Another point- in my experience, the groups made up of young people, like
>>my
>>high school band or youth orchestra, have mostly female clarinetists, and
>>going for the higher positions, like I mentionned before. But take a look
>>at the really famous clarinetists....there seems to be more males in that
>>domain. Is it because females biologically grow faster earlier on, but
>>later on in life, the males are bolder? I realize this is a stereotype but
>>there's at least some truth to it.
>
>Oh, this all depends on the INDIVIDUAL instrument. For instance, my
>clarinet
>is used, and I have the same class with its previous owner, and while I am
>male, my instrument is also male. The vito student model clarinet I own,
>and
>only the one I own is being spoken of here. It is male, even has a name,
>though that was given by me, and not the previous owner, though she stated
>it was male. My trombone, transversly, is female and named Amy. It depends
>on the individual instruments, and not the type of instrument.
>
>Kevin Callahan
>The homophobic jokes about owning a male clarinet must cease... >>

My clarinet's name is Bohemia. Have any of you professionals named your
clarinets?

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