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Author: TianL
Date: 2011-04-28 17:58
Hi everyone,
I'm getting on a cruise next month and I want to bring my clarinet on-board so I can practice a bit, but I've heard various things about it. Someone told me that the environment (salty water) might be bad for the wood clarinet, and also the rules on Carnival cruise says that if the neighbor room complains then they could take the instrument away and return it at the end of cruise.
But I don't want to go one week without practice.. so I'm just wondering if anyone has had similar experiences. Thanks!
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Author: Rob Harold
Date: 2011-04-28 18:41
It sounds like you are risking the chance someone will complain. A clarinet sound can carry. And there are some people, dont ask me why, but they dont care for the dulcet ebony voice. I think it is true for any instrument. You are on a trip with strangers. You need to consider that others may not want to hear you playing. And you cant expect that at some time of the day, nobody will be nearby to hear you while they are napping or reading a book. Its only a week. You will find other things to distract you from missing your clarinet.
Enjoy the trip!
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Author: William
Date: 2011-04-28 18:49
I practice while staying in hotels, motels and condos but try to do it during times of day when the ajoining rooms are not occuppied--my usual target times, 11AM until 2AM when everyone is either eatting or out soaking up the sun. If you practice early in the morning or late in the evening, expect a little "feedback" from your neighbors (who may not really be into clarinet that much :>)
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2011-04-28 18:52
For what it's worth, some metals really really really really don't do all that well with salt water. So...get your cheapie with you, if at all.
No need to bring a Buffet, they usually already have them on a cruise ship. :-)
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Ben
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Author: whole note
Date: 2011-04-28 19:24
I went on a Carnival cruise a few years ago. Knowing they have musicians on-board for the performances, I sent an email asking if there was a place on the ship where I could practice. They just sent back one sentence: "There is no place to practice your instrument on the ship."
So you could try to use your room but be prepared to be asked to stop.
Nancy
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2011-04-28 19:30
Sign on as a stoker next time. ;-)
In a pinch, for that extra mile, you'd still have your Tosca, or St.Louis, or ...
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Ben
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Author: johng ★2017
Date: 2011-04-28 20:02
I once took my clarinet on a trip, staying in hotels, where I needed to quickly learn a difficult Eb part. I practiced with the reed on but no embouchure....just enough to have a little back pressure while I blew air and tongued as I played with no tone. My wife thought all the seemingly random shoooosh shoosh shoooooooshing sounded funny, but I was able to work out the passages. Of course, it does nothing for embouchure, intonation, and tone. I thought it worked so well that I still use that way of practicing when tired. It shows you things about your technique you may not have realized.
John Gibson, Founder of JB Linear Music, www.music4woodwinds.com
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Author: jparrette
Date: 2011-04-28 20:04
I've been on a few Carnival cruises, and they're great. You'll have a blast. That being said, the doors on the cabins are extremely thin. If you played a clarinet in your cabin, the entire deck would hear it, loud and clear. Somebody's going to complain, and if they said they'd take the clarinet, they will. Maybe they won't lose it. I wouldn't take the chance.
Take the week off and have fun. You'll be too full to play anyway. They feed you like cattle heading to slaughter!
John Parrette
CLARION MUSICAL SERVICES
john@clarionmusical.com
914-805-3388
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Author: lhoffman
Date: 2011-04-28 20:53
I have worked as a musician on cruise ships. There's no need to worry about the air doing harm to your instrument. Practicing in your stateroom, though, is a bad idea. Take the week off. People take too much stuff with them on cruises anyway, leave the horn at home and it's one less thing to worry about.
For the curious, the musicians just find any nook to practice, typically the dressing rooms backstage. The only ship I know of with a practice room was the QE 2, but lots of things about that ship were different.
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Author: TianL
Date: 2011-04-28 21:09
hmmm sounds like i definitely shouldn't bring my R13 on board.. i guess maybe i'll just take my mouthpiece and hold it in my mouth for an hour a day and hoping that will keep my embouchure
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2011-04-28 21:55
Give it a break, leave the damn thing at home and don't worry about it, you won't forget how to play in one week. When you get home, after two days of playing, half hour the first day, an hour the second, you won't even notice you didn't practice for a week. ESP http://eddiesclarinet.com
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