Klarinet Archive - Posting 000264.txt from 2000/08

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Is playing sax detrimental to clarinet playing?
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 17:41:25 -0400

At 02:18 PM 8/11/2000 +0100, Bernard Hunt wrote:
>> See, you have to sit in an unusual fashion to play tenor in front. I think
>> I'd rather not. STANDING is a different issue entirely. And you can
>> always try holding it sideways a la Lester Young!
>
>But then in a jazz band, you may have the problem that you stand for
>solos, but sit for ensemble parts. Do you set your sling and mouthpiece/neck
>angle for sitting or standing ?
>
For jazz, I adjust it for sitting, and hold to the side when I stand for
the occasional solo. To do something like a solo piece in front of a
concert band, though, I readjust to a position more biased toward the front.

Bill Hausmann NEW ADDRESS: bhausmann1@-----.com
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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