Klarinet Archive - Posting 000212.txt from 2010/08

From: Rachel Roessel <gsurosey@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Hello everybody
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:43:54 -0400

I have a few extra minutes, so I'll take them to introduce myself briefly.

My name is Rachel Roessel. I'm 29 (will be 30 in September), and I live in =

Rochester, NY. I've been playing clarinet since 1989. I got my BA in Music =

(2005) after I dropped out of an MBA program that made me miserable. I got =
my BS =

in Accounting (2003). So, I spent 7 years in (state) school and didn't get =
a =

whole more out of it than $52,000+ in debt. I'm on SSD for bipolar disorder=
and =

playing is one of the few things that keeps me sane.

I currently play in a community orchestra (Brighton) and sub in another =

(Greece). I've been referred to as 'insane' in rehearsal due to my versatil=
ity. =

I can play any orchestral woodwind with the exception of a bassoon.=A0I nor=
mally =

play Clarinet II in orchestra unless there are utility parts (eefer/bass, =

woohoo!). If so, I play those and our 3rd player plays 2nd by herself=A0(if=
no =

utility parts, we double 2nd). That means we get to play musical chairs sin=
ce I =

sit between them usually. If I play utility, we switch so she and the princ=
ipal =

can hear each other. I've also played some alto sax with them and subbed fo=
r our =

Oboe II player (but I do that on clarinet since I haven't played oboe in a =

couple years and don't currently own one).

My boyfriend (percussionist who I met in orchestra) says my closet is reall=
y a =

music store since I have 7 instruments. music stand, and music all in there=
. =

Speaking of music store, I could easily spend $1,000 on stuff right now. I =
need =

a couple new cases (bass and either a new triple case for the other 3 or fi=
x the =

one I have since I can't seem to find a triple anywhere), my sax and bass n=
eed =

adjustments, and I'm sure I could find other stuff, too.

OK, that got a little long. I tend to do that sometimes. My Internet time i=
s =

limited since I can only get online at the library right now (time limit of=
an =

hour logged in a day), so I squish as much in as I can.

Glad to be here. I've only been lurking a short time, but I've seen a lot o=
f =

good information.

Rachel

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