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 Re: why do you play the clarinet??
Author: Topher 
Date:   2004-03-09 23:10

I started the clarinet because (get this) all my friends weren't playing it. I was a non-conformist from the start. I also considered flute because my dad has always loved the sound of the flute, so it was really the only instrument I knew the sound of well. Unfortunately I couldn't get the slightest sound out of the flute, so clarinet it was!
The bass came into the mix when, in the 4th grade beginners' band, our director talked of other instruments he wanted people to switch to, and he mentioned the bass. While our school did not own one at the time I was instantly obsessed, and convinced my parents to get me a Selmer USA student model, with the promise that I would play at least until seventh grade. Sometime I think they regret that purchase, as I have lost interest in engineering, the field my dad wanted me to go into.
As for the earlier comments about male clarinet players, I will say that I make sure to act extra gay around anyone who accuses me of playing a feminine instrument. A good friend of mine, who plays ALL woodwinds at a professional-or at least college-level, is also a very skilled dancer, and more or less flaunts his femininity. He dresses like Jonny Depp, skips often, dances like fiend at the slightest music, and will speak with a phony lisp whenever necessary. The result is that obnoxious macho musclemen are afraid to come near him, and girls think he is the cutest thing since week-old puppies. Not bad.
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