Klarinet Archive - Posting 000173.txt from 2007/09

From: "Vincent Horrillo" <clarinetman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Military Bands
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 20:22:19 -0400

Again I thank everyone for their responses, I am taking great though to them.

One comment to Mr. Hausmann: I would love to be totally willing to let
my self interests go and fully commit to something I believe in.
Though, I am not old nor wise enough to make the decision to put my
faith into the government. Anyways, the recruiters are going to
sugar-coat my questions and I want the facts. I know there is going to
be fault in my terms no matter what I do, I want to be firm in my
decision in all aspects.

I do have another question.
From your responses and others I have personally talked to, it seems
it would be a very smart idea to go into college first. Though if
right out of 2 years(I'm not sure on this number, just using it for
arguments sake) I audition for a military band and play for at least
another 4 years of performing. Would it be more beneficial to start of
my Performance degree instead of my current choice of Music Education?

On 9/23/07, Crystal Proper <crystalproper@-----.com> wrote:
> I found your response a bit harsh. Obviously musicians
> join the military for VERY different reasons than
> regular folks. And if the military wants to continue
> to recruit high quality musicians, the whole
> deployment thing needs to go away. I can already see
> the effects in my band of great musicians separating
> because of it, and in their places mediocre ones are
> being hired because we're desparate for certain
> instruments.
> His questions were completely valid, and are not
> unlike the concerns I had seven years ago before I
> joined.
>
> --- Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net> wrote:
>
> > Sent again due to odd "snip" in the middle of the
> > post due to
> > completely unknown reasons.
> >
> > At 02:44 PM 9/22/2007, Vincent Horillo wrote:
> > >My main questions are:
> > >
> > > 1. What are the possibilities of a normal band
> > member to be sent out
> > > for combat?
> > > 2. What kind of quality of music does each
> > branch play?
> > > 3. Should I possibly wait until after a couple
> > years of college to
> > > join the military? (For the new presidential
> > administration and for the
> > > experience of college life)
> >
> > Your questions strike me as highly self-centered,
> > especially question
> > 3. If you are interested in only serving yourself
> > or, at best,
> > serving your self-approved presidential
> > administration, please DO NOT
> > join MY military in any capacity.
> >
> >
> >
> > Bill Hausmann
> >
> > If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band
> > is TOO LOUD!
> >
> >
> >
> >
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