Klarinet Archive - Posting 000213.txt from 2004/11

From: kimi <kimi_kimy@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinets
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 13:38:27 -0500


--- Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net> wrote:

> At 08:14 PM 11/4/2004 -0800, kimi_kimy wrote:
> >...I do know she wants to play
> >her clarinet in the Jazz band and that is going to
> be
> >a battle I'm afraid because for some reason school
> >bands don't normally use a clarinet player.
>
> The reason is the same as the reason they don't want
> kids to play only
> soprano sax in concert band -- there are very few
> PARTS written for
> them. Clarinet is currently "out" as a jazz
> instrument. If the band is
> REALLY hurting for personnel and needs to cover
> parts, a clarinet can be
> used in place of a trumpet or tenor sax, but the
> balances will be less than
> ideal.
>
Explain to me why they are out when there are plenty
of jazz bands in the world that uses clarinet players
in their band?

As to the soprano sax, this band doesn't even have one
because they have 0 music for one so they continually
sway kids away from wanting to play that particular
instrument.
K

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