Klarinet Archive - Posting 000223.txt from 2007/09

From: "Vincent Horrillo" <clarinetman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Military Bands
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:57:26 -0400

I don't mean to start an argument about government policies, I'm just
trying to figure out what my options are and how they may change..

My question still remains though:

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 9/25/07, Lars Kirmser <syrinx@-----.com> wrote:
> True enough, but you were lucky to be in the military with a great president
> like Clinton; he might not be so lucky (perhaps some serious looser like
> George W.) I'm not at all surprised of his apprehension. - Lars
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Hausmann" <bhausmann1@-----.net>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 8:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [kl] Military Bands
>
>
> > At 04:30 PM 9/23/2007, Crystal Proper 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.
> >
> > Maybe a LITTLE harsh, but I could not stomach his proposition that his
> > service would be based upon his personal approval of the results of the
> > presidential election. In the military, you have to serve WHOEVER is the
> > president, whether you personally approve of him or not. I had to serve
> > under Clinton without complaint, so he can just suck it up and take
> > whoever is in office, or find another venue to ply his craft. The other
> > questions were a bit on the order of "What's in it for ME?" It is not bad
> > in and of itself to ask such questions, but in the absence of any
> > balancing questions the post looked overly self-serving to me.
> >
> > A positive thing for the young man to keep in mind: Clarinetists seem to
> > be hard to come by in military bands. Such a shortage WILL work to his
> > advantage if his attitude adjusts properly.
> >
> >
> >
> > Bill Hausmann
> >
> > If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!
> >
> >
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