Klarinet Archive - Posting 000656.txt from 2003/05
From: "Wendy" <bosma@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] something a little different for marching band...
Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 08:36:26 -0400
I can't imagine even wanting to play eefer in marching band. Playing an Eb
takes a crap load of concentration in order to achieve perfect (or as near
to as possible) intonation and you really need to be able to hear all the
other members of the band. An eefer is hard enough when played in a small
ensemble, I just don't even want to think about some eefer squawking away on
the 30 yard line while the rest of the band plays a luscious melody. There
are a lot of other things in marching band that you should be concentrating
on other than trying to get a cheap Eb to play in tune. Marching band is
just not the place nor the time to start playing an eefer. Just MHO. :)
-----Original Message-----
From: David S. Naden [mailto:dnaden@-----.edu]
Subject: RE: [kl] something a little different for marching band...
Rebecca--
First, just because you may own a certain instrument does not mean that your
director has to allow you to play it. Your band director determines the
instrumentation that is best for the entire group and scholl--not the
student. In many cases, band directors do not even use Eb clarinets in
marching band, as the parts are often not necessary.
Second, your desire to play Eb may be admirable, but your tone comes across
as self-serving, and as NOT being a "team" player. Marching band is
essentially a "team" sport--the sum of ALL the parts make the whole. Your
director's decision to not have you play Eb is probably a combination of
several factors: the needs of the band as a whole, the needs of your
director, and a reflection of your strengths on Bb clarinet.
Just food for thought...
David S. Naden
-----Original Message-----
From: Rebecca Brennan [mailto:rjbrennan1221@-----.com]
Subject: [kl] something a little different for marching band...
For the past year I have been thinking of ways to make my band dictator
allow me to play the Eb clarinet in marching band. He has said no, no, and
no...
I want to do something a little different. I'm thinking if I own my own Eb
clarinet that he would have to allow me to play it. I am looking for
something of a low price and is durable enough for marching band but with a
sound qualified for all-state.
I would settle for a green Eb. Do they make colored Eb clarinets?
-Rebecca
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