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Author: Helen Brammer
Date: 1999-11-18 16:00
I'm a post-graduate student at the London College of Music and Media on the MMus course and am currently researching my dissertation.The topic is based around the idea that many musicians are now choosing to become multi-instrumentalists, rather than specialise in one particular family of instruments. I myself play and teach clarinets, flutes and saxophones and would be very interested to hear from anyone with any professional experience in this field (as either performer or teacher), and particularly their thoughts on why this is so. Please either contact me at my Email address or via this discussion board with a brief outline of your experience in this area and any thoughts you may have on this subject. Thankyou.
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Author: David Blumberg
Date: 1999-11-19 13:16
An advantage that a player who is adept at more then just the Clarinet is that they will know other instruments repertoire that can be brought over to the Clarinet. Lots of great pieces out there. It also goves much variety to the teaching day.
David Blumberg
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Author: John
Date: 1999-11-20 03:36
I teach all wind and percussion instruments. I majored in clarinet at Memphis State University (Memphis, Tennessee) and University of Wisconsin at La Crosse. I recently competed 15 years of performing on clarinet, alto and tenor saxophones, and trumpet.
It does provide great variety during the school day! it also helps the dance jobs go quickly. I've found that each instrument has helped me try new things on the other instruments.
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Author: Dave Spiegelthal
Date: 1999-11-23 15:04
In my own experience as a part-time musician for about 20 years, I'd say that it's essential (as well as musically rewarding) to play multiple instruments. Essential because, unless one is absolutely superb on his/her primary instrument, it is extremely difficult to obtain regular employment (paid or otherwise) on just one instrument. Musically rewarding because, playing additional instruments provides a player with the opportunity to use different muscles (or the same muscles in different ways), to experience other types of parts and styles of music, and even to sit in different places onstage in the orchestra or band. Although I started as a clarinetist/bass-clarinetist, I probably play as much saxophones these days as clarinets, and play some flute, and the sax and flute playing allow me (among other things) to be employed in a wedding/variety band, which in turn provides me with regular income and the opportunity to play different styles of music (e.g. pop, rock, modern jazz/fusion, big band) which I probably wouldn't be asked to play on clarinet. Whereas, if I had stayed specialized on the bass clarinet, I'd be lucky to get a gig (paid or more likely unpaid) even sporadically. And despite what some might think, playing additional instruments does not detract from one's proficiency on the main instrument, on the contrary, I'm convinced that it helps improve the skills on the main axe. Just my two cents' worth.......
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