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Author: CarlT
Date: 2009-01-03 01:58
At the time of this post, it is half-time at the Sugar Bowl (Alabama vs. Utah). I thought it interesting that during the first half anyway, every time they showed the Alabama "Million Dollar Band", they seem to feature the clarinet section (must be 6 or 8, at least). I always watch, with interest, the band shots anyway, but normally I hardly ever see any clarinets. Not tonight though.
Just thought it interesting.
CarlT
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Author: davidsampson
Date: 2009-01-03 03:15
Well, with 400 people in the band, having lots of clarinets is a bit of a consequence ;-) .
--Alabama fan
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Author: leonardA
Date: 2009-01-03 04:31
Like CarlT I always look for clarinets on football games or parades on TV, but I agree that you rarely see them. It was nice to see them tonight on the Sugar Bowl.
Leonard
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Author: myshineyblackjoy
Date: 2009-01-03 11:49
I watched also and was pleased to see them,but, wondered why they kept waving their instruments around like batons.Ha ha. When I was that age my clarinet was sacred to me, to be held with care . Ahhhhh youth so full of spirit........It's wondeful to see.
Pamela J.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2009-01-03 13:22
DavidBlumberg wrote:
> They are most likely playing plastic throw-away clarinets. And
> if you aren't waving your instrument around in the spirit of
> the game, you aren't doing your job.
I don't know about the quality of the clarinets, but I recently had a very fine saxophone student accepted at a large East Coast college. As a non music major he was not only given a handsome stipend to play in the marching band and pep band, but also was issued (by the university) a brand new, silver plated Yamaha YAS-62 alto sax.
It seemed like a shame to take such a nice saxophone outdoors in all types of weather, but he said the music department had no concerns about it...GBK
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2009-01-03 13:28
Hello, CarlT, Fine comments, guys, I recall a number of games with Mich. States [ROTC} band, many were very cold, heard a cl crack at one !! In the late '30s we went to Ann Arbor's [U of M] BIG stadium , to march-play a few times for some early pro games, between the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears. Not great fun !! Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: William
Date: 2009-01-03 14:29
Clarinets in a marching band--seen but rarely heard..........
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2009-01-04 02:46
CarlT, I wish I was paying more attention because I love the clarinet but I was too busy watching the cheerleaders. ESP
No sign liner on this one but you can still listen to a little Mozart if you like!
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