Klarinet Archive - Posting 000054.txt from 2004/10

From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Clarinet popularity was: [kl] Re: Another Clarinet Faculty Vacancy
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 10:43:45 -0400


we're going to have a serious shortage of
educated players in the coming years. I would hazard to propose we already
have such a shortage (although certainly not on this list).
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Adam,

We have no shortage of "educated" clarinet players. (in this country) There
are far more competent players than there are jobs.

The recent teaching jobs posted on the list are a pretty good indication
that many smaller colleges and universities are relying on one person to
teach both clarinet/sax. This makes fewer jobs available...right?

Many orchestras are hiring fewer players and the smaller regional orchestras
are having such a bad go of it, with our lousy economy, that many are
failing. Even when they don't fail, the pay goes down to a point where the
performers depending (trying to) on their music for a living....move on.

Forest Aten

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