Author: JJAlbrecht
Date: 2010-06-22 01:35
Well, I had a long chat on the phone with our Concertmaster (principal clarinet), and she gave me a little encouragement to keep on keepin' on. She put it in a way that I hadn't thought much about, namely that we are a pretty decent band in our area, even with the occasional problem player. She also pointed out to me that these folks won't be around much longer in any case, so it really doesn't make a whole lot of sense to crush them by coming down on their playing or lack thereof.
Those of us who keep the section going do a pretty decent job, and we tend to overpower the ones who aren't quite up to the task. There are a couple of issues we were in agreement on, including that missing the last two rehearsals before a concert should keep someone from performing in most cases. All in all, we have a decent clarinet section, if the parts get allocated properly, so it was not as big an issue overall as it was for this particular evening, where only two of our six thirds showed up. We knew the rest were not coming, as they had given adequate notice. One was still recovering from surgery....unfortunately, he's the best of the group. Still, life will go on. We will be instituting sectionals for the more difficult pieces next season, so that should help.
Thanks to all who replied!
Jeff
|
|
The Clarinet BBoard
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
