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Author: Super Mario
Date: 2007-04-01 15:45
One thing I have loved doing in my ever-dwindling high school career was to play in the orchestra for our school's fine musicals. Last year, I didn't play much in the "Mystery of Edwin Drood" but this year, in "Mame," i play nearly the entire show. I am a soprano player but i play bass for a good majority of the time. Today is the last preformance after a week of 3 hour shows and my question is, is my embouchure going to be compromised in any way once i get back into my regular routine, especially from playing bass so much? As a music-major-to-be i dont want this to happen. I know that brass players need alot fo time to recover after hours of arduous playing, but is it the same for us? Or will i just have chops of steel?
"Life's a banquet.. and most poor sobs are starving to death"
We are the music, while the music lasts.
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Author: BelgianClarinet
Date: 2007-04-01 17:21
3 hours of clarinet a day is not 'too much', I've been told by pro's, so don't worry. It's maybe a bit shot ;-)
On the other end, mixing soprano and bass is very well possible, but if you need to go up to the highest level on one of them, then stay on that one for a time, again advice I got from some people that have been there :-)
The (or better your) real limits however you have to discover for yourself.
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Author: joeyscl
Date: 2007-04-07 01:23
My teacher plays Soprano and Bass at the local orchestra.. (Vancouver Symphony Orchestra... yap, vancouver, ClarinetFest 2007 !)
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2007-04-07 01:44
In high school band my senior year, I alternated between the little Eb clarinet one day, followed by two days of EEb contra-alto, for most of the year; while playing bass clarinet and tenor and bari saxes in jazz band and outside school. My eefer was the school's Bundy with its stock mouthpiece, and played so flat in the upper register that I'd cut the inside of my lower lip from having to bite so much and so wasn't able to play it two days in a row. While admittedly my example is a bit extreme, I would still say that doubling on various woodwinds can only help your embouchure. I believe I ended that year a much better player on all the instruments.
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