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Author: thegreatestmusician
Date: 2006-07-16 13:29
This would be an interesting thread ..
What instrument do you plan on learning next?
While a music ed. major, I pick up the violin in college. I'm more than ever determine now to learn the viola this fall.
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Author: Bruno
Date: 2006-07-16 16:32
"learn the viola this fall" ??
If you start, you'll still be overcoming difficulties when you're 90 years old! (assuming you're in your teens now.) And that's according to Itzhak Perlman.
b/
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Author: Clarinetgirl06
Date: 2006-07-16 22:14
Well, since I'm doing music education in college, this next semester I'm learning trumpet and horn.
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2006-07-16 23:07
I was thinking about grammophone, but it leaves me a bit underemployed.
If a cheap sax found its way here I'd quite probably give it a try.
We have a silver flute in the household, but I fear my lipth are not up to standard (don't even mention brasswinds, that won't do). Clarinet sans mouthpiece is funny, though.
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Ben
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Author: Phaedra
Date: 2006-07-16 23:30
I must say I am tempted by brass. I love the sound of a brass band, so probably tenor horn or euphonium would be next, but not for some time yet. I'm talking years. Its only been three months on the clarinet for me, and I don't want to divert my energies, besides the risk of messing up my embrochure.
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Author: plastictrophy
Date: 2006-07-17 00:19
Bass. Well, I guess it's not so much that it's next in line, since I've been trying to work on it since April, but I feel like it should still count.
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Author: hans
Date: 2006-07-17 00:24
The clarinet :-)
I need to learn to play a B6 ASAP so that I can play Shaw's "Nightmare".
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Author: GBK
Date: 2006-07-17 00:42
hans wrote:
> I need to learn to play a B6 ASAP so that I can play Shaw's
> "Nightmare".
TR + A key o x x / x x o Ab/Eb
...GBK
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Author: hans
Date: 2006-07-17 00:47
Thanks GBK. Your help is greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Hans
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Author: Mike Clarinet
Date: 2006-07-17 07:52
French Horn. We are desparate for french horns in our community band, and our MD is a french horn teacher. That's the easy bit. I know the FH is a divine instrument - Man blows in, but God knows what comes out (no offence intended to anyone with religious sensibilities), but it it such a versatile instrument with a huge range of moods, blasting away one minute then tearing your heart out the next. There is some great writing for FH in the concert band world, particularly in film music. Contrast 633 Squadron (Ron Goodwin) with Princess Leia's theme from Star Wars Saga (John Williams arr. Johann de Mejj). The down side is I find it difficult enough finding time for clarinet practice, let alone another instrument. Maybe when I retire (in 30 years' time) for win the lottery...
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Author: Buster Brown
Date: 2006-07-17 11:18
I "pluck" at guitar, banjo and bass (try a little singing also). Do we clarinet players consider them instruments?
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Author: KristinVanHorn
Date: 2006-07-17 12:28
yuk i tried the trumpet and it didn't like me at all. I have thought about the flute or oboe though.
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Author: ClarinetMaster
Date: 2006-07-17 16:26
I have just taken up flute as my second instrument and am really enjoying the challenge as well as the continual usage of my clarinet (until it starts being a pain like it has been this last week or so...) but anyway bringing on a second instrument is really handy when you have a trouble spot on one piece then you can bring out a different instrument and just "play" with totally different music and a totally different intrument and forget it, relax, and when you go back to it sometimes it just clicks. I'm not going to say what you should start, but I'm going to say I enjoy flute (altough you may want to stick to reed instruments) and that whatever you choose relax, and enjoy it. (I also suggest that before you buy an instrument maybe you could see if you could borrow one from a friend who plays it, buy reeds or whatever you need and just play for maybe a week and see if you like it, or rent one because you don't want to spend $500 on an instrument you hate) Hope I helped!
~ClarinetMaster =D
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Author: ClariTone
Date: 2006-07-17 22:13
Phaedra
I wouldn't worry about messing up your embouchure. Playing a brass will not mess up your embouchure. I have played various brass instruments for years, in addition to clarinet, and there have been no side effects or embouchure damage to either instrument (as long as you practice regularly). The only detrimental effect at this early stage in your playing would be the fact that practicing a brass instrument would take away valuable clarinet practice time. That's all. So if you are interested, GO FOR IT!!! There is some great literature out there for brass instruments, and it could only expand your musicality and understanding of music in general!!!
All the Best!!!
Clayton
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Author: FDF
Date: 2006-07-17 22:55
For me right now, after twenty years of not playing, returning to clarinet is a passion reborn. Piano and guitar, with emphasis on the piano, are the instruments that have kept music alive for me over the last forty years, but I’ve always realized that the clarinet was most important to me. I learned barrie sax in high school and, later, tenor to play in dance bands. Now my first love, the clarinet, has become my “second” instrument. Today, I purchased a new mouthpiece and ligature and the leap in tone quality and responsiveness has been like receiving a new instrument. Clarinet must return to being my first instrument. I agree with Mark’s assessment of the French Horn and could envy that, but my next attempt will be to blow the cobwebs off my tenor sax and learn, once again, to double.
Post Edited (2006-07-18 02:01)
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Author: Grant
Date: 2006-07-18 00:28
I also pluck on the guitar and banjo and want to work more on them especially the guitar which I find restfull. I also like to fool around with the tin whistle having a c and a d whistle has helped my transposing but my tecnique sucks. They ar however cheap enough you can have handy ine every room in the house. The clarinet is still my first love.
Peace on Earth and May You always have a reed that PLAYS.
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