Klarinet Archive - Posting 001407.txt from 2000/10

From: "Jim Hobby" <jhobby@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] A curricular issue
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 20:34:34 -0500

I'm not sure this answer answers the question, <g> but ....

... when I was in undergraduate school, the major was music education, major
instrument was clarinet. We had a requirement to become "teaching
proficient" on the other families of instruments. Of course, we had to play
our major instrument each semester in an appropriate organization (wind
ensb., concert band, symphony orch., or opera orch.) I think I played in
all of them all four years.

Additionally, we had to play whatever "instrument" we were studying in an
ensemble the semester we finished the basic class. So, when I took brass
studies, I had to play a brass instrument in some organization. Since I was
already playing clarinet in everything, I played baritone/euphonium in a
brass octet. I did sing in chorus while we were taking voice lessons.
(When I took the string class, the orchestra conductor preferred I stay on
clarinet. I never decided whether it was because I was too important on
clarinet or so bad on 'cello. <g>)

This was all to say, if there's not room in the large organizations -- or
they're not quite good enough, set up smaller ensembles for the others to
play. There's a lot of good music out there for the smaller ensembles.

Jim Hobby

>From: rgarrett@-----.edu
>
>Are there ever circumstances when a student at a university who is majoring
>in music should be allowed to elect an ensemble to satisfy their ensemble
>requirement for which they do not participate in the ensemble on their
>major instrument?

>A typical example might be: should a flute student who did not make the
>bands or orchestra, either because there are too many flute players that
>semester or because the student was not at the correct level of playing, be
>allowed to take choir for their required ensemble?

>Assume that there are no attitudinal problems and that the student does not
>have a learning disability.

>Sincerely,
>Roger Garrett

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