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Re: What do I do with my clarinet

Author: Ebclarinet1
Date: 2006-06-21 12:27

I empathise completely with your feelings. Have had love affairs with both the oboe and the flute and I still play both of them, although only the oboe as a for pay job. You are right that the vibrato on both adds a lot of musical expression that is more suppressed / frowned upon on clarinet. However I do sneak some into my performances, especially when playing with oboes or flutes. Excess vibrato does not sound good on clarinet, but a subtle one I do like.

My ability to do jobs is always increased because I can play a number of instruments. Especially for shows when you get "Reed 1" book that has everything but the kitchen sink to play. Therefore I'd definitely keep your Buffet, if only for that reason. Generally these gigs pay pretty well even though they're not musically all that exciting.

Right now I do a rotation of my instruments each day as I practice,and when I have time I try to give each of my main instruments an hour. Even a 4 to 1 ratio of flute to clarinet practice would keep your chops going and would allow you to kep both instruments in your arsenal.

Eefer guy

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