Author: JJAlbrecht
Date: 2007-09-24 12:36
Sacrificing a real clarinet to marching band use is just a travesty. Use the cheapest horn that plays reliably. As mentioned above, nobody is going to hear the tone of a clarinet in a marching band. And one reed for a year of marching band sounds about right. Why waste money on more than that? Spend it on concessions after halftime!
I would actually put the money toward her college fund, rather than get a new instrument. If you really feel you have to go out and spend the extra bucks, go ahead. Look at the Lyrique, or a Forte with a Powerbarrel. Anything beyond that is like spraying a tiny bottle of perfume over a landfill, trying to keep it from reeking. This is not a slam against either the Lyrique or the Forte, by the way. It's a comment on the nature of marching bands, in general. They are great for parades and playing Sousa, et al, but that's about it.
Jeff
“Everyone discovers their own way of destroying themselves, and some people choose the clarinet.” Kalman Opperman, 1919-2010
"A drummer is a musician's best friend."
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