Klarinet Archive - Posting 000139.txt from 2006/04

From: Joseph Wakeling <joseph.wakeling@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Business aspects of music performance & education
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 20:49:22 -0400

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sarah elbaz wrote:
> I have to add that one of the main reasons for these schools is the fact that every Israeli boy and girl have to go to the Army when they are 18. If someone would like to be a musician he or she can do their military service at the
> "Unit of outstanding musicians" . This unit takes only 35 boys and girls every year in all instruments. The auditions are very difficult but the people who make it can go to university and continue with there studies while they do their service. People who don't usually quit playing. The result is that most of the musical activity in Israel is between age14-18.

Blimey, that must be a major issue---the military service is about 2
years, right? Are there not more opportunities for people to keep their
skills going? I don't know what Israel's military band tradition is
like... :-)

What about athletes and others who, like musicians, require continual
exercise and training to keep on top of their game?

(I was in Switzerland at the time that Roger Federer rose to prominence
and there was quite a lot of debate at the time over whether he would be
made to do the normally-obligatory military service, since it would
almost certainly be such a major problem for his training. In the end I
think the government fudged the issue and asked him to do his "national
service" by giving tennis lessons to kids when it fitted into his
schedule. But military service is probably on its way out in
Switzerland anyway...)

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