Klarinet Archive - Posting 000228.txt from 2004/11

From: "Nicholas Yip" <clarinets21@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinets
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 18:13:18 -0500


Nicholas Yip
Clarinetist and Music Teacher

>Explain to me why they are out when there are plenty
>of jazz bands in the world that uses clarinet players
>in their band?
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>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

There are clarinet parts in jazz band that do exist, but very few. For this
the band directors use doublers, those that who can play both sax and
clarinet and in some cases flute as well.

If the high school band director were to place your daughter, who only knows
clarinet, in the band, she would become bored easily. It would also be a
waste of space for the director and in a professional situation a waste of
money.

There are few parts for clarinet because the clarinet can barely be heard.
Also the trumpet is in the same key, so if there is a melody the composer
wants a Bb instrument to play, they will give it to the trumpet.

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