Klarinet Archive - Posting 000049.txt from 2004/10

From: "ThomasEpix" <thomas@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Re: Another Clarinet Faculty Vacancy
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 07:38:11 -0400

I don't know that clarinet is going "out" per se - I think it's more that
with the evolution of "Kenny G" and all those lite sax players, sax is
"cool" and more kids want to play it, that's all. I think they see it on TV
a lot more than they do clarinet, and that's another reason.

The shame of it is, you really don't need more than 4-5 sax players in your
high school band (one on a part, an extra for jazz band) because they play
louder than the whole band....let alone the clarinet section........

Lynn

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