Klarinet Archive - Posting 000543.txt from 2005/06

From: Adam Michlin <amichlin@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] metal clarinets
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 23:43:41 -0400

At 10:52 PM 6/26/2005, Bill Hausmann wrote:
>In my experience, that ability turns out to be a really BAD thing, since
>it exponentially increases the likelihood of knocking keys out of
>alignment, a problem already serious enough with one-piece bass clarinets
>in the hands of young students!

A very good point.

>>...Yeah, I know, kids who play soprano saxophone don't have this problem.
>>Except that, mercifully for *so* many reasons, the average middle school
>>and even early high school student doesn't have to carry a soprano sax on
>>the school bus. That and saxophones are "cool" <sigh>.
>
>Of course, in school bands nobody plays soprano sax, since there are no
>parts. That would explain why you see so few on school busses.

I see soprano saxophones in school bands all the time. Depending on the
level and style of the music, of course, but I don't think it is accurate
to use the word "nobody".

Thad Jones and Percy Grainger alone...

-Adam

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