Klarinet Archive - Posting 000213.txt from 2001/06

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] curved fingers
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 17:14:14 -0400

At 02:58 PM 6/4/2001 -0400, Eric Mumpower wrote:
> > What tunes do you play in A major?
>
>A lot of folk music is in A. (And the person who writes all the music for
>one of my bands is preternaturally fond of writing in A.)

I take it this person is a guitar or string player. They LIKE sharp keys,
since they lie easier for them. But they make life difficult for us
Bb-instrument types. Bring your A clarinet along on the gigs! There's no
law that says you HAVE to use your Bb for folk/pop/jazz music.

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://homepages.go.com/~zoot14/zoot14.html
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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