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Marching band

Author: Erika
Date: 2000-11-15 20:10

I'm a high school clarinet player and I play tenor sax in jazz band. My teacher said it would really mess up my embouchure if I played sax a lot. He really did not want me to play in marching band on tenor, because he said for sure that would mess my mouth up. Playing clarinet in marching band is no fun because no one can hear you. I had no other choice because in order to play in any other music group at school you have to participate in marching band. He eventually wants me to quit sax all together. I had a lot of feedback from my band directors and other music teachers, most saying that I should not listen to my teacher. But I did what my teacher wanted anyway. Marching band was fun, and I want to do it next year but I don't want to play clarinet, and I deffinatly don't want to mess up my mouth. What do you other clarinetist think about my teacher's thoughts about clarinet and sax messing up my embouchure? Right now I do want to play classical clarinet as a career after high school, but I'm only a Freshman. I may change my mind. Please tell me what you think!

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