Klarinet Archive - Posting 000915.txt from 2003/04

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] [OT] stage movement
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:44:11 -0400

Needing to go to the bathroom, as you quip, is one explanation. Another
interpretation might be that this individual was visually "upstaging"
those other players in his section. Such behavior is body language
found in a chicken run and should be treated accordingly by all other
chickens or even the rooster (the conductor).

On Sunday, April 20, 2003, at 12:18 PM, Andy Raibeck wrote:

>> This reminds me of something that I observed while
>> watching a small ensemble group perform. One of the
>> clarinet players was being very expressive. From the
>> audience (some of whom could only see his head), it
>> looked like he was just bobbing up and down in his
>> seat. And he stuck out because he was like the only
>> one really moving that much.
>
> Maybe he just desperately needed a bathroom.
>
> Andy

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